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Japp's - Since 1879

Restaurant
Cincinnati, OH

Venue Type

Restaurant
Cocktail Bar

Address

1134 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH

Japp's - Since 1879's avatar

Japp's - Since 1879

Venue Type

Restaurant
Cocktail Bar

Address

1134 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH

Started as a hair store by John G. Japp in 1879, Japp’s is a small, unpretentious cocktail bar in Over-the-Rhine focused on historical cocktails.

Number of Spaces

3 Spaces

Capacity

Max Standing: 50

Cuisine Type

Cocktail Bar

Food & Beverage

In-house catering
In-house beverage service

Spaces

The Bromwell's Room
The Bromwell's Room
Standing: 50
The John Japp Patio
The John Japp Patio
Standing: 25
Front Bar
Front Bar
The Bromwell's Room
The Bromwell's Room
Standing: 50
The John Japp Patio
The John Japp Patio
Standing: 25
Front Bar
Front Bar

About

In 1905, John and Lena built a house on Hosea Avenue in Clifton. Mr. Japp ran the hair store himself until his death on September 2nd, 1934. He was 84 years old. The store remained in the Japp family until 1985. For nearly a century, Japp's Hair Store prided itself on crafting the highest quality, handmade wigs from human hair. Japps' 1134 Main Street location was purchased by Bob Schneider in the late 80s. He said there were so many boxes of real hair left behind that the products almost covered the entire cost of the building. In the 1990s, Neill Bairstow leased the space and turned the former hair store into a bar. The bar was purchased and sold a few times up until 2002 when it shut down for good. In 2010, Molly Wellmann reopened Japp's as a cocktail bar. Japp's OTR specializes in classic cocktails from the 1700s - 1950s. There is a unique story behind almost every drink, and the building's history complements the historical aspect of the bar's focus.

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Capacity

Max Standing: 50

Food & Beverage

In-house catering
In-house beverage service





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