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beanery

beanery

2 7.4
A small cheap restaurant that serves simple food
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːnəri/
  • Archaic
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  • She works over at Whitey's Beanery on 8th Avenue.

I there's a scene in the Bodyguard where Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner are having a drink at like Barney's Beanery and he is holding this beer.

Examples

  • I'll eat dinner at the beanery this noon; then you can just get the kids a bite, and won't have to bother about me.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The couple is currently assembling recipes from Brick Oven Beanery/Bistro that will be compiled into a cookbook, which will also include customer stories and memories.

    Blog text (13)
  • It's difficult for me to pick which beanery to visit; maybe I'll go see both of them!

    Blog text (4)
  • Yeah, just enjoying a little Italian beanery here.

  • He ran a beanery down in the Village.

  • I dare say, it's the aroma from the beanery across the street.

  • The Brick Oven Beanery opened in its original location at Fifth and Main streets in 1984.

    Blog text (13)
  • Though The Grove then was far from the cultural hub it is today, the Brick Oven Beanery/Bistro stuck it out to become one of the pillars of the now bustling plaza.

    Blog text (13)
  • "Gathering up our employees and 30 of our customers, we congregated in the parking lot of the old restaurant and blew up balloons, tied them to the restaurant chairs, and took off down Main Street," Brick Oven Bistro wrote on its Facebook page, recounting the Beanery's celebratory big move.

    Blog text (13)
  • I enjoyed a delicious breakfast at the local beanery that serves homemade pancakes.

Synonyms

cafe
vsbeanery
206 1.0

A small place that serves coffee, drinks, and light food

is more often chosen for its very low price and simplicity
coffee shop
vsbeanery
156 1.0

A small cafe where people buy coffee and light food

leans more toward low-priced simple meals rather than drink focus
bistro
vsbeanery
40 3.7

A small informal restaurant that serves simple meals and wine

is less about wine and more about very cheap plain food
coffeehouse
vsbeanery
25 1.0

A small place where people drink coffee and eat light food

is more about inexpensive full meals rather than mainly drinks
luncheonette
vsbeanery
  • Archaic
5 5.7

A small simple restaurant that serves coffee and sandwiches at a counter

is usually cheaper and more plainly cooked than that
caf
vsbeanery
  • Informal
5 7.7

A small place that serves simple meals and drinks

is more strongly associated with low prices and plain food
brasserie
vsbeanery
4 7.2

A small informal cafe that serves beer, wine, and simple food at moderate prices

is usually cheaper and simpler, not focused on alcohol service
cookshop
vsbeanery
  • Archaic
1 8.3

A small shop that sells hot meals to people

is more about low price and plain meals than tradition

How Formal

fine dining
14 3.9
restaurant
1.0
cafe
206 1.0
beanery
  • Archaic
2 7.4
coffee stall
  • Indian
1.7

Surface Forms

beanery singular
beaneries plural

Morphology

beanery = bean (semi-transparent) = bean + ery

Formed from 'bean' + the place-forming suffix '-ery'; learners can infer it's a place related to beans/food, but the conventionalized sense 'cheap/informal restaurant' is an extended, not strictly compositional, meaning.

Etymology

The word beanery comes from the common word bean and the ending -ery, which meant a 'place'. It began as a name for cheap restaurants that served beans and simple meals, so today a beanery means an inexpensive, informal restaurant.