Bistro

This article is about the type of restaurant. For other uses, see Bistro (disambiguation).
At the Bistro, Jean Béraud

A bistro or bistrot (/ˈbiːstroʊ/), in its original Parisian form, is a small restaurant serving moderately priced, simple meals in a modest setting. In more recent years, the term has become used by restaurants considered, by some, to be pretentious.[1]

  1. ^ Hyman, pp. 77–78