restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant ˈre-stə-ˌränt 
-stränt,
also -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
Synonyms
- beanery
- café
- cafe
- caff [British]
- diner
- eatery
- grill
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Example Sentences
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
Recent Examples on the Web Before Cullen was finally apprehended at a restaurant, Loughren risked her own safety by wearing a wire and recording their conversations. 
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The menu has since been taken down online and a manager at the restaurant reportedly apologized, according to WJLA. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022 The pair were spotted by fans at a restaurant on Dec. 29, 2016, and later seen getting cozy on a yacht. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 When deputies arrived at the fast food restaurant, one suspect, Steven McCarthy, allegedly fled before wrecking his vehicle. Paul Best, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Rosalba Hernandez and her husband both work full-time at a restaurant, but with five kids, soaring inflation rates and a San Diego apartment that keeps jacking up rent, the family is living day to day. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 In the offseason, Denorfia lived with his family in Southington and waited tables at a local restaurant, hardly ideal for chasing a dream that requires year-around training. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 Holland arrived at the restaurant in a blue plaid button-down, dark teal pants, and white sneakers. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2022 The third-year football coach for No. 15 Michigan State, hoping more people would get to know him better, invited five reporters to spend a day with him on a golf course, at a restaurant, in the team’s football facility and into his home. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 See More
Lauren Huff, EW.com, 10 Sep. 2022 The menu has since been taken down online and a manager at the restaurant reportedly apologized, according to WJLA. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 9 Sep. 2022 The pair were spotted by fans at a restaurant on Dec. 29, 2016, and later seen getting cozy on a yacht. Andrea Wurzburger, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 When deputies arrived at the fast food restaurant, one suspect, Steven McCarthy, allegedly fled before wrecking his vehicle. Paul Best, Fox News, 8 Sep. 2022 Rosalba Hernandez and her husband both work full-time at a restaurant, but with five kids, soaring inflation rates and a San Diego apartment that keeps jacking up rent, the family is living day to day. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 In the offseason, Denorfia lived with his family in Southington and waited tables at a local restaurant, hardly ideal for chasing a dream that requires year-around training. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 3 Sep. 2022 Holland arrived at the restaurant in a blue plaid button-down, dark teal pants, and white sneakers. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 3 Sep. 2022 The third-year football coach for No. 15 Michigan State, hoping more people would get to know him better, invited five reporters to spend a day with him on a golf course, at a restaurant, in the team’s football facility and into his home. Paris Wolfe, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
French, from present participle of restaurer to restore, from Latin restaurare
First Known Use
1806, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing restaurant
Kids Definition
restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant ˈre-stə-rənt
-ˌränt
: a public eating place
restaurant
noun
as in diner
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant Synonyms & Similar Words
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- diner
- cafe
- grill
- cafeteria
- café
- eatery
- tavern
- beanery
- caff
- luncheonette
- lunchroom
- pizzeria
- lunch counter
- snack bar
- inn
- coffeehouse
- teahouse
- steak house
- tearoom
- coffee shop
- chophouse
- bar
- hash house
- barroom
- tea shop
- estaminet
- greasy spoon
