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Café de Flore
Café and French Restaurant€€€€
Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris
This café is famous for their hot chocolate. It's one of the most popular in the city!
"RS recommends as Sartre's old haunt"(6 Tips)
"Best hot chocolate in Paris...and they not allow you to share!"(57 Tips)
"Great people watching and you'll feel like a baller while doing it."(16 Tips)
"A Paris must for a leisurely café au lait & people watching."(3 Tips)
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Anna FerugaDecember 18, 2014Love this place so badly! Typical paris bistro with small, but great menu. Everything is so delicious. I could sit here forever and look outside the window to see the real Paris life.
Upvoted 4 weeks ago
Patri PRDecember 29, 2015I was looking for history, I found it here. You can almost picture Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir drinking café au lait and sharing a croque madame. Delicious beyond belief.
Upvoted 4 weeks ago
Sit outside if it is warm and in the enclosed patio if it's cold. The service can be rushed and the seating can be tight. But the coffee and orange juice are great and the people watching is too
Upvoted Sep 23- A well-known address celebrated for its famous clientele. A great place for breakfast, people-watching and to see Paris waking up
Russell HirschornMarch 9, 2020Must visit historic cafe, convenient location on St. Germain, table outside has heat lamps, order a Kir with Creme de Casis, s&p chips are great, rival next door Deux Magots
- A true Parisian experience with its rudely efficient garçons, interesting mix of St Germain crowd and tourists, and high prices. A perfect spot for people watching. Go there for a early/late breakfast
BernaMarch 1, 2016Get a table on the sidewalk, have a cup of coffee or glass of cognac, make your day, read a book, gaze around, fell in love with Paris and Parisians, that what I did :)
Aylin ArıcanJune 3, 2019If you are looking for a local cafe, it is not one of them.There were lots of foreigners like me :)no reservation is required. I tried hot chocalate, it was really good. Worth to try
Isa SierraMay 15, 2016This all-timer still has its charm. Lovely staff. Great wine and cheeses. Perfect to sit, chill and watch people pass by. The cheese platter was specially good.
Bogdan Andrei BratosinApril 2, 2016Wonderfull coffe shop, where many phylosophers and writers used to meet and have phylosophical debates. Nice to sit, drink your coffee and watch the people passing by.
One of my favorite places. Very good hot chocolate and pastries. Good as well for a lunch, a snack, a drink… People are lovely there! ;)
Natalie DavisAugust 4, 2013Chablis and people watching at Cafe fe Flore are a must. Can't tell you how many nights I spent here soaking in the culture. Keep your eyes peeled for celebs! All of the garcons are sweethearts.
Nick TurbideJune 3, 2018Sit on the terrace (obviously). Order a club sandwich and a Niçoise salad. Look at the beautiful people on Rue de Saint-Germain. Feel the sun on your face. You’re in Paris.
Karri SaarinenJuly 6, 2016The legendary café of Paris where Jean Paul sartre and Simone de Beauvoir used to go. Le café de Flore is still the most fashionable café of Paris where Artist,actor,designer like to go.No réservation
RaniaApril 15, 2017Delicious hot chocolate but it's always hectic in here. If u wanna be sure you'll get a seat, either book in advance or get here past 4.15PM. Avoid the noisy kitchen area where waiters always line up.
Rob VersteegJanuary 1, 2022Great place for lunch or dinner. Love the service! And if there is a row outside.. worth the short waiting! I will come back!
Anna XoxAugust 14, 2017Grab a table outside and watch the world go by. Good wines and the Club Sandwich is excellent.
Make sure to sit outside on side street side and treat yourself to a glass of champagne & soak in the atmosphere around you - or try to Le Flore four an extra buzzzz!
Tanya VMarch 5, 2014A must to visit when in Paris. Grand cafe with grand history. More in my review here: http://followthetaste.com/2014/03/05/breakfast-in-paris/
Marie La RueSeptember 8, 2019Essential stop when visiting Paris for coffee or a light lunch. Excellent for people watching. Try the omelette.
Hind AAugust 9, 2021I loved how it met my classic idea of Parisian cafe. Café viennois & Napoleon was perfect combination.
John HowarthMay 27, 2018An historical left bank gem, frequented by Sartre and de Beauvoir back in the day. One for existentialist people-watching! ;-)
Duygu OkutucuJanuary 2, 2016Staff is very friendly. Sitting at the terrace and watching the street is joy. Scrambled egg with bacon is 12 euro and tastes good. Croissant is good.
