brasserie

noun

bras·​se·​rie ˌbras-ˈrē How to pronounce brasserie (audio)
ˌbra-sə-
: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

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Inspired by a carousel, La Rotonde brasserie is decorated with horse sculptures and copious amount of gold, from the walls to the warm lighting. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026 The newest addition to the family is À L’ouest, a 200+-seat modern French brasserie with an American heart. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 The lobby-level draw is the brasserie, The Merchant Room, from Minneapolis wunderkind Gavin Kaysen. Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 Answers include the $78 poulet rôti with foie gras jus, pommes Fifi, and salade verte at Chez Fifi, a ritzy brasserie in an Upper East Side townhouse. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brasserie

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of brasserie was in 1825

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“Brasserie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brasserie. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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