place for ...; specialist shop; restaurant
Noun suffix used especially in names of restaurants and specialist shops, indicating a place where something is done or served. Often translated as '-ya' or 'house' in English.
That sushi restaurant always has a line.
There are many soba shops around here.
A great sushi restaurant opened in front of the station.
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
meat-specialty restaurant
drinking place; bar; izakaya · sake-producing area
noodle restaurant; ramen shop; udon/soba shop
Japanese-style restaurant; Japanese-style dining hall
Derived from the noun 所 (ところ, 'place'), with rendaku voicing to どころ when used as a suffix. The kanji 処 is an alternative form of 所, often used in this suffix context.