HOME0001’s first Paris location is set in a converted garage in the 11th arrondissement. Situated in a passageway just off Rue Amelot, it is around the corner from the legendary Dong Huong Vietnamese Restaurant, La Java music hall and Treize Gallery. Metro stations Oberkampf, Filles du Calvaire, and Bastille make getting around the city simple and quick.

In the first chapter of Les Misérables, Victor Hugo refers to le Faubourg Saint Antoine as “a hero.” From its beginnings, the 11th arrondissement was a working-class area where people lived and worked. It benefited from a special privilege granted by the French monarchy, allowing small businesses to grow without tax burdens. From the 15th century, the neighborhood became a magnet for artisans and tradespeople. It also became a center of political uprisings, from the 1848 revolution to the Paris Commune of 1871, when barricades lined the streets.

Today, the 11th is a mix of old North African bakeries and newer cafés, restaurants, and bars. Rue Oberkampf is packed with nightlife, and Belleville retains much of its signature neon lighting. The Canal Saint-Martin, once covered to prevent disease, is now an open air park. Hidden cultural spaces like La Générale, No Tax, and Treize keep up the neighbourhood’s tradition of artist run initiatives, and tucked-away passages like Cité Durmar and Passage Lhomme offer a glimpse of Paris before its Haussmann reconstruction.