Café de Flore

The Café de Flore is a café in the Saint- Germain -des- Prés district in Paris. It is located in the 6th arrondissement, on the corner of the Boulevard Saint- Germain and Rue Saint- Benoît.

History

The café probably exists since the beginning of the Third Republic, since 1887 at the latest. It owes its name to a sculpture of the goddess Flora, who was on the other side of the street. In the 1920s, Charles Maurras lived above the Café de Flore, where he wrote his 1931 book, published au signe de Flore.

Many intellectuals such as Jean -Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir as well as artists such as Alberto Giacometti and Pablo Picasso were regular guests. Karl Lagerfeld, who lives near the cafes, guest is frequently at the Café de Flore.

Every year in November by the cafe the literature prize, the Prix de Flore, established in 1994 by Frédéric Beigbeder, awarded to promising young authors.