Thesaurus results for LUNCH COUNTER

lunch counter

noun

Definition of lunch counter

as in snack bar

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Recent Examples of lunch counter Travel Abroad Chef Alfredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte opened Cafe Conmigo, a little lunch counter and coffee joint inspired by Cuba, in 2026. — Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 Neighbors Café, a breakfast and lunch counter spot, skews healthy with wellness drinks like a supershroom latte, fresh juices and smoothies, and overnight oats (there are also tasty pastries and breakfast sandwiches). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 Frying is an art, perhaps plied nowhere with such efficiency and aplomb as at this lively lunch counter, where the very air seems to crackle and the scent of pork incites the blood. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 But the 1,900-square-foot lunch counter drew fewer sales than their popular Tropical Smokehouse on Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue, which prompted the shutdown, Lakow said. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunch counter

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Noun

The interactive experience would be in a four-story building with bird-safe glass on the upper floor, a retail store, snack bar and restaurant.

— Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026
What was once a snack bar is now going to be potentially a brewery, hotel, and several restaurants.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of snack bar

Noun

For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
No high-profile violent incidents have occurred at Killian in several years, not since a freshman girl was beaten up in the cafeteria in 2018 – but a bad rap can be a tough thing to shake.

— Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of cafeteria

Noun

In the book, Abigail meets Bret at La Scala, a great Beverly Hills restaurant that still exists.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
Nikko was named second-best Japanese restaurant in the city by Charlotte Observer readers and earned bronze for Best Sushi in the 2025 Charlotte’s Best poll.

— Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of restaurant

Noun

Essentially a better version of chocolate milk (that doesn’t have to stay refrigerated), Yoo-hoos are a lunchroom favorite.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
Talking about lunchroom challenges at home helps your child handle peer pressure, feel more included, and stay true to themselves.

— Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 July 2026

Definition of lunchroom

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