“Vol-au-vent, a drink, and change back from €15 — Buewewasser keeps it simple in the best possible way.”
Where other spots in Neudorf lean on long chalkboards and elaborate formulas, Buewewasser narrows things down to one daily special, a starter, and a glass. That's the whole offer, and it works precisely because no one's trying to overcomplicate it.
The bierstub format is completely unambiguous: a small room, a covered sidewalk terrace fenced off from the Route du Polygone, and a kitchen that decides the menu for you. Some days that's potato sausage — the kind a reviewer described as tasting like something their grandmother used to make, which isn't nostalgia talking, it's technique. Other days it's vol-au-vent. Either way, you're getting honest Alsatian comfort food at a price that makes the whole idea of a sit-down lunch feel reasonable again.
The starter-plus-plat formula runs around €9.80; add a drink and you're at €14. For a casual weeknight dinner or a business lunch where the conversation matters more than the wine list, this is Neudorf's most reliable answer. Groups work well here too — the room is small but the vibe is relaxed enough that nobody's watching the clock.
One practical note: the terrace requires a reservation, and it fills up fast on weekday lunchtimes. Worth the call. The terrace is genuinely pleasant for an apéro that slides into lunch without ceremony.
Buewewasser won't surprise you with a tasting menu or a rotating natural wine selection — that's not what it's here for. What it does do is give Neudorf a proper locals-favorite anchor: affordable, consistent, and completely unbothered about being either of those things.
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66 Rte du Polygone, 67000 Strasbourg, France
7 years ago