: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food
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Plans include 15 luxury suites, six guesthouses, two on-site restaurants (one fine dining, one brasserie), a spa, and a pool.—Anna Spiegel, Axios, 21 July 2024 There are references to diners and brasseries and high-end restaurants at The Corner Store.—Andy Wang, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024 The younger sibling of French brasserie Alfred next door, Alfi’s is a cocktail bar meets osteria.—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 24 Sep. 2024 Le Grand Colbert is a traditional brasserie bedecked with white tablecloths, high, decorative ceilings and opulent chandeliers.—Alexander Smith, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for brasserie
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French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh brag malt
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