Restaurant in French

The word for “restaurant” in French is:

restaurant

Pronounced: [ʁɛs.to.ʁɑ̃] (sounds like res-to-rah(n))

It is a masculine noun, spelled the same as in English but pronounced differently.

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Gender and Article

• le restaurant – the restaurant

• un restaurant – a restaurant

• les restaurants – the restaurants

Example:
Nous allons au restaurant ce soir.
We’re going to the restaurant tonight.

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Related Vocabulary

• le menu – the menu

• la carte – the menu (à la carte options)

• un plat – a dish

• une table – a table

• le serveur / la serveuse – waiter / waitress

• le chef – the chef

• commander – to order

• réserver une table – to book a table

• l’addition – the bill/check

• le pourboire – the tip

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Types of Restaurants

• un restaurant gastronomique – fine-dining restaurant

• un bistrot – small casual restaurant

• une brasserie – traditional, often lively restaurant

• une pizzeria – pizza restaurant

• un restaurant végétarien – vegetarian restaurant

• un fast-food – fast food restaurant

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10 usage examples with translations

1. Ce restaurant est très populaire.
   This restaurant is very popular.

2. Je travaille dans un restaurant italien.
   I work in an Italian restaurant.

3. Ils ont réservé une table au restaurant.
   They reserved a table at the restaurant.

4. Le restaurant est fermé le lundi.
   The restaurant is closed on Mondays.

5. On mange au restaurant ce soir ?
   Are we eating out tonight?

6. Ce restaurant sert des plats végétariens.
   This restaurant serves vegetarian dishes.

7. Le serveur du restaurant était très aimable.
   The waiter at the restaurant was very friendly.

8. J’ai trouvé un petit restaurant sympa près d’ici.
   I found a nice little restaurant nearby.

9. Ils ouvrent un nouveau restaurant en ville.
   They’re opening a new restaurant in town.

10. On va au restaurant pour fêter son anniversaire.
    We’re going to the restaurant to celebrate his birthday.