Word Study
bistro
CIDE DICTIONARY
bistro, n.
- a small informal restaurant, especially one serving alcoholic beverages. [WordNet 1.5]
- a nightclub. [PJC]
THESAURUS
bistro
alehouse, automat, bar, barrel house, barroom, beanery, beer garden, beer parlor, blind tiger, buffet, buvette, cabaret, cafe, cafeteria, canteen, cantina, chophouse, chuck wagon, cocktail lounge, coffee shop, coffeehouse, coffeeroom, cookhouse, cookshack, cookshop, diner, dining hall, dining room, discotheque, dive, dog wagon, dramshop, drinking saloon, drive-in, drive-in restaurant, eatery, eating house, fast-food chain, gin mill, grill, grillroom, groggery, grogshop, hamburger stand, hash house, hashery, honky-tonk, hot-dog stand, kitchen, local, lunch counter, lunch wagon, luncheonette, lunchroom, mess hall, night spot, nightclub, nitery, pizzeria, pothouse, pub, public, public house, quick-lunch counter, rathskeller, restaurant, rumshop, saloon, saloon bar, smorgasbord, snack bar, speakeasy, supper club, taproom, tavern, tearoom, trattoria, watering place, wine shopFor further exploring for "bistro" in Webster Dictionary Online