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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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This column has noted the reporting by Itzel Luna in the Los Angeles Times on the ongoing difficulties for those trying to operate restaurants in California.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The glass-paned office building perched above a ramen store in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown looked inconspicuous on a busy block of Chinese restaurants, grocery stores and apartments.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

He’s planning to build a theme park emblazoned with his name—Nateland—in his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., with roller coasters, live shows, restaurants, the works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The imitation restaurants are a form of flattery, Bob Auerbach, the founder’s stepson, previously told The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

She has thumbed through the padded folder of nearby restaurants.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti