Restaurants and cafes
bar
noun
a small place that serves a particular type of food
bistro
noun
a small restaurant or bar
brasserie
noun
a restaurant or bar, especially one that serves French food
buffet
noun
a small café at a bus or railway station
cabaret
noun
a restaurant or club where there is cabaret
café
noun
an informal restaurant where you can get simple cheap meals and drinks
cafeteria
noun
an informal restaurant in a place such as a college or hospital where you take the food to the table yourself
caff
noun
a café, especially one selling cheap food and no alcoholic drinks
canteen
noun
a room in a factory, school, or hospital where cheap meals are served
carryout
noun
a takeaway meal or restaurant
carvery
noun
a restaurant where meat is cut for you at a table in the restaurant
Chinese
noun
a Chinese restaurant or take-away
coffee bar
noun
a small café where you can have hot drinks and cakes
coffee house
noun
a café where people drink coffee. This word is used especially for coffee bars that existed in the past.
coffee shop
noun
a place, usually in a hotel or department store, where coffee, other drinks, and light meals are served
coffee shop
noun
an informal restaurant that serves drinks and cheap meals
commissary
noun
a restaurant in a large organization, especially in a film or television studio
cybercafé
noun
a café with computers so that customers can use the Internet
diner
noun
a small restaurant that sells simple cheap food
dining car
noun
the part of a train that is a restaurant
drive-in
noun
a restaurant where you can have a meal without leaving your car
greasy spoon
noun
a small café that serves cheap greasy food
grill
noun
a restaurant that serves mainly simple food, especially grilled food
hole-in-the-wall
noun
a very small shop or restaurant
the house
noun
a restaurant, hotel, pub, or club
Internet café
noun
a café where people can pay to use the Internet, send emails etc
joint
noun
a restaurant, bar, or club, especially one that is cheap and not very nice
pavement café
noun
a restaurant with tables and chairs outside on the pavement or on a street where vehicles do not normally go
pizzeria
noun
a restaurant that serves pizza
restaurant
noun
a building or room where meals and drinks are sold to customers sitting at tables
restaurant car
noun
a section of a train where meals are served
snack bar
noun
an informal restaurant where you can eat small meals such as sandwiches
steakhouse
noun
a restaurant that sells mainly steak
tandoori
noun
an Indian restaurant, especially one that uses the tandoori method of cooking
teahouse
noun
a small restaurant, especially in Asia, where tea and cakes are served
tearoom
noun
a small restaurant that serves tea, coffee, cakes, and sandwiches
transport café
noun
a cheap restaurant next to a main road, used especially by truck drivers
trattoria
noun
an Italian restaurant, especially one that is simple and informal
truck stop
noun
an area with a restaurant beside a major road where truck drivers can stop and have a meal, buy petrol, or have their vehicle repaired
wine bar
noun
a place where you can drink wine and eat a meal
