- a U.S. federally mandated standard of average minimum miles-per-gallon fuel consumption for all the cars produced by an automobile manufacturer in a given year.
- a small, unpretentious restaurant, often with exterior seating on a patio or extending onto the sidewalk.
- coffee: I pick up a café and a croissant on my commute in to work every morning.
- a small or inexpensive restaurant or coffee bar, serving light meals and refreshments
- a corner shop or grocer
