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RESTAURANT: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RESTAURANT?

Need another word that means the same as “restaurant”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “restaurant” in this overview.

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Restaurant as a Noun
Definitions of "Restaurant" as a noun
Synonyms of "Restaurant" as a noun (3 Words)
Associations of "Restaurant" (30 Words)

The synonyms of “Restaurant” are: eatery, eating house, eating place

Restaurant as a Noun

Definitions of "Restaurant" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “restaurant” as a noun can have the following definitions:

A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.
A building where people go to eat.

Synonyms of "Restaurant" as a noun (3 Words)

eatery	A building where people go to eat.
eating house	The act of consuming food.
eating place	The act of consuming food.

Associations of "Restaurant" (30 Words)

bar	The profession of barrister. Journalists had been barred from covering the elections.
booking	An act of reserving accommodation, a ticket, etc. in advance. The play had bookings throughout the summer.
bookshop	A shop where books are sold.
breakfast	Eat breakfast. We breakfast* at seven.*
brunch	Eat a meal in the late morning. He cobbled together a brunch* of cold remains from the fridge.*
buffet	A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. Winds buffeted the tent.
cafe	A small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold.
cafeteria	Denoting a system in which people may choose from a number of available options, especially one in which an employee may select a personal package of company benefits. Employers who offer cafeteria* plans and other flexible programs.*
cake	Small flat mass of chopped food. A cake* shop.*
carte	A list of dishes available at a restaurant.
cater	Give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance. My mother helped to cater* for the party.*
chef	Work as a chef. He cheffed on a yacht in the Riviera for two years.
cookery	The practice or skill of preparing and cooking food. Cookery writers.
dine	Eat dinner. He has been able to dine* out on that story for the last 26 years.*
diner	A person eating a meal (especially in a restaurant.
dinner	A party of people assembled to have dinner together. A candlelit dinner* for two.*
eat	Eat a meal take a meal. He was eating a hot dog.
franchise	A business or service given a franchise to operate. The Harry Potter franchise.
hostelry	An inn or pub.
lunch	Eat lunch. Public relations people lunch* their clients there.*
luncheon	A formal lunch, or a formal word for lunch. A ladies luncheon* was taking place.*
lunchtime	The time in the middle of the day when lunch is eaten. He observed a regular lunchtime.
meal	The food eaten during a meal. The evening meal.
menu	A list of dishes available in a restaurant. A no fuss dinner party menu.
overnight	Done happening or for use overnight. An overnight* trip.*
potluck	Whatever happens to be available especially when offered to an unexpected guest or when brought by guests and shared by all. A potluck* supper.*
pub	Tavern consisting of a building with a bar and public rooms often provides light meals. We pubbed in the evening for Paul s birthday.
shop	Alter a photographic image digitally using Photoshop image editing software. She slogged her way round the supermarket doing the weekly shop.
snack	Eat a snack eat lightly. It s clear from the pics that her new husband is a total snack.
supper	A light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime. Her suppers often included celebrities.