brasserie

noun bras·se·rie \ ˌbras-ˈrē , ˌbra-sə- \

Updated on: 21 Apr 2018

Definition of brasserie

: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

Recent Examples of brasserie from the Web

And at Clark and Addison Streets, Boka Restaurant Group (Girl & the Goat, Momotaro, Balena) will have Dutch and Doc’s, a 200-seat American brasserie, by early summer.

— nina kokotas hahn, Condé Nast Traveler, "The Hotel Zachary Makes Wrigley Field the Place to Stay Even For Non-Cubs Fans," 29 Mar. 2018
The menu is based on a classic brasserie, with escargot, braised artichokes with white wine butter sauce and raw bar available.

— marc bona, cleveland.com, "Serenite Restaurant in Medina: Sneak peek," 29 Mar. 2018
Partners Justin Weathers and Joe Monnich are billing The Bercy — named after the neighborhood in the 12th Arrondissement of Paris — as a modern take on the classic French brasserie.

— michael klein, Philly.com, "Ardmore boom: The Bercy and The Ripp are getting closer," 2 Mar. 2018
The Lobster Club sits under the Pool in a space that was originally a 24-hour brasserie.

— pete wells, New York Times, "The Lobster Club Does Japanese, From Raw to Half-Baked," 30 Jan. 2018
Bourne & Hollingsworth Buildings is a modern take on a classic brasserie.

— tom marchant, Harper's BAZAAR, "103 Things to Do, See, Eat and Shop in London," 7 Dec. 2017
All over America, diners and restaurateurs have been rediscovering the pleasures of the bistro, the brasserie, and the classical French repertoire.

— brett martin, GQ, "Lyon Is the Real Capital of French Food," 12 Mar. 2018
Buy Photo Chef Paras Shah, who wowed at the opening of Barcelona Wine Bar on East Passyunk Avenue, has traded Spanish for French at the comfy Chez Ben, a French brasserie featuring a cafe counter, and M Brown’s, a bar specializing in aged spirits.

— michael klein, Philly.com, "Chez Ben opens in Old City hotel," 8 Mar. 2018
Mahdavi kept the zigzag marble floor that the previous artist had created, added globe lamps with copper bases, and installed curvaceous furniture of her own design in the layout of a classic brasserie.

— jane mayer, The New Yorker, "India Mahdavi, Virtuoso of Color," 20 Dec. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of brasserie

French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celt origin; akin to Welsh brag malt

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First Known Use: 1825

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