bistro
/ˈbiːstrəʊ
/ /ˈbɪstrəʊ/noun (plural bistros)
A small, inexpensive restaurant.You can stay in a hotel or inn in Old Quebec, enjoy a myriad of restaurants, bistros, sidewalk cafes, and yet you are only 40 minutes away from the great outdoors....
- Together they roam Paris, from cafe to cafe, neighborhood to neighborhood, restaurants, bars, bistros, the nightlife and underbelly of Montmartre.
- Adjacent to the main pool area will be one of the largest seafood restaurants and bistros on Chaweng Beach, with the opening of a 250 seat, 1,200 sq m Talay Boat Restaurant.
Origin
1920s: French; perhaps related to bistouille, a northern colloquial term meaning 'bad alcohol', perhaps from Russian bystro 'rapidly'.