restaurants

plural of restaurant
as in diners
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 restaurants In addition to the restaurants above, special dining experiences are hosted on property several nights a week in the Resol Garden, an outdoor space beside the main restaurant Itzam with an open woodfire grill. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 When hunger strikes, there are a handful of restaurants to choose from. — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 7 Oct. 2026 In 2023, the county tried to move the business to a month-to-month lease, and planned to explore bids from other restaurants. — Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026 Pedestrians would walk through to visit restaurants and shops in the old courthouse, and apartment residents would enter from the same area. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026 Much of it goes unreported because human resource departments and union protections are rare inside of restaurants and bars, industry experts said. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for restaurants
Noun
  • 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
  • Others, like its restaurants’ signature Southern hospitality, will evolve as diners change their ordering and eating habits.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Fort Lauderlale’s popular south side beach area, where volleyball nets, grills and the annual Tortuga Music Festival usher in a steady mix of locals and visitors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Some come for a good meal where Blackwood has put the grills in the backyard and garden designed by Kwame Agyapone to good use.
    — Camille Okhio, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Free breakfast and lunch for everyone wasn't always standard in school cafeterias, but families became used to the benefit during the pandemic, when federal rules temporarily changed.
    — Adrienne Roberts, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Recordings take place in school hallways, cafeterias, and classrooms, and feature interactions with other students as well as with staff and faculty.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Restaurants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/restaurants. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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