as in nightclubs
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 bistros
From omakase to Taiwanese bistros to kava cafés, here are the new openings, menu updates and anticipated spots to know now.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
And in Mar Vista one of the city’s favorite new bistros, Electric Bleu, comes from husband-and-wife team Craig Hopson and Mai Sakai.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Known for opulent dining rooms and chic bistros from Hong Kong to Palm Beach, 71-year-old Daniel Boulud has overseen his eponymous flagship on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — site of THR‘s New York issue party — for over 30 years.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
The result is a mix of old-school hotel bars, downtown Italian institutions and buzzy French bistros — the kinds of places where A-listers tend to turn up again and again.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
In other words, at diners where customers might slather pats on pancakes or at bistros with bread baskets, butter must be the default.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The area is populated with stony terraces and narrow streets where bistros serve good Italian food (this being so close to the Italian border) and markets to shop for artisanal items.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
And in Mar Vista one of the city’s favorite new bistros, Electric Bleu, comes from husband-and-wife team Craig Hopson and Mai Sakai.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Known for opulent dining rooms and chic bistros from Hong Kong to Palm Beach, 71-year-old Daniel Boulud has overseen his eponymous flagship on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — site of THR‘s New York issue party — for over 30 years.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
The result is a mix of old-school hotel bars, downtown Italian institutions and buzzy French bistros — the kinds of places where A-listers tend to turn up again and again.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
In other words, at diners where customers might slather pats on pancakes or at bistros with bread baskets, butter must be the default.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The area is populated with stony terraces and narrow streets where bistros serve good Italian food (this being so close to the Italian border) and markets to shop for artisanal items.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bistros
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Other Allred Management concepts are also in Westport and include the Lotus and Q Kansas City nightclubs.—
Katelyn Umholtz,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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The organization’s old modus operandi was Spursian in nature, and similar to Heat Culture, but without all the neon and nightclubs.—
Candace Buckner,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Players want expanded free agency and salary arbitration rights along with almost doubling the major league minimum, increasing the money high-revenue teams share with the less-wealthy clubs and establishing penalties for teams that drop below payroll floors.—
Ronald Blum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The participants did not come from boarding schools but from football clubs that had formed independently of public schools.—
Thomas Adam,
The Conversation,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Salon Toulouse, the ship's main lounge and bar, inspired by vintage Parisian cabarets and complete with deep red velvet armchairs, was Joie de Vivre's main social hub for sundowners and digestifs.—
Chrissie McClatchie,
Travel + Leisure,
31 May 2026
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The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Bistros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistros. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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