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Parisian incarnation, a small restaurant, serving moderately priced simple meals in a modest setting. Bistros are defined mostly by the foods they serve. French home-style cooking, and slow-cooked foods like cassoulet, a bean stew, are typical. Bistros likely developed out of the basement kitchens of Parisian apartments where tenants paid for both room and board. Landlords could supplement their income by opening their kitchen to the paying public. Menus were built around foods that were simple, could be prepared in quantity and would keep over time. Today, bistros are mostly still part of the hospitality industry.

They are often connected with hotels, bars, and pubs. They still often serve cheaper, simplified menus or menus that are not tied to a specific cultural cuisine. Plaque about the legend of the origin of the word “Bistro” at La Mère Catherine, 6, place du Tertre, Paris. The etymology is unclear, and is presumed to come from a regional word: bistraud, bistingo, bistouille, or bistrouille. The first recorded use of the word appears in 1884.

This etymology has been discredited by some French linguists, as there is no attestation to the occurrence of this word until the end of the 19th century. The Gyros Journey: Affordable Ethnic Eateries Along the Front Range, Fulcrum Publishing, p. Dictionnaire etymologique du Français, Dictionnaires Le Robert, 1994, p. Gold, Studies in Etymology and Etiology Universidad de Alicante, 2009, p. Alain Rey, Dictionnaire historique de la langue française, Dictionnaires Le Robert, 1998, p.

A bistro is a small, casual eating establishment known for serving hearty, simple fare along with wine. Bistros originated in France and the United States has adapted the idea. An American bistro is likely to have not only French food, but basic filling foods inspired from other cuisines such as Asian and Italian. The origin of the word to mean a certain style of restaurant is debated but is widely thought to date back to when Russian soldiers fought with the French in France during World War I. They would demand food quickly, and bistro means “fast” in Russian.