Causette du vendredi | Chat moment in French 🇫🇷

Our popular ‘Dutch Chat Moment’ now also in French!

Want to practice French in a relaxed, friendly setting? Join our Causette du vendredi (chat moment) – a casual drop-in gathering where you can practice French, make friends, and enjoy great coffee in our cosy café. Come alone, leave with friends!

• 🗣️ French practice – Casual conversations at your own pace, with a mix of learners and native speakers
• 👥 Mix of regulars & new faces – Familiar faces who come weekly + new people every time
• 🎲 Conversation starters ready – Our ‘Pot de Papote’ with interesting questions, or play a party game in Spanish
• ☕ Proper café vibe – Excellent coffee, tea, matcha, delicious cakes, toasties & soup available
• 💻 Stay as long as you like – Co-work before or after, combine with other events, or just relax

How it works

• 🕐 17:00 Drop in anytime – grab a drink, settle in, join the conversation
• 🎯 17:00-18:00 Chat in French – use conversation starters, play a simple game, or just talk about your day
• 🕑 18:00 Official end, but you’re welcome to stay longer!

What makes this special?

Here you can come alone and feel welcome. Everyone’s here for the same reason: to chat, Pot de Papote questions keep things interesting, and our conversation games make it easy to jump into the chat even if you’re shy or new.

What to bring

Just yourself! Drinks and food available at the bar. If you have a favorite conversation game or interesting topic to share, bring it along!

French level

We encourage you to speak French as much as possible, however, don’t feel shy if you’re French is still beginner. The most important part is that you try, the rest will follow :).

Cost

FREE! This is a lightly hosted event (someone’s around to help if needed, but no structured hosting). We’re a real café though, so we ask everyone to purchase at least one drink from the bar to support the space.

Native speakers welcome!

French your native language? Come along! You’ll meet interesting people, have great conversations, enjoy excellent coffee, and help others practice. Win-win-win-win! 🧡 Important: you are not expected to be a ‘teacher’, instead, focus on providing relaxed, natural conversation. Speak slowly, be helpful and encouraging. Don’t give ‘hard corrections’, but repeat in the correct way. And enjoy as well!