Places to eat

restaurant a place where you buy and eat a meal, which is usually brought to your table, especially a place that you go to with other people as a social event: Have you ever been to 'La Porchetta'? It's a really nice restaurant.

a Chinese/Italian/Mexican/etc restaurant A new Japanese restaurant just opened on Upper Street.

café/cafe a place where you can drink coffee or tea and sometimes alcoholic drinks, and eat cakes or small meals: We found a small cafe just off the main street.

canteen british cafeteria american a place in a school, factory, or company building where the students or workers can buy and eat meals

fast food restaurant a place where you can buy and eat small meals such as hamburgers that are ready to eat so that you do not have to wait for them: Fast food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King can be found in almost every country in the world.

diner a small restau­rant where you can buy cheap meals: They stopped for breakfast at a roadside diner.

deli a shop that sells cheese, salads, cooked meats etc, and where you can also buy small meals and sandwiches

sandwich bar a place where you can buy sand­wiches and drinks that you can take away to eat or drink somewhere else

takeaway british a place that sells complete meals that you take away to eat at home, or one of the meals it sells: a Chinese takeaway / Shall we get a takeaway tonight?