What does "coffee shop" mean?

A small café or restaurant typically selling light refreshments along with coffee-based drinks.

What is a synonym for "coffee shop"?

Common synonyms include: automat, beanery, bistro, buffet, buvette, cafe.

noun

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Noun

1
A small café or restaurant typically selling light refreshments along with coffee-based drinks.
"He went to the nearby coffee shop with his friends."
2
a small restaurant where drinks and snacks are sold wordnet
3
A café-like establishment selling marijuana in the Netherlands.
4
Synonym of kopitiam (“traditional eatery”). Malaysia, Singapore
5
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see coffee, shop.

"He went to the nearby coffee shop with his friends."

From coffee + shop.