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Cafe Dior by Dominique Crenn in Dallas sets opening date and menu

Dior Cafe by Dominique Crenn
There's an opening date on a fashionable new cafe coming to Dallas: Called Cafe Dior by Dominique Crenn, it'll reside inside the recently-opened Dior store at 58 Highland Park Village, with a menu overseen by Michelin-starred chef Dominique Crenn.
According to a release it'll open on February 22. Reservations can be made on Seven Rooms, beginning on February 23 although reservations are booked through March.
Café Dior seamlessly blends haute cuisine and haute couture, offering a one-of-a-kind dining experience. Inspired by the House’s legendary fashion archives, Chef Crenn — alongside her Executive Pastry Chef and Partner Juan Contreras — has designed an exclusive menu that transforms iconic designs into edible works of art.
Each dish pays homage to Dior’s heritage, combining precision, creativity, and sustainability on the plate.
Cafe Dior pastry chef Juan Contreras and chef Dominique Crenndallas.culturemap.com
Crenn is a native of France who became the first female chef in the U.S. to achieve three Michelin stars, at her San Francisco restaurant Atelier Crenn. She has also earned accolades such as coming in at No. 10 on Robb Report's 50 Most Powerful People in American Fine Dining, James Beard Awards, and appearances on multiple TV shows including The Next Iron Chef, Chef’s Table, and Top Chef France.
In an interview with WWD, Crenn says she designed dishes such as chicken with Tuscan kale and chicken confit with cucumber and arugula to match iconic Dior designs.
The presence of chicken on the menu indicates that Cafe Dior will not be following the "no meat" philosophy observed at Crenn's restaurants in San Francisco — not surprising, given Dallas' and Texas' obsession with meat.
The menu is online and includes:
- prawns with XO sauce and yogurt
- tuna with dashi and sweet potato chips
- chicken salad "petit fleurs" sandwich
- zucchini & apple salad
A separate menu for afternoon tea includes chicken salad sandwich, caviar & watercress choux, salmon gravlax cracker, a hazelnut chocolate cookie, piña colada baba au rhum, and a banana-sesame canelé.
Cafe Dior interiorSevenRooms
While Crenn created the menu, she won't be at the cafe day-to-day. Instead, the cafe will be operated by a Dallas-based hospitality company, which is working with farmers in the Dallas area such as Profound Farms in Lucas to provide quality ingredients and also engage the community around the restaurant.
Renderings of the interior show a light-filled space conveyed via rows of windows outlined in black, with white-washed hardwood floors, pale beige marble, and matching pale beige banquettes. There are mirrored accents as well as large abstract modern murals on the walls.
Retro-modern chairs are upholstered in houndstooth fabric in three colors: beige-and-white, black-and-white, and maroon-and-white. Each chair is accompanied by a matching stool to hold the diner's designer purse, of course.