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By Alastair Little and Richard Whittington
Published 1998
This French name for a small informal restaurant dates back to the time of the Napoleonic wars when invading Russian soldiers demanded of innkeepers in their own language that they be served quickly, the word bistro meaning βbe quickβ in Russian. Russian fast-food outlets are called bistros today.
Β© 1998 Alastair Little. All rights reserved.
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