Meaning & use
bistro
A small, unpretentious restaurant or bar serving simple, moderately priced food and drink.
See it in a sentence
We found a cozy bistro tucked down a side street near the river.
The bistro's daily specials are chalked on a small blackboard by the door.
A note on using this word
Bistro originally comes from French and still carries a casual, European café-like connotation in English.
Words with a similar meaning
cafebrasserie
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