Clown Bar

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The Clown Bar is a bistro at 114 Rue Amelot in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. It has been classed as a monument historique since 1995.{{cite web |title=Clown-Bar |url=https://monumentum.fr/clown-bar-pa00086531.html |publisher=Monumentum |access-date=13 October 2022 |language=French}}

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.{{cite news |last1=Didier |first1=Cyrielle |title=Le Clown Bar, antre historique des saltimbanques parisiens|trans-title=The Clown Bar, historic lair of Parisian acrobats|url=https://www.pariszigzag.fr/sortir-paris/bars-et-restos/restaurants-paris-insolite/le-clown-bar-antre-historique-des-saltimbanques-parisiens |access-date=13 October 2022 |work=Zig Zag Paris |language=French}}

Joe Vitte was the fifth owner of the establishment, for over 20 years.{{cite news |last1=Ellison |first1=Heidi |title=No clowning around in the kitchen |url=https://www.parisupdate.com/clown-bar/ |access-date=13 October 2022 |publisher=Paris Update |date=10 June 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Moore |first1=Jim R. |title=While in Paris…Visit the CLOWN BAR |url=https://vaudevisuals.com/while-in-paris-visit-the-clown-bar/ |access-date=13 October 2022 |publisher=Vaude Visuals |date=22 January 2013}} 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.{{cite news |title=Paris Restaurant Buzz: Clown Bar |url=https://francetoday.com/culture/paris_restaurant_buzz_clown_bar/ |access-date=13 October 2022 |publisher=France Today |date=27 September 2014}}