coffee shop

noun

: a small restaurant

Examples of coffee shop in a Sentence

We bought a muffin at the hotel's coffee shop.
Recent Examples on the Web Both Starbucks locations posted farewell messages on their doors, telling customers they would be missed and redirecting them to a nearby open coffee shop. Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 6 June 2024 In a crowded coffee shop on Telegraph Avenue in Oakland, California, Ruth Whippman spots a group of men in their 60s and 70s at a nearby table. Courtney E. Martin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2024 After his first conviction, California’s 4th District Court of Appeal ruled that Huynh should have been allowed to introduce evidence at trial that some of the prosecution’s witnesses were associated with a gang that frequented the pool hall and coffee shop. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2024 The 70-acre Escondido family winery, which opened in 1993, is now owned by Sara De Luca, who also has two coffee shops, Invita Cafe, in Carlsbad and Rancho Santa Fe. Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for coffee shop 

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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

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“Coffee shop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coffee%20shop. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.

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