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coffee house

British

noun

a place where coffee is served, esp one that was a fashionable meeting place in 18th-century London

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His voice could calm and unite massive audiences and shrink the size of expansive venues to that of an intimate coffee house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

We had a longer-than-usual online on-ramp, so when we agreed to meet in person, we took a gamble and skipped the coffee house for a drink at Silver Lake’s once great treasure, Cobras & Matadors.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025

The wage hikes will benefit 2.7 million low-paid workers, including Samuel, who works at Grindsmith coffee house in Salford.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2024

Fond of sweets, Biden asked an employee at a nearby coffee house whether they make smoothies, and one was promptly whipped up for him.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

Afterward, he stopped to play backgammon at a coffee house in Greek- town.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

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