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French diner that never checks the clock or your coat.

means A casual French restaurant and bar, often open long hours, serving simple hearty food like steak-frites, omelets, and onion soup.

from From French brasserie, literally 'brewery' — the word comes from brasser, 'to brew.' The original brasseries were breweries attached to taprooms, mostly run by Alsatian brewers, serving beer alongside food to keep customers fed and seated. Over time the beer-making faded into the background and the word settled on the eating-and-drinking half of the business — a brewery that kept its tables long after it stopped needing its vats.

literal meaning
word originally meant brewery, not restaurant
menu promise
same steak frites available at 3am
vs bistro
bigger, louder, more mirrors, less intimacy
dress code
none, waiters still outdress everyone
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