Estaminet
Sign in to savethumb|right|Flemish estaminet Le Blauwershof ("the den of fraudsters") in [[Godewaersvelde, Nord, France.]] An estaminet is—in Picardy, French Flanders, Luxembourg, and Brussels—an establishment that serves various types of drinks, sells tobacco, and offers traditional games. The estaminets are part of the cultural heritage of these regions. In Brussels, a three-hundred-year-old estaminet is still open.
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- The estaminets in the 19th century
- Estaminets during World War I
- The estaminets revival
- Estaminets in culture
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes and references
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|Flemish estaminet Le Blauwershof ("the den of fraudsters") in [[Godewaersvelde, Nord, France.]] An estaminet is—in Picardy, French Flanders, Luxembourg, and Brussels—an establishment that serves various types of drinks, sells tobacco, and offers traditional games. The estaminets are part of the cultural heritage of these regions. In Brussels, a three-hundred-year-old estaminet is still open.
The word estaminets has also been in use in Paris in the 19th century, as Jules Lovy wrote about them on 18 April 1858 in Le Tintamarre.
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