It is interesting, because I guess we don't have a lot of brasserie type places, exactly.  There are bars, where you go primarily to imbibe, and you can get a burger or fish and chips if you get hungry, cafes, where you go for a coffee, tea and a snack or light meal, and restaurants, where you go to eat.  You'd never bring your own bottle to a bar.  But you'd rarely go to a bar to eat a fine meal either...  The exceptions to this rule, in my area, are the French bistros and the Belgian beer place...

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