Clown Bar

The Clown Bar is a bistro at 114 Rue Amelot in the 11th arrondissement of Paris.

[1] Founded in 1902, it is situated two doors from the Cirque d'hiver at number 110.

The bar has a frieze of ceramic panels showing clowns, put together in the 1920s by a factory in Sarreguemines.

[2] Joe Vitte was the fifth owner of the establishment, for over 20 years.

[3][4] In 2014, Sven Chartier and Ewen Lemoigne, already owners of Saturne in the 2nd arrondissement, acquired the bistro and hired the Japanese chef Sota Atsumi.