café royale

[ kaf-ey roi-al, ka-fey, kuh-; French ka-fey rwa-yal ]

noun

1. black coffee, to which cognac, lemon peel, sugar, and sometimes cinnamon have been added.

Word History and Origins

Origin of café royale¹

< French: royal coffee

Example Sentences

There was also an Electrophone Salon in Gerrard Street, where le bon ton, in full evening dress, listened to West End performances; and several London restaurants – including the Cafe Royale – had tabletop electrophones that allowed diners to hear the latest popular tunes by putting sixpence in a slot and cranking the handle of the apparatus.

From The Guardian

In 2008, Higson was among the civil servants criticised by Norman Baker, the Liberal Democrat MP for Lewes, for "entirely inappropriate behaviour" after the Independent of Sunday reported that civil servants working in the nuclear consultations and liabilities unit at the now disbanded Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform had enjoyed hospitality paid for by nuclear industry representatives at venues such as the Ritz, Royal Ascot and the Café Royale.

From The Guardian

"A bottle of champagne, my friend, and a dinner at the Café Royale, that we find the child before you do!"

From Project Gutenberg

Sleepy Jazz Scene Shows Signs of Awakening A recent Sunday afternoon jazz matinee at Café Royale was a sleepy affair.

From New York Times

Anyone who stopped by the Café Royale that afternoon to take the pulse of the local jazz scene would have reason to declare it faint.

From New York Times