- 1a place where you can buy drinks and simple meals. Alcohol is not usually served in British or American cafes. There are small shops and pavement cafes around every corner. a pavement cafe serving drinks and light meals compare restaurant Oxford Collocations Dictionary adjectivepavement, sidewalk, transport, … verb + cafeeat at, frequent, go to, … cafe + verbserve something prepositionin a/the cafe See full entry
- 2(South African English) a small shop/store that sells sweets, newspapers, food, etc. and usually stays open later than other shops/stores Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French café ‘coffee or coffee house’.
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