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How to Say "eateries" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “eateries” is “restaurantes” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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General term for places serving food
A simple, colorful storybook illustration of the exterior of a cozy restaurant building with large windows. A small dining table is set up outside on the sidewalk.

Examples

Hay muchos restaurantes italianos en esta ciudad.

There are many Italian restaurants in this city.

¿Vamos a cenar a uno de los restaurantes nuevos?

Shall we go to dinner at one of the new restaurants?

Todos los restaurantes del centro estaban llenos el sábado por la noche.

All the restaurants downtown were full on Saturday night.

Plural Form

This word is the plural form, meaning 'more than one restaurant.' You create the plural by simply adding '-s' to the singular form: 'restaurante' + 's' = 'restaurantes'.

Masculine Noun

Since the singular word 'restaurante' is masculine, this plural form is also masculine. Always use the masculine plural article 'los' with it: 'Los restaurantes'.

Forgetting the Article

Mistake: “Quiero visitar restaurantes buenos.”

Correction: Quiero visitar los restaurantes buenos. (Unless you are talking about restaurants in general, you usually need the article 'los'.)

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