How to unlock Tiana in Disney Dreamlight Valley

Until now, Disney Dreamlight Valley’s princess cast was missing the star from The Princess and the Frog. But with the new Dapper Delights update, Gameloft is adding Tiana to the game’s lineup of princesses.

Tiana’s arrival in Disney Dreamlight Valley is filled with exciting additions, including her new Meal Stall and a brand-new Restaurant. As revealed through Gameloft’s Developer Update, few characters have brought as much to the game as she has.

Every character has a unique way of making their entrance in each update, and Tiana is no exception. She won’t join the game as soon as you find her – you’ll need to do some convincing first.

How to unlock Tiana

To get Tiana in Disney Dreamlight Valley, complete Remy’s A Taste for Literature quest. As soon as you open the game after the update, you get a letter in your mailbox under the name “A culinary development.” Here’s a step-by-step breakdown of how to finish the quest.

Find Remy’s Book

In this letter, Remy details how he found a mysterious book in the Glade of Trust, but can’t pick it up himself.

Head to the Glade of Trust in the southwest corner of the Valley and look for an open blue book. For me, it was near a pond, but it might be different for all players.

Meet Remy and return the book

Meet Remy in his restaurant and hand him the book. This prompts a memory to appear on the ground. Inspect it to get a photo of Merlin, Mickey, and Moana having a picnic together.

Talk to the villagers from the memory

Look for Moana, Mickey, and Merlin so that you can talk to them and get the next piece of the quest. While these three move around the world and aren’t generally found in one particular area, you can track them using the map and teleporting to a nearby Well.

They each tell you one ingredient they remember from the picnic, and Merlin even hands you the ingredient himself.

Make Enchanted Shrimp Étouffée

Now it’s time to gather the ingredients for the Cajun recipe: Shrimp, Onion, Rice, and Milk. Here’s how you can get each:

• Shrimp: You can catch Shrimp from blue ripples in Dazzle Beach.
• Onion: Purchase seeds to grow Onions from Goofy’s Stall in the Forest of Valor.
• Rice: Purchase Rice from Goofy’s Stall in the Glade of Trust.
• Milk: Purchase Milk from Chez Remy’s Pantry.

Bring all the ingredients back to the nearest cooking station and place them in the ingredient slots to make an Enchanted Shrimp Étouffée. Don’t forget the Dreamlight Peppers Merlin gave you.

Share the Enchanted Shrimp Étouffée

Then, share the Enchanted Shrimp Étouffée with the villagers from the memory: Moana, Mickey, and Merlin. Give Remy a taste too. After you’re done, you can welcome Tiana into Disney Dreamlight Valley. All that’s left is to complete her Friendship Quests.

Tiana’s Level 2 Friendship Quest: Back From the Bayou

During Tiana’s first Friendship Quest, you unlock her restaurant and stall. Follow these steps to complete Back from the Bayou in DDV.

Place Tiana’s Palace restaurant

After talking to Tiana and offering to help set up her restaurant, open the Build menu, and place Tiana’s Palace somewhere in the Valley – no payment needed.

Once done, go inside and speak with Tiana. She’ll mention needing a Meal Stall to test her ideas, and this is where you come in.

Gather the ingredients and craft Tiana’s Meal Stall

To craft Tiana’s Meal Stall in Disney Dreamlight Valley, gather the following ingredients:

• 15 Glass: You can craft Glass at a crafting station using five Sand and one Coal Ore.
  • Mine Sand from the teal-colored structures on Dazzle Beach or by digging this biome’s soil.
  • Mine Coal Ore from rock nodes all over the Valley or Eternity Isle.  
• Five Brick: You can craft Glass at a crafting station using five Clay and one Coal Ore.
  • Dig Clay from the Glade of Trust, Sunlit Plateau, and the Forgotten Lands.
  • Mine Coal Ore from rock nodes all over the Valley or Eternity Isle.  
• 10 Hardwood: Forage Hardwood in the Sunlit Plateau, Forest of Valor, Glade of Trust, and Frosted Heights.
• 25 Softwood: Forage Softwood in the Plaza, Peaceful Meadow, Forest of Valor, and Glade of Trust.

Place Tiana’s Meal Stall near the restaurant and buy a meal

Once you have the required ingredients, look for Tiana’s Meal Stall recipe under the Functional Items section of the crafting station. Then, place it near Tiana’s Stall, purchase a meal, and check in with Tiana.

Prepare for Tiana’s Meal Stall Opening

The next step is to invite Mother Gothel and Moana to the grand opening. An optional quest objective asks you to listen to Remy and Tiana’s conversation about their menus.

After they agree to attend this event, it’s time to help Tiana prepare everything. Gather the following ingredients:

• 24 Hardwood: Forage Hardwood in the Sunlit Plateau, Forest of Valor, Glade of Trust, and Frosted Heights.
• 30 Softwood: Forage Softwood in the Plaza, Peaceful Meadow, Forest of Valor, and Glade of Trust.
• 18 Fiber: Craft Fiber with Seaweed at your crafting bench. You can get seaweed by fishing at ripple-free spots in Dazzle Beach and The Docks.
• 9 Green Rising Penstemon: Forage these green flowers in the Peaceful Meadow. Make sure to pick up all flowers to allow them to regrow.

