喫茶店|きっさてんkissaten[0]heiban (flat)

1. nouncoffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
   私わたしたちは喫茶店きっさてんで昼食ちゅうしょくをとった。↗

   We ate lunch in a coffee lounge.
2. nounkissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere

• SynonymカフェNeutralLoanword for a café, common in everyday speech with a modern, casual feel; 「喫茶店」 sounds traditional and retro.
• SynonymコーヒーショップNeutralLoanword for a coffee-centered shop; can also mean a shop selling coffee beans. 「喫茶店」 also serves tea snacks and light meals.
• Related茶店さてんNeutralAn old-style shop selling tea leaves, or one offering travelers a rest and light snacks; a modern coffee shop is 「喫茶店」.
• Related茶寮ちゃりょうWrittenWritten/formal word for a tea-ceremony room or a shop serving tea and snacks, mostly seen in Japanese-style shop names; say 「喫茶店」 or 「カフェ」 in daily life.
• Related茶房さぼうWrittenA written, elegant alias for 「喫茶店」, mostly used in shop names; in everyday speech people just say 「喫茶店」.

For a traditional, retro-style coffee shop, 「喫茶店」 is the default. Use 「カフェ」 for a modern, stylish café and 「コーヒーショップ」 for a coffee-focused shop; 「茶寮」 and 「茶房」 appear mostly in shop names.

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1. 店内てんないで紅茶こうちゃやコーヒーなどのアルコールを含ふくまない飲み物のみものや、茶菓さかや軽食けいしょくなどを提供ていきょうする飲食店いんしょくてん。カフェ。