Cafe Flore
Café Flore is a cafe, California cuisine restaurant, and bar in the Castro neighborhood of San Francisco, California.[1][2][3] It is "one of the neighborhood's most well known establishments", open since 1973.[4][5]
History[edit]
Cafe Flore was built in the early 1970s on the former site of the Finnila's Finnish Baths pharmacy, which closed in 1973.[5] The vintage Finnish decor and tin roof ceiling remains, though skylights have been added.[1] The Finnila family owned the cafe until 1977 when it was purchased by Mahmood and Ahmad Ghazi, who sold the business and land to JD Petras in 2002.[5] The business was sold again in 2004 and was soon granted a liquor license.[6] In 2013, the restaurant's off site kitchen across the street was granted permission to continue with an amendment to the city planning code that allowed for food processing.[5] In 2016, the owners sought new investors or owners, although the land was not for sale.[5]
In 2017, the cafe became one of the first establishments in the city to enroll as a cannabis lounge after the state legalized marijuana for adult use. JD Petras and Stu Gerry remain as minority owners. [7] The cafe introduced the first cannabis-infused cocktails in the city.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cafe Flore", The Feast, NBC Universal, Inc. 2010.
- ↑ "Sure, You Go to Cafe Flore to Cruise Guys. The Mac and Cheese Is Almost as Tasty" By Trevor Adams, Thu., Jun. 17 2010, SF Weekly.
- ↑ Café Society by Wilson F. Fang.
- ↑ "No Castro Halloween this year, and no official S.F. alternative", Wyatt Buchanan, August 09, 2007, San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Bracco, Steven. "Castro's 43-Year-Old Brunch Favorite Cafe Flore Is For Sale". Hoodline – via SF Gate.
- ↑ Cafe Flore Grand Opening, Mark Kliem, Lavender Lounge, February 22, 2005.
- ↑ Cafe Flore's New Owners Have High Hopes, Plan Cannabis Cafe
- ↑ K. Astre (July 13, 2017). "Castro's iconic Flore is first SF bar to serve cannabis-infused cocktails". 7x7.
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Coordinates: 37°45′54″N 122°25′58″W / 37.76500°N 122.43278°W
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