as in nightclub
a bar or restaurant offering special nighttime entertainment (as music, dancing, or comedy acts)
a section of the city populated with casual bistros offering entertainment to suit nearly every taste
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Recent Examples of bistro
Guests can enjoy a variety of dining options, including a bistro, a full-service restaurant, and a stylish lounge with a bar.
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
This bistro set mimics natural wicker while offering extra durability against UV rays and storms.
—Alexandra Kay, People.com, 31 May 2025
Sides are textbook bistro: fries, mashed potatoes, or green beans.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
On a cool weekday morning last month, just steps away from some of California's fanciest boutiques and bistros, Irving Webb was desperately trying to break camp as sanitation workers with shovels cleared the sidewalk he's been living on for the last few nights.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 26 May 2025
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2025
This bistro set mimics natural wicker while offering extra durability against UV rays and storms.
—Alexandra Kay, People.com, 31 May 2025
Sides are textbook bistro: fries, mashed potatoes, or green beans.
—Eleanor Aldridge, AFAR Media, 30 May 2025
On a cool weekday morning last month, just steps away from some of California's fanciest boutiques and bistros, Irving Webb was desperately trying to break camp as sanitation workers with shovels cleared the sidewalk he's been living on for the last few nights.
—Quil Lawrence, NPR, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bistro
Noun
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Williams did anything and everything to make ends meet, including loading lorries on an industrial estate for the retailer British Home Stores and driving minibuses to pick up party-goers from nightclubs.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 June 2025
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The $4 billion proposal would see a Midtown office tower converted into an entertainment hub with a casino, nightclubs, restaurants and a five-star hotel with nearly 1,000 rooms.—
Téa Kvetenadze,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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Once the heart of the Hanseatic League’s trading empire in Norway, this UNESCO World Heritage Site is now home to artisan workshops, independent galleries, and cosy cafes.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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Huge clients like Starbucks and Häagen-Dazs eat up the majority of the supply, leaving smaller cafes and chains out of luck as an entire industry tries to get their international logistics business up to speed.—
HubSpot,
HubSpot,
20 June 2025
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The cabaret burned down in 1915 and reopened in 1921 as a nightclub.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 June 2025
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As Sam makes his way to Bushwick, in the hopes of resurrecting his dormant stage persona, Romero acclimatizes us to the catty, interpersonal backstage drama of the cabaret’s moving parts, endearing us to each character in the process.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
10 June 2025
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View gallery - 4 images Killer whales have joined the rare club of animals that can make and use tools, for the first time being observed crafting a kind of brush out of kelp and then using it on fellow pod members.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 June 2025
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For years, some national breed clubs treated deafness as a genetic defect.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
23 June 2025
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“Bistro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistro. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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