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also cafe
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as in cabaret
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
the café presents nationally known jazz performers in an intimate setting
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as in tavern
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
a speakeasy that became a fashionable café with the repeal of prohibition
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as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
they met at a little café in Paris
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Recent Examples of café
Mimicking an actual mountain course, it is formed from two slopes connected in an L Shape with a cafe in a wooden cabin perched high up between them.
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Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 Jan. 2025
That's going to be a magnet for other great shops, cafes, restaurants.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The croissants rest overnight, allowed to rise in a hot box and baked the next morning before their final delivery to a cafe.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Check online or call ahead for your nearest Michigan cafe.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
The subterranean cafe and main conference room have large observation windows — think of an aquarium with humans swimming around instead of sea life.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Shankman loves Brandon Blanchard and executive chef Demetrius Brown's Inman Park cafe and bistro.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
More big stories The new year ushered in new laws in California that affect cannabis cafes, artificial intelligence and parking.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
There are five guest rooms and a cafe with a view into her backyard, a dense tropical forest.
—Benji Jones, Vox, 3 Jan. 2025
That's going to be a magnet for other great shops, cafes, restaurants.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 2 Jan. 2025
The croissants rest overnight, allowed to rise in a hot box and baked the next morning before their final delivery to a cafe.
—Katie Bernard, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Check online or call ahead for your nearest Michigan cafe.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 28 Dec. 2024
The subterranean cafe and main conference room have large observation windows — think of an aquarium with humans swimming around instead of sea life.
—Erik Trinidad, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2024
Shankman loves Brandon Blanchard and executive chef Demetrius Brown's Inman Park cafe and bistro.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
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That turned into a gig accompanying cabaret singers.Nate Jones, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
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Single tickets are $30 ($15 students) for readings and $20 for the cabaret performances.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lots of restaurants around town serve them, either as a starter or as the main event of a humble, satisfying winter meal, but the refined 37 Alpine Eating and the classic family-run tavern Gasthaus Fink just beside Piazza Walther are especially nice places to enjoy them.Ann Abel, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Those in Birmingham can also visit the tavern that inspired the show's criminal hangout.Matt Cabral, EW.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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Dinner at a restaurant and location chosen by Sponsor in New York, NY.USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2025
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Often multiple pounds in weight, the insect-like deep-sea animals are fished from far away islands before being distributed to markets and restaurants around the country in Southeast Asia.Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, Commissioner Joe Carollo, famously combative since his first election in 1979, is smarting over a lawsuit accusing him of pursuing a vicious political vendetta against a nightclub owner.Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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The city has had trouble reviving its allure with tourists, while its bars and nightclubs, once teeming with crowds squeezed into narrow alleyways, now draw fewer revelers.David Pierson, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
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Click here to see more photos of the 0 Series saloon and SUV.Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 Jan. 2025
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The actress and singer, 55, partied at Kemo Sabe, a saloon in Aspen, with her manager, Benny Medina, and some friends, according to photos obtained by TMZ.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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During dinner hours, diners are seated with menus and order from their tables.Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
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The Next Evolution of Cantonese Food: A wave of new restaurants are challenging diners to go beyond sesame chicken and crab Rangoon.Luke Fortney, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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While desserts come and go in the warehouse club's bakery, this staple has won the hearts of many Costco members.Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
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Elon Musk and fellow businessman Vivek Ramaswamy on the day the Department of Government Efficiency became public were at one of the club's bars, scratching out thoughts on a napkin.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2025
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Nora Mac’s, a traditional Irish pub and restaurant, opened quietly in late December in Ballantyne.Kayleigh Ruller, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2025
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The village is also home to two beer pubs: One, Growler’s Beer Bistro (25 Main Street; 914-793-0608) near the train station and located within a former sub-station, features 20 local brews that include those from Peekskill Brewery, Hudson Valley Brewery and Industrial Arts Brewery.John Mariani, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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