How to Use bistro in a Sentence

bistro

noun
  • This was a neighborhood bistro that helped the French Quarter feel like more of a neighborhood.
    Ian McNulty, NOLA.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Most of us who enjoy steak tartare, preferably with a high pile of hot fries on the side, know it from eating it in a restaurant or a bistro and not from preparing it at home.
    Bill Buford, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2020
  • Amenities include a bistro, indoor pool, theater, putting green, outdoor pavilion, bocce court, salon, library, and even a dog park.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland, 20 Nov. 2020
  • To save space on an apartment balcony or to outfit a front porch for morning coffee, look at this three-piece wooden bistro set that’s on sale for $150.
    Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The result was Bluestem, an early-21st-century tasting menu restaurant with the heart of a welcoming bistro.
    New York Times, 28 Dec. 2020
  • Ann Hall, who owns a bistro in New Richmond, Wis., closed the dining room of her restaurant early in the pandemic.
    Julie Bosman, New York Times, 20 Nov. 2020
  • And a Manhattan bistro is handing out silver space blankets — the kind used by marathon runners to prevent hypothermia — to shivering diners.
    Nate Schweber, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Ann Hall, who owns a bistro in New Richmond, Wisconsin, closed the dining room of her restaurant early in the pandemic.
    Julie Bosman New York Times, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • The Nines opened in January in a space above Acme bistro.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 May 2022
  • The trailer and bistro menus will overlap — but just a bit.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 8 May 2024
  • Le Âme, the French bistro, is, as its name suggests, the resort's soul.
    Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2023
  • Then, there’s the classic French bistro on the seventh floor, ​​Le Tout-Paris.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2021
  • The Statler is billed as a new American and French-style bistro.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The tables have blush tops and are flanked with classic Thonet bistro chairs.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2023
  • How to get the look: Paper lanterns, bistro tables, tonal green paint.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • These Ukrainian refugees are getting a new start in a Paris bistro.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2022
  • Light up the room with the scents of an elegant French bistro, brasserie or patisserie.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2023
  • Smog hung low over the field, and French jazz emanated from the bistro’s speakers.
    Christina Goldbaum, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
  • How to get the look: Idiosyncratic art, bistro glasses, a trad lantern.
    Sean Santiago, ELLE Decor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The Farish House: A cozy bistro and wine hang that is family-owned and -operated.
    The Arizona Republic, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Some old friends of ours from the industry teamed up with some young chef and opened a Swedish French bistro.
    Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Then there’s the two-star, then there’s the one-star, then there’s the all-day dining, then there’s the neighborhood bistro, then there’s the pub.
    Alex French, Robb Report, 5 Oct. 2024
  • Website Pick up a book and sip on a cafecito at the public library's tiny bistro.
    Kylie Madry, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The bistro owner, John Stais, tended tables in front of the White Tower.
    Timothy Christian, Town & Country, 1 Mar. 2022
  • There’s an English tea room and a French-style bistro and a pizza place with seating on the square.
    Beth Thames | Bethmthames@gmail.com, al, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Breakfast is included and served in the bistro, while the beer garden is a great spot for evening drinks.
    Karen Gardiner, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • Davis owns Toast wine bar and bistro in the city’s Gordon Square neighborhood.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The bistro set comes with two foldable chairs and a table that are ideal for a small brunch or a glass of wine with a loved one.
    Sanah Faroke, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2022
  • Salty, with a nicely acidic twang, the Clam-o-Naise proved to be a complex condiment that wouldn’t seem out of place in a smart bistro.
    Emily Heil, Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Alain Ducasse, in his bistro and brasserie makeovers, has devoted the recent part of his career to it.
    Pete Wells, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023

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