eatery

Definition

A restaurant or café; a place to purchase and eat food.

Etymology

From eat + -ery.

Example Sentences

• "Above the concourse, the underneath of the platforms has been clad with attractive wood panelling, while the columns holding them up are surrounded with seating - for use by passengers biding their time waiting for their trains, or who have used one of the 70-or-so eateries or shops that form part of the retail developments at the station."