Bistro
noun
A small, informal restaurant or cafe, often serving French-style food.
Let's have lunch at that little bistro on 5th street.
Often appears as...
- french bistro
- small bistro
noun
A small, informal restaurant or cafe, often serving French-style food.
Let's have lunch at that little bistro on 5th street.
Often appears as...
- french bistro
- small bistro
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Setting
Bistros have a casual atmosphere, suited for relaxed dining experiences rather than formal occasions.
We enjoyed a cozy dinner at the neighborhood bistro.
Pro Tip 2/3French Origin
Though any small eatery can be called a bistro, the style or menu often reflects French cuisine or culture.
The bistro had a special on bouillabaisse today.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implication
A bistro is typically small in size, suggesting a more intimate and possibly cozy dining experience.
The tiny bistro only had eight tables, but the food was superb.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Setting
Bistros have a casual atmosphere, suited for relaxed dining experiences rather than formal occasions.
We enjoyed a cozy dinner at the neighborhood bistro.
Pro Tip 2/3French Origin
Though any small eatery can be called a bistro, the style or menu often reflects French cuisine or culture.
The bistro had a special on bouillabaisse today.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implication
A bistro is typically small in size, suggesting a more intimate and possibly cozy dining experience.
The tiny bistro only had eight tables, but the food was superb.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Setting
Bistros have a casual atmosphere, suited for relaxed dining experiences rather than formal occasions.
We enjoyed a cozy dinner at the neighborhood bistro.
Pro Tip 2/3French Origin
Though any small eatery can be called a bistro, the style or menu often reflects French cuisine or culture.
The bistro had a special on bouillabaisse today.
Pro Tip 3/3Size Implication
A bistro is typically small in size, suggesting a more intimate and possibly cozy dining experience.
The tiny bistro only had eight tables, but the food was superb.
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Video examples
James Kunstler: How bad...
It's a place worth caring about. It's well defined. It is emphatically an outdoor public room. It has something that is terribly important -- it has what's called an active and permeable membrane around the edge. That's a fancy way of saying it's got shops, bars, bistros, destinations --
Video examples
James Kunstler: How bad...
It's a place worth caring about. It's well defined. It is emphatically an outdoor public room. It has something that is terribly important -- it has what's called an active and permeable membrane around the edge. That's a fancy way of saying it's got shops, bars, bistros, destinations --
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Quote examples
Jim Harrison
American Writer
We are delightfully trapped by our memories. I can't drink a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieux Telegraphe without revisiting a hotel bistro in Luzerne, Switzerland, where I ate a large bowl of a peppery Basque baby goat stew. A sip and a bite. A bite and sip. Goose bumps come with the divine conjunction of food and wine.
Quote examples
Anthony Geary
American Actor
I usually get up not before 9. I have a huge library - I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime fiction - so I'll usually take a book and go off to one of my favorite bistros for a cappuccino or espresso or maybe I'll have some lovely smoked salmon for breakfast.
Quote examples
Prue Leith
South African Chef
I opened Leith's in Notting Hill in 1969 and it eventually worked its way into being awarded a Michelin star. At the time, there were a few women running small bistros - but I was the first woman to have a 'serious,' expensive restaurant.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
The Lamb's Club is going to be a luxury bar and grill; we're not doing an overly fancy restaurant. We wanted to make a space that people will come to every day, almost like a very high-end bistro.
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Rick Bragg
American Author
There are these boutique writers out there who think if they are not writing their novels sitting at a bistro with their laptops, then they're not real writers. That's ridiculous.
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Francoise Sagan
French Playwright
I dreamt of being a writer once I started to read. I started to write 'Bonjour Tristesse' in bistros around the Sorbonne. I finished it, I sent it to editors. It was accepted.
Quote examples
Jason Chaffetz
American Politician
The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period.
Quote examples
Alain Ducasse
French Chef
In Paris we have bistros, then we have fine dining. In London, you have a very contemporary scene with mixed influences.
Quote examples
Jim Harrison
American Writer
We are delightfully trapped by our memories. I can't drink a bottle of Chateauneuf-du-Pape Vieux Telegraphe without revisiting a hotel bistro in Luzerne, Switzerland, where I ate a large bowl of a peppery Basque baby goat stew. A sip and a bite. A bite and sip. Goose bumps come with the divine conjunction of food and wine.
Quote examples
Anthony Geary
American Actor
I usually get up not before 9. I have a huge library - I'm a big fan of Scandinavian crime fiction - so I'll usually take a book and go off to one of my favorite bistros for a cappuccino or espresso or maybe I'll have some lovely smoked salmon for breakfast.
Quote examples
Prue Leith
South African Chef
I opened Leith's in Notting Hill in 1969 and it eventually worked its way into being awarded a Michelin star. At the time, there were a few women running small bistros - but I was the first woman to have a 'serious,' expensive restaurant.
Quote examples
Geoffrey Zakarian
American Chef
The Lamb's Club is going to be a luxury bar and grill; we're not doing an overly fancy restaurant. We wanted to make a space that people will come to every day, almost like a very high-end bistro.
Quote examples
Rick Bragg
American Author
There are these boutique writers out there who think if they are not writing their novels sitting at a bistro with their laptops, then they're not real writers. That's ridiculous.
Quote examples
Francoise Sagan
French Playwright
I dreamt of being a writer once I started to read. I started to write 'Bonjour Tristesse' in bistros around the Sorbonne. I finished it, I sent it to editors. It was accepted.
Quote examples
Jason Chaffetz
American Politician
The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period.
Quote examples
Alain Ducasse
French Chef
In Paris we have bistros, then we have fine dining. In London, you have a very contemporary scene with mixed influences.
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