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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
Several other tenants are expected to open in the district this year, including Standard Beer + Food and the all-day cafe Good Graces.
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Zachery Eanes, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Mather had a small cafe prior to the pandemic, which has also been nixed.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the organization runs a successful local cafe that the community can frequent.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead, the deal went down at a Starbucks cafe at a train station in Reading, England.
—Andrew MacKie, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Neighbors and Friends Cafe Located in Pasadena, this cafe is accepting Black hair care product donations.
—Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
At the Chiostro del Bramante (Bramante Cloisters) a peaceful cafe serving cappuccinos and pastries is just steps from bustling Piazza Navona.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
The cafe’s grand opening was held in early December.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Paco’s opened in 2016 as a new, more flashy version of Paco & John’s, an award-winning interior Mexico cafe nearby on Eighth Avenue.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Zachery Eanes, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
Bradshaw Animal Shelter in Mather had a small cafe prior to the pandemic, which has also been nixed.
—Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 20 Jan. 2025
Additionally, the organization runs a successful local cafe that the community can frequent.
—Rachelle Rutherford, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Instead, the deal went down at a Starbucks cafe at a train station in Reading, England.
—Andrew MacKie, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Neighbors and Friends Cafe Located in Pasadena, this cafe is accepting Black hair care product donations.
—Essence, 16 Jan. 2025
At the Chiostro del Bramante (Bramante Cloisters) a peaceful cafe serving cappuccinos and pastries is just steps from bustling Piazza Navona.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2025
The cafe’s grand opening was held in early December.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Paco’s opened in 2016 as a new, more flashy version of Paco & John’s, an award-winning interior Mexico cafe nearby on Eighth Avenue.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for café
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The album earned Faithfull a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and has built a devoted following over the years, not to mention a later-in-life career as a cabaret performer in such hot spots as New York’s Rainbow Room and Carnegie Hall.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
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Oh Mary!, the brainchild of Escola, is the deliciously untrue story of the famous First Lady, reimagined as a frustrated, alcoholic cabaret performer in the final days before her husband’s assassination.—
Christopher Barnard,
Vogue,
21 Jan. 2025
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While Quebec City’s winter nightlife can be muted compared to the summer, Pub Saint-Alexandre, an English tavern in Old Quebec, is another bar that offers year-round programming.—
Vjosa Isai,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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Jones recognizes that some gaming groups want to befriend these beasts instead of mounting one on the wall of the tavern as a trophy.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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Though many of their journeys have included television shows, restaurants and fanfare, some stories are not as positive and have been tainted by controversy.—
Alexandra Schonfeld,
People.com,
26 Jan. 2025
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The hotel will feature Pioneer Square’s first-ever rooftop bar and restaurant, with jaw-dropping views of the Puget Sound and Seattle skyline.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes,
26 Jan. 2025
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Culinary spaces will have a bohemian style and will include a gastronomic restaurant, cafe and speakeasy bar and nightclub, as well as a rooftop pool and bar with spectacular views of the city.—
Angelina Villa-Clarke,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Products using names such as Black Horse and Bio Max, packaged as shots or sticks, are then sold illegally in venues such as nightclubs, promising health benefits, said officials.—
Jack Guy,
CNN,
21 Jan. 2025
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After dinner, the saloon comes alive with the warmth of a crackling fireplace as does the main lodge, where staff and guests alike dance to country music played by local musicians.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes,
25 Nov. 2024
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Cline noted that the first gunfight in the film, set in front of a saloon, was among the most tricky to get right in terms of color and lighting.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
20 Nov. 2024
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Yu Ting Yuan, the hotel's flagship restaurant, offers diners a contrasting tenor with its dark, brooding interior splashed with gold and blood red, fresh flower sprays of pussywillow, orchids, and amaryllis, and soaring ceilings.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Among the few diners: an octogenarian and her descendants, a stressed-looking woman on a laptop.—
Sheila Yasmin Marikar,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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Herro spent much of his early career engulfed by trade speculation; now, perhaps the club sees him as part of the foundation worth holding onto and building onto.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2025
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Right-handed closer Carlos Estévez signed a two-year contract that includes a club option with the Kansas City Royals, league sources said.—
Ken Rosenthal,
The Athletic,
30 Jan. 2025
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Geno Auriemma sees championship path after UConn women’s basketball’s vintage dominance vs. Seton Hall Geno Auriemma sees championship path after UConn women's basketball's vintage dominance vs. Seton Hall CT brewery closes a popular shoreline pub and restaurant location.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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This is the first restaurant project for Russell, who has owned the building for several years and grew up frequenting O’Connell’s, the Irish pub that was located at the address for decades till the mid-1980s.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Café.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caf%C3%A9. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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