- resutoran restaurant (esp. Western-style)
Used in everyday conversation to refer to a restaurant, often Western-style, as opposed to traditional Japanese eateries like ryōtei or izakaya.
このレストランはとても人気があります。
Kono resutoran wa totemo ninki ga arimasu.
This restaurant is very popular.
週末にレストランで夕食を食べました。
Shūmatsu ni resutoran de yūshoku o tabemashita.
I had dinner at a restaurant on the weekend.
⚖️ Often confused with 'shokudō', which implies a more casual, cafeteria-style eatery.
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