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Synonyms of restaurant

16 similar words · 4 opposite words

Another word for restaurant is hotel. Other synonyms of restaurant are cafeteria, diner, lunchroom, luncheonette and cookhouse.

Synonyms and similar words for restaurant

nounAn eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but...

  • automat
  • beaneryAn inexpensive restaurant or cafe; a bistro.
  • buffet
  • cafeteriaA restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat.
  • caff UKSynonym of café.
  • canteen
  • cookhouseA small building where cooking takes place.
  • cookshackA simple building where food is cooked, for example in a logging settlement.
  • dinerA typically small restaurant, historically modeled after a railroad dining car, that serves lower-class fare, normally...
  • dining hallA large room, typically in schools or colleges, where people eat together.
  • eatery Canada, USA restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.
  • hashery
  • hotelA restaurant; any dining establishment.
  • luncheonetteA small diner or restaurant that serves lunch.
  • lunchroomA diner or small restaurant that serves lunch.
  • noshery informalA restaurant.

Opposite of restaurant

nounMore antonyms

  • carryout Scotland, US
  • fast food restaurant
  • takeaway AustraliaA restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere.
  • takeoutSynonym of takeaway (“a restaurant that sells food to be eaten elsewhere”).

Meaning of restaurant

  1. noun An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

Full definition of restaurant

restaurant in other languages

Questions about synonyms of restaurant

What is another word for restaurant?
Restaurant has 16 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hotel, cafeteria, diner, lunchroom, luncheonette and cookhouse.
What is the opposite of restaurant?
The opposite of restaurant is carryout. Other antonyms of restaurant are fast food restaurant, takeaway and takeout.
What does restaurant mean?
Restaurant means an eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: restaurant (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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