tea shop
noun
a tearoom.
British. a café or tearoom that specializes in serving light meals and snacks; lunchroom.
Origin of tea shop
First recorded in 1735–45
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Historical Examples of tea shop
Eleanor Moore was not in the tea-shop when he entered it, nor did she come into it while he remained there.
The Foolish LoversSt. John G. Ervine
I was then faint for want of food, so I looked out for a tea-shop or restaurant.
The Woman Thou Gavest MeHall Caine
A motor-'bus entered a tea-shop, and layIn some need of repair.
Would it make her days in the tea-shop—and out of it—easier?
A Sheaf of CornMary E. Mann
We can't blow the loud trumpet at a tea-shop and a hotel is inquisitive.
Aladdin of LondonSir Max Pemberton