Synonyms and antonyms of Restaurants and cafes in British Thesaurus

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)

British 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)

Britishinformal 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)

mainly American a takeaway meal or restaurant

carvery (noun)

British a restaurant where meat is cut for you at a table in the restaurant

cat café (noun)

a café where there are several cats that customers can stroke and play with

chesanyama (noun)

South African a place where people come together to buy meat from a butcher's and have it grilled on an open fire called a braai

Chinese (noun)

Britishinformal 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)

American an informal restaurant that serves drinks and cheap meals

commissary (noun)

American 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)

mainly American a small restaurant that sells simple cheap food

dining car (noun)

the part of a train that is a restaurant

drive-in (noun)

mainly American a restaurant where you can have a meal without leaving your car

eatery (noun)

mainly Americanmainly journalism a restaurant

greasy spoon (noun)

informal 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)

informal 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)

informal 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

pop-up (noun)

a restaurant, shop, gallery etc that opens for a short time, sometimes in a surprising location

restaurant (noun)

a building or room where meals and drinks are sold to customers sitting at tables

restaurant car (noun)

British 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

teahouse (noun)

a tearoom

tearoom (noun)

a small restaurant that serves tea, coffee, cakes, and sandwiches

tea shop (noun)

a tearoom

transport café (noun)

British 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)

American 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