Once you’ve gathered all the required ingredients, craft a Bistro Table and a Bistro Chair at a crafting station. These items are listed under Furniture and have Tiana’s icon on the upper right.

Decorate the area outside Tiana’s Meal Stall with these items, as well as some Elegant Decoration from the Furniture menu.

Celebrate the opening of Tiana’s Meal Stall

Check back with Tiana inside Tiana’s Palace restaurant and grab the Inauguration Ribbon from her. Place it right in front of Tiana’s Meal Stall to kick off the opening night.

After taking a cute selfie with everyone, speak with the guests – Mother Gothel, Moana, and Remy. When all is said and done, report back to Tiana to complete Back from the Bayou.

Tiana’s Friendship Level 4 Quest: Little Louis’s Big Break

This quest is all about getting Tiana her own special companion, Little Louis. Follow these steps to complete Little Louis’s Big Break in Disney Dreamlight Valley.

Speak with Mother Gothel to free Louis

Have a word with Mother Gothel inside her Willow Tree in the Glade of Trust. It’s the huge treehouse by the lake; you can’t miss it.

You’ll find out Louis has wrecked her garden, which left her with no other choice but to lock the little creature. If we want Louis free – which, we do, if only for Tiana – we must restore her garden for her.

Restore Mother Gothel’s garden

To restore Mother Gothel’s garden, get 10 Spinach Seeds, 10 Okra Seeds, and 10 Rice Seeds from Goofy’s Stall in the Glade of Trust.

You’ll also need 48 White Picket Fences. You can craft three at a time with five Softwood at any crafting station, which means you’ll need 80 Softwood total.

If you need some extra Softwood, look in the Plaza, Peaceful Meadow, the Glade of Trust, and the Forest of Valor. If you own A Rift in Time, any biome in Ancient’s Landing and most biomes in The Wild Tangle have a bit of Softwood.

Next, dig 30 holes in the Glade of Trust and plant the required seeds. Then, protect the garden with the White Picket Fences you crafted.

Mother Gothel is pleased with her new garden and gives you the key to free Louis. Unfortunately, as soon as he’s free, he runs away.

Build Little Louis’s house: The Bayou Companion Home

Tiana decides Louis is no regular croc and needs a home of his own. To build Little Louis’s house, get the following materials:

• 15 Hardwood: Forage Hardwood in the Forest of Valor, the Frosted Heights, the Glade of Trust, and the Sunlit Plateau.
• Five Blue Marsh Milkweed: Find these flowers in the Glade of Trust.
• One Orange & Red Marsh Milkweed: Find this flower in the Glade of Trust.
• 10 Clay: Dig for this material in the Sunlit Plateau, Glade of Trust, and the Forgotten Lands.
• One Emerald: Mine this gem in the Forest of Valor and The Glade of Trust.

Head to a crafting station and look for the Bayou Companion Home recipe under Functional Items. When you’re done crafting, place Little Louis home in the Glade of Trust.

Tiana’s Level 7 Friendship Quest: Dreamlight Gastronomy

To complete Dreamlight Gastronomy in Disney Dreamlight Valley, follow these steps.

Recruit Villagers to participate in Tiana’s culinary contest

Speak with Woody, Anna, Kristoff, Mike, and Mulan to see if they’re willing to participate in Tiana’s culinary contest.

After speaking to all of them, head inside Remy’s house and talk to Tiana to let her know you’re ready.

Prepare the ingredients

The next step is to prepare the potatoes, the corn, the herbs, and the seafood with your royal tools. Here’s everything you need to do:

• Chop and gather potatoes and corn 4 times: Break the barrels with these vegetables using your pickaxe.
• Wash and collect herbs 4 times: Water the herbs with your Watering Can.
• Catch Seafood for the Boil:
  • Two Crabs: You can catch Crabs in the blue ripples of the Frosted Heights.
  • Two Shrimps: You can catch Shrimps in the blue ripples of Dazzle Beach.
  • Two Lobster: You can catch Lobster in the orange ripples of Glade of Trust.

Once you’ve completed all the tasks and acquired all the ingredients, bring them back to Tiana and consume the Seafood Boil from your inventory.

Craft a Sandwich Board

Gather the following materials to craft a Sandwich Board:

• 15 Stone: Break rocks with your Royal Pickaxe.
• 20 Hardwood: Foraged in the Forest of Valor, Frosted Heights, Glade of Trust, and Sunlit Plateau.
• Five Eggs: Bought at Chez Remy’s kitchen pantry.
• 10 Wheat: Bought from Goofy’s Stall in the Peaceful Meadow.

Once you have all the required ingredients, head to a crafting station and look for the Sandwich Board recipe under Functional Items. Then, bring this item to Tiana.

Try everyone’s meal and pick a winner

Take a selfie with the contestants and try out everyone’s meal. Then, listen to Remy and Tiana react to the contestant’s meals.

When you’re ready, choose the winner and let them know the prize is theirs. Back at Tiana’s Palace restaurant, place the board with the new dish and listen to a conversation between Tiana and the winner.

Now that you know everything there is to know about Tiana in Disney Dreamlight Valley, you might want to read the full Dapper Delights patch notes and find out everything that’s new in the game.