brasserie

noun

bras·​se·​rie ˌbras-ˈrē 

ˌbra-sə-

: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

Examples of brasserie in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From a sophisticated suburban crowd to the Bobo’s of the right bank, every type of Parisian rubs shoulders with jet-setting guests in the convivial seventh-floor Art Deco brasserie meets cocktail bar, Le Tout-Paris. —Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

The hotel is also home to speakeasy bar Under the Stairs, Belgian brasserie Le Petit Bon Bon, gastronomic restaurant Palais Royal, and Coutume, a concept store for Belgian designers. —Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 19 May 2026

Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie remains the city’s reigning brunch institution, with oysters, fries and a happy hour that pulls in fashion power players and movie stars in equal measure. —Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 1 May 2026

Balthazar The SoHo French brasserie that has somehow stayed cool through multiple cultural eras. —Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026

Word History

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

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above