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

Examples of restaurant in a Sentence

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

Families head to malls for entertainment as much as shopping, with people enjoying restaurants, movies, mini golf, pickleball courts and large indoor amusement centers that have been retrofitted inside of existing shopping centers. —Parija Kavilanz, CNN, 22 June 2024

Best Restaurants Bistrot Chez Rémy is hands-down the best restaurant in Walt Disney Studios Park. —Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2024

The restaurant and lounge, which has been home to DJs, dancers, burlesque performers and other entertainers, will also update its menu and beverage program. —Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 21 June 2024

Other companies—particularly restaurants—have recently taken the heat for implementing surge pricing. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 21 June 2024

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

• Chinese restaurant syndrome
• restaurant car

Kids Definition

restaurant

noun

res·​tau·​rant ˈres-t(ə-)rənt 

-tə-ˌränt

: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought

Etymology

from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"