Nightclub vs. Restaurant — What's the Difference?

A nightclub (music club, discothèque, disco club, or simply club) is a music venue (usually accompanied with bar) that operates late into the night. A nightclub is generally an entertainment venue comprising a dance floor, lightshow, and a stage for a disc jockey (DJ) where a DJ plays recorded music.

A restaurant,(French: [ʁɛstoʁɑ̃] (listen)) or more informally an eatery, is a business that prepares and serves food and drinks to customers. Meals are generally served and eaten on the premises, but many restaurants also offer take-out and food delivery services.

An establishment that stays open late at night and provides food, drink, entertainment, and music for dancing. Also called nightspot.

A place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served on the premises.

A public or private establishment that is open late at night to provide entertainment, food, drink, music and/or dancing.

A business establishment where meals are served to the public.

(Philippines) A strip club.

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

To visit a nightclub (or nightclubs) for entertainment.

An eating house.

An establishment providing entertainment (as singers, dancers, or comedy acts), usually open late into the night or early morning, typically serving alcoholic beverages and food.

A building where people go to eat

A spot that is open late at night and that provides entertainment (as singers or dancers) as well as dancing and food and drink;