How do you say “Restaurant” in Japanese?「レストラン」Resutoran/「飲食店(いんしょくてん)」Inshokuten

How do you say “Restaurant” in Japanese?「レストラン」Resutoran/「飲食店(いんしょくてん)」Inshokuten Noun

Noun: レストラン

Romaji Reading: resutoran

Meaning: restaurant

Example Sentences of レストラン

今日はそのレストランは休日です。
Kyō wa sono resutoran wa kyūjitsu desu.
The restaurant is closed today.


明日の昼はレストランでご飯を食べる。
Ashita no hiru wa resutoran de gohan o taberu.
I will eat lunch at a restaurant tomorrow noon.


(私の)父は日本食レストランを経営しています。
Watashi no chichi wa nihonshoku resutoran o keiei shiteiru.
My father runs a Japanese restaurant.


彼女とクリスマスに高級レストランに行く。
Kanojo to kurisumasu ni kokyū resutoran ni iku.
I’m going to go to a fancy restaurant with my girlfriend.

Another Way to Say “Restaurant”

Noun: 飲食店(いんしょくてん)

Romaji Reading: inshokuten

Meaning: restaurant

Example Sentences of「飲食店(いんしょくてん)

(私は)新宿の飲食店でバイトをしています。
Watashi wa shinjuku no inshokuten de baito o shiteimasu.
I work part-time at a restaurant in Shinjuku.


そのデパートには飲食店がたくさんある。
Sono depāto ni wa inshokuten ga takusan aru.
There are many restaurants in the department store.

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