noun
brasserie
brass-uh-REE/ˌbræsəˈriː/
An informal French-style restaurant serving drinks and simple meals.
They share a simple lunch at a busy brasserie near the station.
Etymology
The brewing root points to the brasserie's origins as a beer garden attached to a brewery. Its use for a beer saloon serving food provides the bridge to the restaurant sense.
In context
The concept of Claudine, it's a concept of Neo French brasserie: you think about sole meunière, you think about table side Steak tartare
More examples
- The brasserie serves beer and steak with fries.
- We found a table outside the French brasserie.
- Two neighborhood brasseries stayed open late.
Forms
brasserie · brasseries
Similar words
- bistro
- A bistro is also a small informal restaurant; brasserie traditionally emphasizes drinks and a broad, steady meal service.