Tailor-made cocktails and girly atmosphere: at 25, Cléo will open her bar in Chartres

From dumbbells to glasses! At 25, Cléo Henry is more motivated than ever, she wants to open a new concept of bar Chartres (Eure-et-Loir).

Arrived four years ago in the capital of Eure-et-Loir to be a gym coach and get closer to her grandmother, the young woman left her sneakers in the locker room and it is now behind a counter that she wants to exercise.

Originally from the South of France, Cléo embodies the joy of living and loves going out with his friends. But in Chartres, she couldn’t find a place that really suited her, “a bar where I can feel comfortable as a woman and which is cheap”.

A decorated establishment and generous snacks

During the health crisis, the young woman builds her project. She decides to take the plunge, goes on a series of visits, until she finds a local, Place des Halles, in Chartres. “I wanted something that was right in the center,” Cléo explains.

The recipe for the new bar is simple: an afternoon coffee for high school students, a cocktail bar in the evening for young workers, French beers, with a range of snacks such as generous sweet and savory platters, “and why not tourtins, like in Gap ”! All in a “discreet, fairly feminine and above all comfortable” atmosphere.

Classics revisited and creations to suit customers

The former sports coach knows where she is going, in her youth, she skimmed “several seasons”, and several members of her family work in the restaurant business. Cléo also wants to bet on a new concept in Chartres.

A la carte, there will be classic cocktails revisited with or without alcohol and I would offer a tailor-made cocktail offer. I had this idea when I went to a bar in Paris that did this: we say everything we like to the barman and he composes a drink!

When the bar will be open in mid-January 2022, and after the start of its activity, Cléo wishes to develop activities there: concerts in the summer, and “why not classes to make cocktails or learn how to decorate a cafe”.

Regarding the name of this new establishment in Chartres, it is still in reflection. “Initially, I left for Speaky, in reference to the underground bars of the 1920s, but as I dream of opening this concept one day, I will find another name”, confides the young entrepreneur.

A crowdfunding campaign to get started

Cléo finances this project on its own. In her establishment, she will be helped by two of her friends. To finance the purchase of furniture and a little stock to start the activity, she launched a crowdfunding campaign.

This beautiful project is already arousing the interest of Chartrains, the “KissKissBankBank” already has 1,200 €.