A room in a public establishment (as a hotel, assembly room, etc.) in which tea is served; (also) a room or area for this purpose in a private…

A coffee-house, a restaurant; strictly a French term, but in the late 19th cent. introduced into the English-speaking countries for the name of…

A garden or open-air enclosure, connected with a house of entertainment, where tea and other refreshments are served.

A café in which smoking is allowed. Now, any small establishment selling alcoholic liquor. Also attributive.

A coffee-house; a restaurant, esp. now a self-service restaurant.

a large and sumptuous coffee-tavern.

The zinc-covered bar of a café or public house; by metonymy, a café. (A gallicism.)

= café, n. Also attributive.

A roadside cafe or refreshment stand. Cf. sense B.

a roadside café for lorry-drivers.

With capital initial. A tea room, a cafe, a food bar. Only in the names of particular institutions.

In France: a restaurant or cafe (sometimes also providing overnight accommodation). Cf. relais routier, n.

= café, n.

A type of Japanese cafe or bar serving alcoholic beverages and a variety of small, typically inexpensive, dishes or snacks.