noun A small, casual restaurant, often serving simple French-style food.
- Now, a coalition of bistro owners, unions and trade organizations is lobbying to get Unesco to grant Paris's sidewalk bistros and cafes official status as France's "intangible cultural heritage.
— Claire Mufson, Paris Bistros Became Symbols of Resilience. But Are They Unesco Worthy? (2018)
- They found a cozy bistro tucked down a side street in Paris.
- The rule that Christmas preparations should wait until after Thanksgiving doesn't apply to Hugue Dufour and his wife, Sarah Obraitis, the owners of M. Wells, a Québécois bistro in Long Island City.
— Nina Mesfin, The New Must-Have for Every Stocking: French Canadian Meat Pie! (2023)
