restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈre-stə-ˌränt 
-stränt
also -st(ə-)rənt,
-stərnt
: a business establishment where meals or refreshments may be purchased
Examples of restaurant in a Sentence
when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant
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The 30-year-old Somali American, who also co-owns a Mediterranean restaurant in the same area experiencing similar economic tribulations, described his coffee shops as local melting pots for Muslims and non-Muslims, East Africans and White people.
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Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Robert and James Paschal passed away in 1997 and 2008, respectively, but their descendants continue to operate the restaurant, which reopened in a more modern Castleberry Hill neighborhood location in 2022.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Lively conversations peal out from the many restaurants, cafés, and lounges where locals and visitors mingle late into the night.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
This modern American cuisine restaurant serves a mix of $5 to $9 appetizers such as trout ceviche, cheeseburger and kale salad.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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Yahya Salem, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
Robert and James Paschal passed away in 1997 and 2008, respectively, but their descendants continue to operate the restaurant, which reopened in a more modern Castleberry Hill neighborhood location in 2022.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2026
Lively conversations peal out from the many restaurants, cafés, and lounges where locals and visitors mingle late into the night.
—Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Feb. 2026
This modern American cuisine restaurant serves a mix of $5 to $9 appetizers such as trout ceviche, cheeseburger and kale salad.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Restaurant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/restaurant. Accessed 18 Feb. 2026.
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restaurant
noun
res·tau·rant
ˈres-t(ə-)rənt
-tə-ˌränt
: a business place where meals or refreshments may be bought
Etymology
from French restaurant "food that restores, restaurant," from restaurer "to restore, renew"
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