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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Flex is designed for the professional who splits time between the kitchen table, a coffee shop, and a hot desk. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Dutch Bros, which calls its baristas broistas, is operated mostly as a drive-thru only coffee shop. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 6 July 2026 Striewski saw Chan at a local coffee shop, and recognized her from her very-active social media account. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026 Some rooms and restaurants face Naniwa-no-Miya-Ato Park, which has an expansive green lawn and coffee shops. — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 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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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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