variants
or less commonly cafe
often attributive
1
: a usually small and informal establishment serving various refreshments (such as coffee)
broadly
: restaurant
2
: barroom
corporate average fuel economy
Synonyms
Examples of café in a Sentence
Noun
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Mather had a small cafe prior to the pandemic, which has also been nixed.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the organization runs a successful local cafe that the community can frequent.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead, the deal went down at a Starbucks cafe at a train station in Reading, England.
—Andrew MacKie, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Neighbors and Friends Cafe Located in Pasadena, this cafe is accepting Black hair care product donations.
—Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
At the Chiostro del Bramante (Bramante Cloisters) a peaceful cafe serving cappuccinos and pastries is just steps from bustling Piazza Navona.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
The cafe’s grand opening was held in early December.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Paco’s opened in 2016 as a new, more flashy version of Paco & John’s, an award-winning interior Mexico cafe nearby on Eighth Avenue.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Several other tenants are expected to open in the district this year, including Standard Beer + Food and the all-day cafe Good Graces.
—Zachery Eanes, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Mather had a small cafe prior to the pandemic, which has also been nixed.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the organization runs a successful local cafe that the community can frequent.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead, the deal went down at a Starbucks cafe at a train station in Reading, England.
—Andrew MacKie, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Neighbors and Friends Cafe Located in Pasadena, this cafe is accepting Black hair care product donations.
—Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
At the Chiostro del Bramante (Bramante Cloisters) a peaceful cafe serving cappuccinos and pastries is just steps from bustling Piazza Navona.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
The cafe’s grand opening was held in early December.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Paco’s opened in 2016 as a new, more flashy version of Paco & John’s, an award-winning interior Mexico cafe nearby on Eighth Avenue.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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