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A typical restaurant in uptown Manhattan
A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. The term
covers a multiplicity of venues and a diversity of cuisine styles. Restaurants are
sometimes a feature of a larger complex, typically a hotel, where the dining amenities
are provided for the convenience of the residents and, of course, for the hotel to maximise their potential revenue. Such
restaurants are often also open to non-residents.
Many guides have been written over the years describing the best (and often the worst) places to eat. One of the most famous
of these is the Michelin series of guides which accord from 1 to 3 stars to
restaurants they perceive to be of high culinary merit.
Restaurants often specialize in certain types of food. For example, there are seafood restaurants, vegetarian restaurants or ethnic restaurants.
A special restaurant is the dining car in long-distance trains. To
passengers travelling long distances it offers more luxury than eating brought-along food in the train, while it saves time
compared with eating in towns along the way. Also, compared with other restaurants, the ever changing views of the countryside
enhance the pleasure of the dinner.
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