Café de Flore

The story

Café de Flore appeared on Boulevard Saint-Germain around 1887 and became a celebrated home of Parisian literary and artistic life. Surrealists, publishers and later existentialists gathered in its mirrored Art Deco rooms and on its famous corner terrace.

Why Café de Flore is iconic

A living symbol of Saint-Germain-des-Prés where Parisian café ritual and intellectual history remain immediately visible.

Selected by Ernst Aben · Information reviewed July 2026