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What is the difference between bistro and cafe?

bistro | cafe | Synonyms |

Cafe is a coordinate term of bistro.



As nouns the difference between bistro and cafe

is that bistro is a small European-style restaurant while café is a coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.

bistro

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small European-style restaurant.
  • A small bar or pub.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    See also

    * fast food

    Anagrams

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    cafe

    English

    (wikipedia café)

    Alternative forms

    * cafe * * caff (qualifier)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A coffee shop; an establishment selling coffee and sometimes other non-alcoholic beverages, simple meals or snacks, with a facility to consume them on the premises.
  • A French pub.

    • Synonyms

    * (coffee shop) caff (British slang), coffeehouse, coffee shop, tea shop * (French pub) see

    Coordinate terms

    * bar * bistro * cafeteria * restaurant

    Derived terms

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    Anagrams

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