brasserie

noun

bras·se·rie ˌbras-ˈrē

ˌbra-sə-

: an informal usually French restaurant serving simple hearty food

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There’s also a lively wine bar, a brasserie that provides great people-watching from the sidewalk terrace, and the promise of a full-service spa. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026 Downstairs, Angelica focuses on all-day European brasserie hits—rabbit rillettes, gravlax, and pickled cucumber salad—while the Bar Gambit leans moodier and more underground, attracting a particular post-work creative Fitzrovia crowd. — Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026 Now Mick is opening her own Afro-Caribbean brasserie, Calabash, which debuts this fall in the West Village. — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026 Alain Ducasse Café will sit alongside Monsieur Paul, the Bocuse brasserie format; Kokoro Handroll Bar, and Momofuku, from David Chang’s New York group. — Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for brasserie

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, brewery, from Middle French brasser to brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciare, of Celtic origin; akin to Welsh brag malt

First Known Use

1825, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of brasserie was in 1825

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