{"id":8949,"date":"2025-06-23T20:54:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8949\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T20:54:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T20:54:11","slug":"dallas-restaurant-frenchie-debuts-in-former-corner-bakery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/8949\/","title":{"rendered":"Dallas restaurant Frenchie debuts in former Corner Bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"

A French restaurant has debuted in an iconic Dallas space: Called Frenchie<\/a>, it’s a new concept from Travis Street Hospitality (Knox Street Bistro, Georgie) now open in North Dallas\u2019 Preston Center Plaza in the former<\/a> Corner Bakery space at 8420 Preston Center Plaza.<\/p>\n

Described as a quintessential French brasserie \u2014 designed as a casual, everyday restaurant serving an all-day menu of lunch and dinner (with breakfast launching in the coming weeks) \u2014 it’s a new direction for Travis Hospitality, who are venturing outside of their usual Knox-Henderson neighborhood, with their first venture without white-tablecloth service.<\/p>\n

Frenchie is the natural evolution for founders Stephan Courseau and Daniele Garcia and culinary director, Bruno Davaillon, who have built a reputation on refined, French-forward restaurants like Knox Bistro, Georgie, and Le PasSage \u2014 tempering their French-born culinary heritage and fine-dining training with American sensibilities to create a more family-friendly concept designed for North Dallas\u2019 premier mixed-use district.<\/p>\n

“Frenchie is an American French restaurant made by French guys who are now in the American mainstream,\u201d Courseau says in a release. “Frenchie represents the version of the French people we are today. It\u2019s who we became over the years \u2013 authentic to who we are today.”<\/p>\n

Food and drink<\/strong>
The menu blends classic French comfort food with all-day versatility, featuring crepes, rillettes, quiche, poulet r\u00f4ti, tartare de boeuf, salade Parisienne, and p\u00e2tes au pistou. In the morning, coffee and croissants. At lunch, burgers and onion soup. At dinner, steak frites and profiteroles dinner.<\/p>\n

The wine list will feature small French wineries, while cocktails will include a “freezer martini” \u2014 custom bottled and pre-chilled by Travis Street Hospitality\u2019s Executive Mixologist, Mario Martinez, exclusively for Frenchie.<\/p>\n

Decor<\/strong>
The 4,000-square-foot restaurant will feature seating for 150 in the dining room and bar, and a 1,200-square-foot covered patio with an indoor-outdoor bar.<\/p>\n

Decor will be grounded in the fundamentals of classic French bistros, with design details such as pewter bar tops, patinaed mirrors, brass sconces, rattan chairs, and rows of banquettes.<\/p>\n

Audience<\/strong>
The goal will be to become an everyday destination for families, parents, office workers, and shoppers at the Preston Plaza Center.<\/p>\n

Founded by Stephan Courseau and Daniele Garcia, Travis Hospitality has been on the dining scene since 2013 with the debut of Le Bilboquet. This was followed by the opening of Knox Bistro, Georgie and The Georgie Butcher Shop (2019), Rose Caf\u00e9 at Le PasSage and Le PasSage (2024). <\/p>\n