as in restaurant
a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises
we usually go to lunch at an eatery that is just around the corner from the office
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Recent Examples of eatery
The eatery serves some 500 diners every night and goes through hundreds of pounds of fish and thousands of oysters every week.
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
However, those who remain can be found sipping café con leche at sidewalk eateries or sharing maté with friends at green spaces across the city.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Open 4-9 p.m. Christmas Eve, 1-8 p.m. Christmas This downtown high-end seafood eatery will offer its standard menu both Christmas Eve and Day.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Two of the town’s best eateries are just below the rooms.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
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Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024
However, those who remain can be found sipping café con leche at sidewalk eateries or sharing maté with friends at green spaces across the city.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 18 Dec. 2024
Open 4-9 p.m. Christmas Eve, 1-8 p.m. Christmas This downtown high-end seafood eatery will offer its standard menu both Christmas Eve and Day.
—Bradley Hohulin, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
Two of the town’s best eateries are just below the rooms.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eatery
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As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Our reporters and editors traveled to nearly every state for our annual list of America’s best restaurants.Joshua M. Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Outside the tiny storefront, the sidewalk (and often a fair bit of the street) is crowded with diners perched on low plastic stools set around low plastic tables, gustily eating some of the best, most electrifying Vietnamese food in the city.Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
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The opening of Trocadero’s adds to Roux’s legacy in the United Kingdom, and gives diners one more spot for chowing down on his lauded fare.Tori Latham, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024
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Shankman loves Brandon Blanchard and executive chef Demetrius Brown's Inman Park cafe and bistro.Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
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An outdoor pool bar and cafe serves fresh salads and vegetable-forward fare.Dalya Benor, Travel + Leisure, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Eatery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eatery. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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