as in nightclubs
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 bistros
From omakase to Taiwanese bistros to kava cafés, here are the new openings, menu updates and anticipated spots to know now.
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Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
And in Mar Vista one of the city’s favorite new bistros, Electric Bleu, comes from husband-and-wife team Craig Hopson and Mai Sakai.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Known for opulent dining rooms and chic bistros from Hong Kong to Palm Beach, 71-year-old Daniel Boulud has overseen his eponymous flagship on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — site of THR‘s New York issue party — for over 30 years.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
The result is a mix of old-school hotel bars, downtown Italian institutions and buzzy French bistros — the kinds of places where A-listers tend to turn up again and again.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
In other words, at diners where customers might slather pats on pancakes or at bistros with bread baskets, butter must be the default.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The area is populated with stony terraces and narrow streets where bistros serve good Italian food (this being so close to the Italian border) and markets to shop for artisanal items.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
And in Mar Vista one of the city’s favorite new bistros, Electric Bleu, comes from husband-and-wife team Craig Hopson and Mai Sakai.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026
Known for opulent dining rooms and chic bistros from Hong Kong to Palm Beach, 71-year-old Daniel Boulud has overseen his eponymous flagship on the Upper East Side of Manhattan — site of THR‘s New York issue party — for over 30 years.
—Beth Landman, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
The result is a mix of old-school hotel bars, downtown Italian institutions and buzzy French bistros — the kinds of places where A-listers tend to turn up again and again.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
In other words, at diners where customers might slather pats on pancakes or at bistros with bread baskets, butter must be the default.
—Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Joining them are restaurants, bistros, cafes, ice cream shops and more in all corners of the city, from Ardenwood to Warm Springs.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026
Church Avenue is revived, nearly every storefront occupied, jazz clubs mixing with Haitian bistros, home-loan shops, day-care centers, and Jamaican fish shacks.
—Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
The area is populated with stony terraces and narrow streets where bistros serve good Italian food (this being so close to the Italian border) and markets to shop for artisanal items.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bistros
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At the time of the killing, there had been at least five shootings so far this year inside city nightclubs and lounges in the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens that left eight people wounded and two dead.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
13 May 2026
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Cabins under nightclubs or late-night bars can pick up bass vibrations that continue into the early hours.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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No worries, these nights are inevitable over the 162-game slog of a regular season, even for 100-win clubs.—
Gabriel Burns,
AJC.com,
23 May 2026
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Luxury destinations are reimagining the family experience with more thoughtful design, moving beyond basic kids’ clubs to create programming, spaces and itineraries that feel tailored for everyone in your group.—
Katie Lara,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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The newest chapter is Velvet Night 76—my personal obsession—inspired by Parisian cabarets.—
Shivani Vora,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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As revolutionary unrest intensified and the Pahlavi regime imposed martial law and closed cabarets and theaters in an attempt to appease conservatives, her sources of income vanished.—
Richard Nedjat-Haiem,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Bistros.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bistros. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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