coffee shop

noun

Synonyms of coffee shopnext
: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
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Location is a major selling point, with residents a two-minute walk from the South Miami Metrorail station and within walking distance of restaurants, coffee shops and The Underline. — Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 This was at a coffee shop in the Arts District, miles from the Strip. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 The coffee shop drew from the Latin American and Indigenous traditions in her family. — Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 During a campaign stop at the Roost, a Detroit coffee shop, Stevens was pressed by Woodbridge neighborhood president Jai Singletary on her support for Israel and AIPAC's spending to boost her. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coffee shop

Word History

First Known Use

1812, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coffee shop was in 1812

Rhymes for coffee shop

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