A bistro is a small, not-too-fancy restaurant, often with a bar — the kind of neighbourhood place where you eat and maybe have a drink, not a stiff dining hall.

A bistro is a small, not-too-fancy restaurant一種小小的、不會太講究的餐廳, often with a bar常常附設吧台 — the kind of neighbourhood place where you eat and maybe have a drink就是那種在附近，你可以吃東西、也許順便喝一杯的地方, not a stiff dining hall不是那種拘謹的正式餐廳

English took the word around 1920 from French bistrot, which in the 1880s meant the person who ran a tavern, not the room itself. Though actually, nobody is sure where that French word came from; it is probably some regional speech, and the tidy stories you sometimes hear are not something we can stand behind.

English took the word around 1920 from French bistrot英文大約在1920年從法文bistrot借來這個字, which in the 1880s meant the person who ran a tavern那個字在1880年代指的是經營小酒館的人, not the room itself不是指那個空間本身. Though actually不過事實上, nobody is sure where that French word came from沒有人真的確定那個法文字是從哪裡來的; it is probably some regional speech可能是某種地方方言, and the tidy stories you sometimes hear are not something we can stand behind你偶爾聽到的那些整齊的說法故事，我們沒辦法保證是真的

In English we only use it for the place. It feels a little stylish, not slang and not formal.

In English we only use it for the place在英文裡我們只用它來指地方. It feels a little stylish感覺帶點時髦, not slang and not formal不是俚語，也不是正式用語

Shops put “bistro” on the sign to suggest simple food and wine, even when the cooking is not French at all.

Shops put "bistro" on the sign店家會把「bistro」放在招牌上 to suggest simple food and wine暗示提供簡單的餐點和酒, even when the cooking is not French at all就算料理完全不是法式的也一樣