Phrase guide

cloud kitchen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A restaurant built around food delivery, especially via the Internet, rather than sit-down service.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ghost kitchen, dark kitchen, ghost restaurant

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

A neologism, in reference to cloud computing, possibly coined because its synonyms ghost kitchen and dark kitchen have a somewhat pejorative connotation.