: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food
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While many brasseries are anchored in old-fashioned design, Kreuther wanted to lighten the atmosphere.—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 2 Mar. 2026 Winfrey and Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises chief Rich Melman converted it into a multiroom, 500-seat brasserie with English, French, Italian and American themes.—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026 Given Naples’ high volume of Midwest visitors, many travelers may recognize the names of his popular Minneapolis brasseries—Spoon & Stable, Demi, and Mara Restaurant & Bar.—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026 Ami Paris has revealed a month-long makeover of the famed French brasserie in New York’s SoHo neighborhood.—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brasserie
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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