bistrot

Definitions

Petit café ou restaurant sans prétention.

Equivalents

Examples

“In that Bible of French gastronomes, the Michelin guide⟳, the top three-star rating would not conceivably be given to any but the great elegant practitioners of the haute cuisine—not to a restaurant serving the cuisine bourgeoise, not to a bistrot, not to a small place⟳ with one person in the kitchen, even if that one person is a genius.”

“He lunched alone in a bistrot, reading the Paris Herald-Trib and noting with perverse pleasure that Bill Bradley had scored only eight points in the Knicks’ first playoff game.”

“Further along, at a bistrot run⟳ by Maltese, they would eat⟳ the Mediterranean sausage soubressade, accompanied by heavy wine.”

“The composer was duly taken out to a bistrot for a generous beverage or two, and on his return⟳ listened to the piece conducted by Pedro de Freitas Branco at a considerably faster tempo.”

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