7 cour des Petites-Ecuries, 10e
10th Arrondissement (Gare Du Nord/Gare De L’est)
Tel. 01-47-70-13-59
Website: www.flobrasserie.com
Opening Hours: Daily noon-3pm and 7pm-1am
Credit Cards: All Major
Prices: Moderate-Expensive
Brasserie Flo has acquired the patina that only time can bring and has a charm that is unique—none of the other brasseries—although lovely in their own way, have gained the look of aging gracefully as is the case with Flo.
This is a difficult place to find and sometimes I have trouble, although on other occasions, especially if the taxi driver has been there before, it has been easy.
They specialize in typical brasserie fare, Alsatian choucroute garni (special sauerkraut with pork, bacon, ham, sausages for two). It is a wonderful brasserie that has been around for years and I always enjoy dining there. On one occasion years ago I went to Flo with Peter Langan, of Langan’s Brasserie London in tow, it was one of his favorites and on this occasion we found Flo easily, however the remainder of the evening was not so easy, as the usual Langan’s drunken shenanigans came into play, although fairly harmless, it was none-the-less annoying.
This brasserie is among the must-see brasseries in Paris along with La Coupole and Bofinger.