Rest, of course, means restaurant.
When Japanese adopt foreign words, they sometimes shorten them. The classic case is the Japanese word パソコン, pronounced pa-so-kon, meaning "personal computer." In Japanese, you wouldn't call a restaurant a "rest" but the signs for American style restaurants that are similar to Denny's or Howard Johnson's always say "Cafe Rest" -- except for one I know which has a large sign, proudly proclaiming it to be a "Cafe Lest."
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