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 The hotel, designed by The Standard’s in-house team in collaboration with the Ministry of Design, will also feature Kaya, a Japanese izakaya style bar and restaurant, and on street-level the Café Standard bistro. Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Sep. 2024 The circular pedestal tables, complete with cozy loveseats and wire chairs by Warren Platner, are scattered around the room like a Parisian bistro. Laura May Todd, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024 Outside, there’s even a front patio space that would be perfect for a cute bistro set for two. Christina Shepherd McGuire, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024 While sitting outside at one of the bistro tables under the cream-white awnings on a sunny day is a joy, be sure to also go inside to see the interiors of this chandeliered grand café. Nicole Trilivas, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bistro 
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Noun
  • In 2013, bartenders, drink runners and bouncers were arrested in the resort’s nightclubs and pool parties for offering drugs and prostitutes to undercover police officers posed as partygoers (one staffer attempted to sell a cop a full pound of cocaine).
    Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The city boasts three times more bars and nightclubs than Hong Kong does, but admittedly, the cost is much higher.
    Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Shop for more gifts, including handmade crafts and treats, at the Congregation cafe's small-business market, which features live music.
    Annalise Frank, Axios, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Customers wait in line at a Starbucks cafe in a terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, Nov. 11, 2024.
    Amelia Lucas,Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Every Moment from Glamour’s 2024 Women of the Year Red Carpet Is cabaret still a big part of your life?
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Because the only thing Liza loves more than a cabaret is kicking some ass.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Rooney has been a member of the sword fighters' club for almost 10 years and appreciates the politics-free zone.
    Robert Benincasa, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The festival brings a four-day lineup to Austin clubs and theaters from April 16-19.
    Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Bistro.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistro. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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