Just one bite of one of their delicious soufflés and you will travel back directly to your childhood’s kitchen and remember the good old days, when your mother used to call “A table, vite, le soufflé va retomber”! The decoration of the room, too, will make you feel like you are in a cute little French restaurant. Even the trip to the bathroom is worth it: they have the old-fashioned toilet flush and doors and even the soap dispenser looks like what you found in your school’s bathrooms when you were a kid!
At the Mercat Bistro, you and your friends will go back to your childhood when you used to read the number at the bottom of your water glass to figure out which of you is the oldest…just like we all did at our school cantine!
Very often, this independent theatre in West Village screens French movies, so just check their program regularly and enjoy watching your favorite French actors instead of the latest American blockbuster.
The Alliance Française of Dallas also offers screenings of French movies a few times a year, make sure to visit their website once in a while.
Yes, they have all you need there to play pétanque! So, tu tires ou tu pointes?
The Eiffel Tower is in Dallas…at least Delaunay’s bright and colorful version of it! When you feel homesick, just go to the museum and enjoy the beauty of French paintings: Renoir, Monet, Manet, Cézanne, Toulouse-Lautrec, Braque, they’re all there. The sculpture garden is worth a little balade as well!
On July 14th, Oak Cliff celebrates the French National Day with a street festival offering crêpes, mussels, accordion music, pétanque competitions, French dance, and much more. Grab your bérêt and go have fun in bleu-blanc-rouge!
French food, French wine, French music, and French people everywhere! A total immersion in French culture… perfect to virtually take you back to your country. It’s just once a year, so don’t miss it!
This nationwide French country café is famous among French expats in Dallas for…the French lesson in the restrooms! That’s actually the funniest part. For the rest, grab a quiche Lorraine and enjoy your meal with a background of popular French music.
Ok, there might not be much to do there, but you will get to see the Eiffel Tower with a cowboy hat, and that alone is worth the trip!
Almost all supermarkets offer a variety of French products those days, from brie to mousse de canard. But you will have to keep looking and try several stores to find everything you need for your French menu. A few good locations to try: World Market, Kuby’s, Sprouts, Trader Joe’s… Then invite your friends over for a French themed dîner! 