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bistro

[bis-troh, bee-stroh] / ˈbɪs troʊ, biˈstroʊ /
NOUN
drinkery with food
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I may never open that bistro, and perhaps that’s just as well for the accountant and the watercolor artichokes.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

Tina Vaughn and Chip Smith, the husband-and-wife owners of Eulalie, an upscale cloth-napkin bistro in Tribeca, also forbid phone use at their restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

We're speaking in the middle of the same crowded bistro, where maracas, horns, matracas, and chants almost drown out our conversation.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

I had been driving west through downtown and stopped in Chinatown to wait out the morning congestion in a new café that used to be an old bistro.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Together we walked a few dozen feet to a small cafe where everyone was sitting around a few small bistro tables.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad

Its chef, Joe Cash, an alum of New York’s Per Se and Copenhagen’s Noma, took inspiration from both French bistros and American steakhouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Turning stovetop pasta into a spicy, creamy Cajun version that tastes like if the average Rainforest Cafe were suddenly staffed entirely by people with experience on the line at French bistros.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

To do so, I stay away from bistros in fancy neighborhoods, which charge too much and often cook up mediocre food.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

The landscape has changed considerably: steely grit and urban decay have given way to skyscrapers and endless bistros.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2023

The diners have all been taken over by precious little bistros boasting a menu of indigenous American cuisine.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris


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