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
Until then, Sebastian, the hotel’s bistro, delivers a Paris-meets-Athens menu, featuring standout dishes like the Salad Sebastian, a vibrant mix of beluga lentils, lardons, and baby potatoes.
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Indeed, many people have commented on how expensive Chez Fifi is, especially by comparison to other chic bistros like La Goulue and Orsay.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Consider snapping up this bistro table set that’s an excellent bang for your buck at just $120.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
In the afternoon, the café-style windows are thrown open as its bistro tables spill out onto the sidewalk, ready to hold gigantic Aperol spritzes in burgundy glasses.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 May 2025
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Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
Indeed, many people have commented on how expensive Chez Fifi is, especially by comparison to other chic bistros like La Goulue and Orsay.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Consider snapping up this bistro table set that’s an excellent bang for your buck at just $120.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 3 May 2025
In the afternoon, the café-style windows are thrown open as its bistro tables spill out onto the sidewalk, ready to hold gigantic Aperol spritzes in burgundy glasses.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bistro
Noun
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In 2017, after two American students said they were raped by police officers on their way home from a Florence nightclub, then-Mayor Dario Nardella chose to respond by chastising the student population.—
John Last,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 May 2025
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Federal agents captured 18 immigrants facing deportation during their April 27 raid on an unlicensed Colorado Springs nightclub, according to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.—
Max Levy,
Denver Post,
9 May 2025
Noun
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Hussain Saleh, 23, a barista in the cafe, was less impressed.—
Vivian Nereim,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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So, starting June 2, the popular cafe will launch a dinner menu and close later.—
Jenna Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Later in the piece, as the audience is ushered into a decadent cabaret space carved out of the Agger Fish Building, another amazing and largely untold tale is teased, revealed, and spun.—
Corey Seymour,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
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Drysdale’s ruling followed the discovery by the Manhattan district attorney’s office that the 1916 drawing, Russian War Prisoner, had been stolen from Austrian Jewish cabaret entertainer Fritz Grünbaum by Nazis.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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By hosting or joining a cake club, every night can feel extra special.—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 May 2025
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With that in mind, potential free agents like Sané or Tah would have usually announced their new club as soon as possible.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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“Bistro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistro. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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