TravelByArtAugust 26, 2014It was one of favorites places of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald’s. They would come here often and spend whole night just enjoying their time together, sometimes meeting with other writers. Read more
Jeanette MaylandDecember 22, 2019Very Parisian and cozy. The service is friendly, rather quick and the food is nice. I would go again 🇫🇷
Mary IsaevaOctober 23, 2014Beautiful place, good service, if you decide to go there for breakfast order an omelette with cheese and ham and hot chocolate
Andrew PettitDecember 15, 2012Dubbed the most famous cafe in the world. As an aficiando of coffee shops/cafes, worth the trip. Try the Croque Monsieur, just add mustard.- Mythical coffee place in Paris, full of history, celebrities and tourists but still one of my favorite place to have a late dinner or a simple coffee.
Viktor KovelskiyDecember 1, 2015It was the strangest Caesar salad I ever had. With bacon. Rolling table. Sticky Onion soup. But legendary fleur is something worth to experience. Keeping in mind €50 average check.
Yoonie SMay 25, 2015Looks simple yet the eggs were delicious, bread was crusty and best butter I've ever had! The cappuccino was pretty average and I wouldn't get it again!
Lenia KioumiMarch 17, 2016It is worth a visit for a coffee...try the upper floor if you want a more peaceful atmosphere, or a place to do some writing...
Paris AéroportAugust 23, 2012The chef loves scrambled eggs Sunday morning. In the centre of St-Germain-des-Prés, the place is still serving its perfect parade of culinary hits to the who's who of Paris.
Noona MohammadJuly 10, 2019One of the best hot chocolate in the world . Recommend to come in the morning .. the smell of pastries and coffee is awesome 👌🏻
Zeynep MulvalıDecember 2, 2019Croissants are a must, make sure to order a few in advance. Enjoyed the pear pie as well.
Cafe de Flore is THE cafe to go in Paris. Great ambient, good staff, great place and greater history behin the cafe
Whimsical VoyagesOctober 12, 2015This legendary café doesn't disappoint. The menu is limited, but food is good. 'Jockey' and warm goat's cheese on Pôilane bread were both excellent. Sit outside or just by the windows.
Emily WilsonNovember 25, 2017Coffee, freshly squeezed orange juice, and soft boiled eggs with baguette soldiers at Flore = perfect Parisian breakfast.
Café de Flore opened in 1885. Here is the best omlettes in Paris. And great hot chocolate! Must try!
Milli ParkusAugust 12, 2016They call it the most famous cafe in the world! Hot cocoa was pretty good, expensive but worth the trip!
Ronald DLMarch 7, 2015Hang around to get a street side table and watch the world go by whilst enjoying one of the many French classics
Harald B.April 15, 2017Traditional coffeehouse, fine pastries, too loud for me inside. In case you a more quiet corner take a table on the first floor or sit outside.
New York HabitatOctober 19, 2011In Saint Germain des Pres, this is a great place to relax and watch the diversity of life walking by. Expensive but a Paris must. Try one of their egg dishes!
aydinApril 7, 2013Only open cafe in a sunday morning on st germain; with the historic memories of jean paul sartre and neighboured by cafe les deux magots...
IlterDecember 29, 2013Objective Comment! Location & Its Parisian style is wonderful. Best hot chocolote! Napoleon as a desert is decent. Awful waiters and even worse attitudes. Beautiful place which deserves better owners!
Wessam JanJanuary 4We had a club sandwich was below average, & the hot chocolate was not the best and we had a Mille-feuille it was above available.Staff are friendly, place is busy you should wait in a very long queue.
Sos OrzaStudioApril 7, 2011Once a hangout for intellectuals and writers, it's now one of the hot spots for movie stars, models, and fashion designers. Enjoy fine dining for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Café de Flore in Paris. Read more
Mimi M. NakornthapJune 27, 2015Best hot chocolate in Paris, omelette with mushroom and cheese is nice but the place is crowded, service is quite slow and not so nice.
Müriel PaltiDecember 3, 2022Quiche lorraine and chicken club sandwich was delicious. There is always que to enter, we waited around 10-15min on a saturday morning
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Apparu au début de la Troisième République, en 1885, le café doit son nom à une sculpture de la déesse du printemps Flore, située de l'autre côté du Boulevard Saint-Germain.
Closed until 7:30 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Sun
- 7:30 AM–1:30 AM
+33 1 45 48 55 26
View menu on http://www.cafedeflore.fr/accueil/menu/menu
Features
Reservations
Yes
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. American Express & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi
Free
Outdoor Seating
Yes
Smoking
Yes
Music
No
Parking
Street, Valet
Restroom
Yes
Food & Drink
Menus
Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Dinner
Drinks
Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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"Omelettes were delicious and a nice size. Service was good. Location is excellent."
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