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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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 Fresh off a massive makeover and housed in Berlin’s former main telegraph office, this unique property features 97 rooms and suites, a brasserie-style restaurant that serves traditional German cuisine, a chic bar and pub, plus a 3,600-square-foot fitness area and spa. Blane Bachelor, AFAR Media, 29 Aug. 2025 Part of that French vibe involves the liberal use of Ostrow’s personal art collection, which plays a huge role in the decor and producing the Parisian brasserie atmosphere that defines the restaurant. Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025 There may also soon be closures at Côte, a brasserie chain which once had 100 outlets, whose private equity investors are now seeking new investment. Ian King, CNBC, 16 July 2025 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 10 Sep. 2025.

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