What exactly do the terms bistro and brassiere mean and what are the differences between them and a resturant?

Question

What exactly do the terms bistro and brassiere mean and what are the differences between them and a resturant?

Answer 1

Traditionally, a bistro was a place where they served wine; brasserie is where they served beer.  Bistro is actually based on a Russian word which means "fast."  When Russians soldiers came into France they wanted a meal BISTRO!  and that's how that word came to be.

Answer 2

THEY are just fancy "continental" names for a cafe.

Answer 3

a brassiere is a BRA. i think you mean a brasserie hahahahahaha. Anyway they're like little café, coffee shop type things. Bit of a different between a brassiere and a restaurant though...

Answer 4

Bistro is a continental type cafe' and Brassiere is the same - serving up more homely food comparible to the english pub-grub.

Answer 5

True Meaning of Bistro;

The first "fast food": The word "bistro" for a small restaurant comes from the time of the Russian occupation of Paris in 1814. Russian soldiers would call "bistro, bistro"--which means "fast, fast", in other words, hurry up--to the waiters of French taverns. The term finally stuck and became the name of a quick-service restaurant.

I'm sure that the french had no idea what "bistro" meant, but in either case grew popularity (for reasons unknown) and later the name migrated into other countries as a fast food restaurant name. Even back in Russia people opened up Bistro's, pronouncing it differently than the original Russian word. This one had a tiny French accent.

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Brassiere

A restaurant serving alcoholic beverages, especially beer, as well as food.

[French, from brasser, to malt, brew, from Old French bracier, from Vulgar Latin *braciāre, from Latin brace, malt, of Celtic origin.]

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IF you are thinking of brasserie as related to bistro

the other brasserie is a ladies undergarment. to hold b*****s up.