What Is Bistro??

Question

When I came to America I noticed lots of restaurants with the word "Bistro" on its name signs. What is this word Bistro?? What does it mean? What language does it come from?? How does it differ from an ordinary restaurant??Etc.

Thanks.

Answer 1

its french, for fast food restaurants!

Answer 2

A bistro is a familiar name for a café serving moderately priced simple meals in an unpretentious setting, especially in Paris. They often specialize in classic dishes such as steak au poivre, onion soup, and coq au vin.

The term is possibly derived from the Russian which means 'quickly.' Russian soldiers occupying France after the Napoleonic Wars would frequently demand that French civilians serve their food quickly, shouting the word that evolved into the neologism 'Bistro' at them. This etymology is disputed, however: Cossack soldiers occupied Paris in 1815 but the first recorded use of the word appears in 1884, almost seventy years later, and in 1892 ("bistrot"). Another possible source for the word could be bistraud, a word in the Poitou dialect which means a "lesser servant." Another possible source for the word is bistouille or bistrouille, a colloquial term from northern area of France, which is a mixture of brandy and coffee; precisely the kind of beverage that could be served at a bistro.

Answer 3

What Is Bistro

Answer 4

The word originates from France. Its basically a french restaurant. Other restaurants add the word "bistro" to sound classier. ;)

Answer 5

a bistro is a world that comes from france..it is just another way to say cafe, light fare. we americans like to use it for almost any restaurant, because it sounds sophisticated.

Answer 6

In France it is a moderately priced cafe serving French cuisine ... in America the price is liable to be less moderate.

Try going to one and see what you think. French cooking is very good when done well.

Yours,
Jonnie

Answer 7

I think Besrto means Meat

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistro
(I knew the word was "French" but I didn't know what it meant either^_^)

Answer 9

a fancy restaurant.......usually very yummy food <33

Answer 10

just another name for an eatery!!!