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Synonyms of bistro

18 similar words

Another word for bistro is pot-house. Other synonyms of bistro are alehouse.

Synonyms and similar words for bistro

nounA small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

  • alehouseA business, such as an inn or tavern, where ale is sold; (loosely) any beerhouse.
  • boozer Australia, slang
  • drinker
  • drinkeryA place where alcoholic drinks are served; a public house.
  • gin jointA commercial establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, especially one which is shabby or...
  • local British
  • nineteenth holeA pub/bar where golfers go for drinks after a game of golf, usually in the clubhouse at the course.
  • pot-houseA business where alcoholic beverages and often food are served: a bar, a public house, a saloon, a tavern.
  • pub
  • public house BritishA bar or tavern, often selling food and sometimes lodging; an inn.
  • rummeryA bar that mainly sells rum.
  • saloon US
  • tavern
  • watering hole
  • boozing ken archaicA pub; a public house; a tavern.
  • bousing ken archaicA pub; a public house; a tavern.
  • gargle-factory obsolete, slangBar, pub, a place for drinking.
  • groggery archaicAn establishment that sells alcoholic beverages.

Meaning of bistro

  1. noun A small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.
  2. verb To eat at a bistro.

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Questions about synonyms of bistro

What is another word for bistro?
Bistro has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as pot-house and alehouse.
What does bistro mean?
Bistro means a small casual restaurant or pub, typically serving French-style cuisine.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bistro (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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