: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food
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The Chanel piece made its debut at the Grand Palais, which Lagerfeld had transformed into a Parisian brasserie complete with waiters, red leather banquettes and a sweeping bar.—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025 An on-site bakery churns out cardamom rolls that complement the delicious breakfast spread, and for those who tire of New Nordic Cuisine, the Nimb’s casual brasserie hits a bull’s-eye.—Maggie Turner, Air Mail, 20 Sep. 2025 The 125-year-old complex has been brought back to life with 50 percent more modular exhibition space open to the public, along with a mezzanine-level café and a monumental new brasserie with 60-foot ceilings, designed by the French interior architect Joseph Dirand.—Lindsey Tramuta, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025 Since Paris’s cocktail scene is about a 30-minute drive away, your best bet is a drink on the rooftop of the Molitor or at one of the nearby brasseries.—Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for brasserie
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Etymology
French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh brag malt
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