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Restaurant

/ˈɹɛs.t(ə).ɹ(ə)nt/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

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📖 Definitions of "Restaurant"

noun

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An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

🔄 Synonyms of "Restaurant"

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eating placenoun	a building where people go to eat
eating housenoun	A restaurant.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Restaurant"

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Word	Definition
eating housenoun	A restaurant.
eating placenoun	a building where people go to eat
cafeterianoun	(chiefly US, Canada) A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
lunchroomnoun	A room designated as a place to eat lunch.
lunchnoun	A light meal usually eaten around midday, notably when not as main meal of the day.
dinnernoun	The main meal of the day, often eaten in the evening.
mealnoun	(countable) Food that is prepared and eaten, usually at a specific time, and usually in a comparatively large quantity (as opposed to a snack).
diningnoun	Eating dinner as a social function.
cafénoun	A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
cantinanoun	A drinking establishment, often specifically of the type found in Latin America.
bistronoun	A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
dinernoun	(US) A typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally having a counter with stools along one side and booths on the other.
cafenoun	(South Africa) A convenience store, originally one that sold coffee and similar basic items.
culinary	Relating to the practice of cookery or the activity of cooking.
delinoun	(informal) A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
dining-roomnoun	Alternative form of dining room. [A room, in a home or hotel, where meals are eaten.]
cateringnoun	(uncountable, UK, Philippines) The business of providing food and related services; foodservice.
cuisinenoun	(countable, uncountable) A characteristic manner or style of preparing food, often associated with a place of origin.
foodservicenoun	The business of providing food and related services.
foodnoun	(uncountable) Any solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.