Japp's - Since 1879 — Restaurant in Cincinnati

Japp's is pretty fan-freakin-tastic! It's got a great atmosphere an that sot of old-worldly charm.

I love that the decor is salvaged from the old wig and hair care factory that it was in the beginning. There are canopies over the tables, that are actually parts of the old weaving loom. The huge old signs are also proudly displayed. The restoration work that's gone into the bar back, and the lighting is just amazing! The staff is equally great! You can kick back and actually have a conversation with friends, which is hard to come by. Is this different than an other bar in OtR... well yeah kinda. Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not!! I think its the perfect addition!

You will wait for a specialty cocktail here. Mainly because they take the time to make it right here. this is no, just give me a Bud Light or Vodka Cranberry here. Oh no... they have specialty craft cocktails. Made from their very own coffee bar in the back of the place, if you're here during the day, or perhaps stuck being the DD. And it's TazzaMia coffee so you know its good. But Rachel... Coffee and alcohol??!!? Yes, and fruit. I tried their Van Gogh mainly because it said it was "on fire over ice" and anything on fire is badass right?! But it was absinthe and ice coffee with a sugar cube and an orange peel. and once i dropped the orange in the glass it was amazing! Some said it had a slight chocolate flavor, but I didn't really feel it.

Their mixed drinks are like a step back in time too. They make their own syrups here and its amazing. These are going to be great in the hot summer. A lot of them are nice and refreshing and cooling. They also support local brewery's like Hudy, and Christian Morlien here, which is always awesome! The drinks are a little steep and will run you at least $8 bucks. Even the beers are around $5, which will probably keep me from being a total regular. But I'm way excited to come back and try more offerings and see what crazy awesome concoctions they've come...

Update: As of August 2022, Molly Wellman no longer owns this establishment, while the new owners have stated that they will "do their best" to continue to provide the same level of service and honor various comittments for bands & events to say that a piece of it is missing would be an understatement.

If you're looking for quality craft cocktails, wonderful staff, and live music on Fridays (Jazz Provided by Burning Caravan) you've come to the right place. Molly Wellman lives up to her title as the city's resident mixologist by blending both old and new cocktails and welcoming everyone in with a smile. Food is not served here, though the staff does not have a problem with you bringing in outside food or snacks. There is a Goodfellas pizza a half a block up where you can grab a slice or there is Lucy Blue Pizza practically next door. Do note, however that on Friday nights especially the place does fill up quickly so it is hit or miss after 6 to 630pm. Parking is available on street, or at several nearby lots, Japp's does not have it's own lot, though you can take the CB Connector if you would prefer to park downtown and not worry about on street parking. Either way, Japp's is a gem of a bar with great staff, music and cocktails. Oh, one more thing, the live music is from 530 to 9pm so if that is what you're looking for take that into consideration after 9pm they either have a DJ or...

We’ve been here a couple of times and always really enjoy it. Good drink menu. Band we just saw was AMAZING. We went on Saturday october 26th recently and had iffy service because of one bartender. One bartender (dressed as a pirate) was great. We had no complaints. The other (a man probably between 30-40 with gingerish(?) hair) was the most unpleasant bartender I’ve ever experienced. Looked extremely annoyed when we walked in at 6 and were some of the only customers. Acted annoyed that we had to look at the menu. Aggressively shoved through some of our group later on to clear our table that some of us were still sitting at/drinking at. He just seemed like he really hated his job from the moment we walked in and didn’t seem pleasant with other customers either. His demeanor was off with everyone and it was very off putting. I watched him with people outside of our group and he was extremely short with each customer/didn’t smile once. I do think they needed more bartenders that night but for the first hour we were there, it was not busy at all. We will be back but I hope that man finds another job. The other people were great! I hope the...