café

[ka-fey, kuh-, ka-fey] / kæˈfeɪ, kə-, kaˈfeɪ /

NOUN

small, informal restaurant

Synonyms

WEAK

bistro burger joint cafeteria cake shop chophouse coffee bar coffee shop diner eating house grease joint greasy spoon hash house luncheonette lunchroom noshery pit stop quick-lunch snack bar soup house tearoom

cafe

NOUN

restaurant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bistro cafeteria coffee shop diner

STRONG

chophouse lunchroom tearoom

WEAK

coffee bar eating house hash house joint luncheonette noshery pit stop snack bar soup house

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Pyongyang has new pet stores, an internet-gaming cafe and car dealerships selling BMWs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

"I don't see why I should have any qualms if people fall for it," he told AFP in an interview in a Tirana cafe.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Edenwald’s aging residents had long treated Goucher as an extension of their own campus—a place to take a walk or enjoy a cup of coffee in the student cafe.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

I've been rejected for cleaning roles, barista , normal cafe jobs, receptionist in hotels, waiters at restaurants.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The next morning, early for our plane to Moscow, we had breakfast at an airport cafe.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

café

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