料 理 店(りょうりてん)

りょうりてん

noun

restaurant; eatery

1. restaurant; eatery

An establishment where meals are prepared and served to customers. Often implies a sit-down restaurant with prepared cuisine, as opposed to a fast-food outlet.

駅前(えきまえ)に新(あたら)しい料理店(りょうりてん)ができた。

A new restaurant opened in front of the station.

この通(とお)りには和食(わしょく)の料理店(りょうりてん)が並(なら)んでいる。

Japanese restaurants line this street.

地元(じもと)で評判(ひょうばん)のイタリア料理店(りょうりてん)を予約(よやく)して、家族(かぞく)の誕生日(たんじょうび)を祝(いわ)った。

I reserved a well-regarded local Italian restaurant to celebrate a family birthday.

A compound of 料理(りょうり) (cooking, cuisine) and 店(てん) (shop, establishment). A relatively formal way to say "restaurant" that appears often in written Japanese and official contexts.

Common collocations

日本料理店(にほんりょうりてん): Japanese restaurant
中華料理店(ちゅうかりょうりてん): Chinese restaurant
高級(こうきゅう)料理店(りょうりてん): high-end restaurant
料理店(りょうりてん)を営(いとな)む: to run a restaurant

Similar words

レストラン: restaurant (loanword) — the most common casual term, often implies Western-style dining
飲食店(いんしょくてん): food and drink establishment — a broader legal/administrative term covering restaurants, bars, and cafes
食堂(しょくどう): dining hall, eatery — implies a more casual, everyday eating place
料亭(りょうてい): traditional Japanese restaurant — high-end, with private rooms and elaborate multi-course meals

Related Words

Compare: レストラン (restaurant)

Compare: 飲食店(いんしょくてん) (food and drink establishment)

Compare: 食堂(しょくどう) (dining hall, eatery)

Compare: 料亭(りょうてい) (traditional Japanese restaurant)

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