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restaurants

NOUN

business establishment serving food and drink

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bar cafeteria coffee shop diner dining room inn joint outlet saloon

STRONG

canteen chophouse dive drive-in eatery grill hideaway lunchroom pizzeria

WEAK

café doughtnut shop eating house eating place fast-food place greasy spoon hamburger stand hashery hotdog stand luncheonette night club soda fountain watering hole

Example Sentences

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Over the past two years the teen unemployment rate has risen, from about 11% to more than 14%, as seasonal hiring at restaurants and amusement parks pulled back and automation crept into the entry rung.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

So while I’m sure you’ll want to explore restaurants outside the wedding festivities, I don’t think you’ll need to spend that much money on food if you don’t want to.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

In 2016, the city asked developers to propose building affordable housing on the city-owned parking lot in Venice, a once-working class community now home to multimillion-dollar homes and upscale restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Reynolds said Kismet had manufactured and supplied kebabs to takeaways and restaurants with labels that indicated a specific quantity of specified meat, which the firm knew to be incorrect, thereby fraudulently misleading customers.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I was disappointed to miss our traditional family birthday dinner because Mom always picked restaurants that served sophisticated dishes like pomegranate cheesecake and whipped truffle potatoes.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller