The Best French Food in Dallas
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The best French food in Dallas, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, Texas Monthly, and D Magazine have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Mamani comes out on top.
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Knox Bistro and Mister Charles hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with D Magazine next.
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Rank 1. Mamani
Contemporary French
The chef behind this Contemporary French bistro spent nearly a decade running the kitchen at Restaurant Joël Robuchon in Vegas, and the sauces here will remind you why that matters. Mamani holds a Michelin star, and the room is glitzy enough to justify the à la carte prices. The menu skews shareable and French-classical: Dover sole, a veal Cordon Bleu, a Paris-Brest that arrives looking like it was sent from Paris to make a point.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- Texas Monthly Texas Monthly: Dishes We Wanted Seconds Of: Rosa Sposa · The Best Things in Texas
- D Magazine D Magazine: The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- Texas Monthly Dishes We Wanted Seconds Of: Rosa Sposa · The Best Things in Texas
- D Magazine The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
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Rank 2. Knox Bistro
French
A French team runs this relaxed bistro on Knox Street, and the room reads more neighborhood than tourist trap, with no beret-shaped light fixtures in sight. Classics like duck à l'orange and rabbit in mustard sauce anchor the dinner menu, while lunch keeps things simpler with oysters and fish rillettes. The Paris-Brest is the kind of dessert you order, then immediately resent whoever you brought with you. The Michelin Guide has it selected.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Dallas Observer Dallas Observer: Neighborhood Staples and Gems · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- D Magazine D Magazine: #27 · The 50 Best Restaurants
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- Dallas Observer Neighborhood Staples and Gems · The Top 50 Restaurants in Dallas Right Now
- D Magazine #27 · The 50 Best Restaurants
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Rank 3. Mister Charles
French-Italian
The baked Alaska arrives tableside with the kind of theater that makes you glad you dressed up. Mister Charles is an Italian-influenced French restaurant in Dallas where the room is sweeping and the menu runs from fusilli with caviar to wagyu beef Wellington, with canapes and showy presentations filling the space between. The wine list is substantial, the cocktails are deft, and nobody here is pretending this is a casual Tuesday.
The awards
- D Magazine D Magazine: 2024 · Best Place for Dessert · Best of Big D
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- D Magazine D Magazine: The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Place for Dessert · Best of Big D
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- D Magazine The Best New Restaurants in Dallas
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Rank 4. Mercat Bistro
Bistro
Wood floors, marble-topped tables, round-backed chairs: Mercat Bistro commits to the French bistro formula without a trace of irony. Escargots in parsley butter, French onion soup, moules frites, a croque monsieur at lunch. Nothing on the menu is surprising, and that's entirely the point. Business lunchers and neighborhood regulars share the room, and the service handles both without fuss. Grab a seat near the open kitchen if you want a little more noise with your classics.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant