bistro - a small informal restaurant; serves wine

brasserie - a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food; usually cheap

prewpub - a combination brewery and restaurant; beer is brewed for consumption on the premises and served along with food

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

cafe, coffee bar, coffee shop, coffeehouse - a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold

cafeteria - a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier

canteen - restaurant in a factory; where workers can eat

mobile canteen, canteen - a restaurant outside; often for soldiers or policemen

diner - a restaurant that resembles a dining car

greasy spoon - a small restaurant specializing in short-order fried foods

grill, grillroom - a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill

hash house - an inexpensive restaurant

lunchroom - a restaurant (in a facility) where lunch can be purchased

rotisserie - a restaurant that specializes in roasted and barbecued meats

chophouse, steakhouse - a restaurant that specializes in steaks

tea parlor, tea parlour, teahouse, tearoom, teashop - a restaurant where tea and light meals are available

restaurant chain - a chain of restaurants