French Culture in Indianapolis

By Malachi Cowells

Marian College is currently hosting the Tournees French Film Festival on campus, but that isn’t all of the French culture you can experience in Indianapolis. Our diverse city offers many opportunities from film to food to experience French culture.

Rene’s Bakery

Located on 6524 Cornell Ave in Broad Ripple Rene’s Bakery offers a wide assortment of homemade French pastries to partake in. Only two years old this small bakery is home to some of the best pastries that the town has to offer. Featuring a multitude of muffins, scones, croissants, tarts, breads and many others at reasonable prices Rene’s is just the place to stop in and relax while enjoying some excellent baked goods.

L’Explorateur

While not traditional French food, this daring restaurant located at 6523 Ferguson St. in Broad Ripple offers many French inspired foods for you to experience. Focusing on using local foods this restaurant seeks to create a memory of your dining experience. Instead of forgetting it in the multitude of burger joints or Steakhouses you will remember your experience at this restaurant. “What we mean is seeking, finding, discovering, wandering, getting lost and coming back. That's what we want for you and for us. That's why we called it The Explorer.”

Mass Ave Video

Craving more French Films after seeing all of the films at the Tournees French Film Festival? Mass Ave Video can help. Located on 922 Massachusetts Ave in Mass. Ave. they offer an abundance of films that you may see at the local Cineplex but also many foreign films that might be more rare. If you would like to travel away from the mundane and want to change up the movie you watch on a Friday night with your friends then go to Mass Ave Video to meet your needs.