What's the difference between 식당 & 음식점?
If there even is a difference... Thanks in advance!

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식당 and 음식점 mean "restaurant" but the feeling is a little different.
식당  feels like "cafe" and 음식점 feels like "coffee shop".
But really, the basic meaning is exactly same.

I hope my explanation will be helpful to you :)

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식당 & 음식점 both are restaurants. but..

식당 is more of like cafeteria and 음식점 is more of like food store type of restaurant..

If you get what I mean...

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식당 and 음식점 mean "restaurant" but two words are used differently to call "a dining room"

식당 is also used to call "a dining room" in a house.
However, 음식점 is not used as "a dining room" in a house.

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