lunch counter

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Recent Examples of lunch counter Travel Abroad Chef Alfredo Nogueira and Ryan Iriarte opened Cafe Conmigo, a little lunch counter and coffee joint inspired by Cuba, in 2026. Jenny Adams, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026 Neighbors Café, a breakfast and lunch counter spot, skews healthy with wellness drinks like a supershroom latte, fresh juices and smoothies, and overnight oats (there are also tasty pastries and breakfast sandwiches). Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 Frying is an art, perhaps plied nowhere with such efficiency and aplomb as at this lively lunch counter, where the very air seems to crackle and the scent of pork incites the blood. Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026 But the 1,900-square-foot lunch counter drew fewer sales than their popular Tropical Smokehouse on Delray Beach’s Atlantic Avenue, which prompted the shutdown, Lakow said. Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for lunch counter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
  • What was once a snack bar is now going to be potentially a brewery, hotel, and several restaurants.
    John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
  • TerraCycle works with hundreds of brands to set up recycling programs for everyday household items like toothpaste, pet food, shampoo bottles, and snack bar wrappers.
    Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter.
    Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • No high-profile violent incidents have occurred at Killian in several years, not since a freshman girl was beaten up in the cafeteria in 2018 – but a bad rap can be a tough thing to shake.
    Austin Horn August 29, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Visit Orlando's Magical Dining presented by Orlando Health has a whopping 188 restaurants on the roster this year.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Miami Police Department and employees of a Mexican restaurant in the city’s Edgewater neighborhood are asking for the public’s help identifying a couple accused of stealing a tip jar containing money intended for the kitchen staff.
    Ivan Taylor, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Essentially a better version of chocolate milk (that doesn’t have to stay refrigerated), Yoo-hoos are a lunchroom favorite.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Talking about lunchroom challenges at home helps your child handle peer pressure, feel more included, and stay true to themselves.
    Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 15 July 2026

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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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