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

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restaurants

In praise of the secret supper club: By design, hidden restaurants tend to fly under the radar.

From Slate ● Oct. 13, 2026

So we plan to cater a barbecue buffet from Palmetto Pig, one of our favorite restaurants, instead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Its restaurants remain closed on Sundays, including locations where that choice may seem commercially inconvenient like airports and college campuses.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Much of Delhi looked like a city under siege on Saturday, with roads barricaded and offices, shops and restaurants shut.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

I just watch all the restaurants and coffee shops and bars lining the tiny sidewalks.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya