Jaja: the pocket-sized natural wine tavern
A quiet square in the Krutenau, a sharply chosen natural wine list, an easy terrace: Jaja is the small bar you would rather keep to yourself.
The verdict
On the discreet place Saint-Nicolas-aux-Ondes, Jaja practises the art of the pocket-sized tavern: one small room, a natural wine list (unfiltered, with little or no added sulphur) chosen with real rigour, and a relaxed terrace that the neighbourhood lives on in fine weather. This is the address the Strasbourg natural wine crowd trusts.
What to drink
Natural wine above all, poured by the glass at neighbourhood prices, on a short list that turns with whatever the growers deliver. The exact opposite of the long impersonal menu.
Visiting tip
Aim for the terrace in the late afternoon, when the square is quiet. The room is tiny, so groups had better arrive early. And if it is full, Rouge and Le Purgatoire are a few minutes away.
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Camille Roth
Born in Schiltigheim, Camille spent ten years working in Strasbourg kitchens before swapping the apron for a notebook. She writes about winstubs, the city's newer tables and Alsatian produce. Her rule: never recommend an address she would not send her own parents to.
