The end is near: Florent is closing!
Can this be true? Florent, the legendary eatery of New York’s Meat Packing District, is about to become the next victim of sky-rocketing Manhattan leases. Luckily we still have one more month to be nostalgic at Florent. I’m going (with a whole bunch of friends) this weekend.
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Alison said | 4 August, 2008
Florent was the first place I ate when I moved to the city 9 years ago. It remained my standby whenever I found myself in the meatpacking district. It was the best place to people watch at 4 am. Very sad to see it go as the food was pretty good as well.