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restaurant

noun

ˈre-stə-ˌränt

Definition of restaurant

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

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Recent Examples of restaurant In the afternoons, the Pultizer living room adjacent to The Bar and SkyFire restaurant is a happening place. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for restaurant

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Casual all-day diner Café Mix on Level 1 offers buffets and appeals to sweet tooths with its dessert station and chocolate fountain.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
But elevated readings extended into kitchen prep stations and dining areas, likely exposing servers, dishwashers and even diners.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of diner

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Sit under a palapa and enjoy seafood at Oceana; Himitsu has four teppanyaki grill tables.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Six years after the West Texas grill, pub and pizzeria left a west Fort Worth location, a new Cork & Pig has opened in the shops at the District at Willow Park about 15 minutes west of Loop 820.

— Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of grill

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In the company cafeteria, Hara watched as his coworkers squared off over a game of Go, a board game played with black and white stones on a grid.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026
The floor could include a gathering space and cafeteria for employees, as well as multi-purpose room.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of cafeteria

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