Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

restaurant

American  
[res-tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] / ˈrɛs təˌrɑnt, -trɑnt /

noun

  1. an establishment where meals are served to customers.

restaurant British  
/ ˈrɛstrɒŋ, -rɒnt, ˈrɛstəˌrɒŋ /

noun

  1. a commercial establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of restaurant

An Americanism first recorded in 1820–30; from French, noun use of present participle of restaurer, from Latin restaurāre “to restore, reestablish”; re- ( def. ), store

Compare meaning

How does restaurant compare to similar and commonly confused words? Explore the most common comparisons:

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.