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
Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Camelia describes itself as a French and Japanese bistro.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
View Boston still offers ticket packages that included drinks at the bar or food at the bistro.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Food and drink Emil, the on-site restaurant, does contemporary bistro fare with a Mediterranean twist (lots of fish and vegetables) but doesn’t come cheap.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
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Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Camelia describes itself as a French and Japanese bistro.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Mar. 2026
View Boston still offers ticket packages that included drinks at the bar or food at the bistro.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Food and drink Emil, the on-site restaurant, does contemporary bistro fare with a Mediterranean twist (lots of fish and vegetables) but doesn’t come cheap.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for bistro
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bistro
Noun
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Every city has a notorious nightclub or bar worth visiting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Mar. 2026
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Produced by Edko Films, and starring Dayo Wong and Sammi Cheng, the film is set in 2012 at a fading hostess nightclub in Tsim Sha Tsui East.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Zidler, in the 2001 Baz Luhrman movie about a composer falling in love with a cabaret star in Belle Époque Paris, was Harold Zidler, the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge, and played by Jim Broadbent.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
26 Feb. 2026
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In her later life, Lee would inspire and nurture as a coach for scores of working professionals in theater, film, cabaret and dance.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2026
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Holt — a former USL league president who helped Sacramento join as an expansion team in 2014 — is replacing Todd Dunivant, who was hired to be the sporting director for Major League Soccer club New York City FC in December.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
4 Mar. 2026
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Martin Necas got his 27th goal and Gabriel Landeskog also scored to complete Colorado’s back-to-back sweep of the Southern California clubs.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Bistro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistro. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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