as in nightclub
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 bistro
Located on the outskirts of town near Mount Norquay, the hillside Juniper Hotel offers great views, fairly basic but large rooms and a popular bistro that serves breakfast and dinner.
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Oakland has a new seafood-centric bistro that performs a lovely balancing act between rustic and refined, Sirene.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Entertainment on three stages, downtown restaurants and shops, and festival food court and bistro.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
The sleek space, outfitted in dark wood, crisp white table linens, and graphic curtains, converts into a more casual bistro for mid-week lunches and dinners on Mondays and Tuesdays.
—Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Oakland has a new seafood-centric bistro that performs a lovely balancing act between rustic and refined, Sirene.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025
Entertainment on three stages, downtown restaurants and shops, and festival food court and bistro.
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2025
The sleek space, outfitted in dark wood, crisp white table linens, and graphic curtains, converts into a more casual bistro for mid-week lunches and dinners on Mondays and Tuesdays.
—Kasia Dietz, Travel + Leisure, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bistro
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There’s the avant-garde choreographer Florentina Holzinger, for example, known for staging operas with plentiful fake blood, and the 82-year-old fashion knitwear designer Claudia Skoda, who’s often seen out at nightclubs.—
Gisela Williams,
New York Times,
25 Feb. 2025
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There were cinemas, casinos, nightclubs, hotels and restaurants to entertain its many guests.—
Sebastián López Brach,
The Dial,
25 Feb. 2025
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Most notably are the cat cafes springing up around the country—there are reportedly 200 of these businesses located in the United States alone.—
Jackie (Ott) Jaakola,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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Factors like longer-stay visas, reliable Wi-Fi, a fantastic cafe scene, and an array of cultural attractions and experiences are at the top of our checklist when deciding where to spend time.—
Katie Lockhart,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Feb. 2025
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There will also be eight bars, including a 1930s speakeasy and a Parisian-style cabaret hall inspired by iconic spots like the Moulin Rouge.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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In New York, the whole cabaret scene and the tiny club scene were full of gay people.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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His crowning achievement came in 2021 when Tampa’s dominant defense led the club to a 31-9 Super Bowl LV win over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Sports, to a club that is reportedly continuing to explore the veteran trade route after missing on Matthew Stafford.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Bistro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistro. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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