They returned the walls to a reddish mahogany and asked an Austrian designer to come up with a new version of his classic bistro chair.

Washington Park, with its pale lemon walls, straw-seat bistro chairs and waiters in Thomas Pink checked shirts, takes its casualness very seriously.

There is some furniture - an occasional bistro chair or garden bench and table that would add an existential air to a breakfast room; (212) 343-7474.

At Chin Chin, off-white muslin slipcovers conceal standard bistro chairs.

His five-pound stackable bistro chair (below) has an aluminum frame and oak or cherry-wood slats, an overlooked resource.

It has windows on all sides, shiny wood floors, bare wood tables, bentwood bistro chairs and a ceiling with knotty pine rafters.

Potted palms, bamboo roll-up shades, bistro chairs and exotic blooms add to the summery feeling.

Also known as the bistro chair, it was designed by Michael Thonet and introduced in 1859.

Seating is on French bistro chairs.

The most famous being the Michael Thonet Bendwood chair or the 'bistro chair' created in 1859 which has revolutionized the industry and is still being produced today.