EBG Rating: 8.4/10

Choice/Quality of Drinks:
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Broad range of drinks. Drinks are fair to middling in quality. Some atypical beer options and a line for seasonal specials.

Style/Décor:
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A two-room bar with colourful signage outside and local artwork decorating the walls of two rooms that are otherwise simply decorated. A small bar in the corner of the front room pumps out hot and cold drinks. The backroom is popular for reading books or playing board games and cards.

Atmosphere/Character:
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Superbly versatile, a venue that pivots to whichever occasion it is called upon to host, whether that’s morning coffee, lunch, afternoon lounging, social meetups, cultural revues, late night parties without that ever feeling like a clash, indeed it goes one step further and seems to blend these with a curiously inimitable execution.

Amenities/Events:
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Food, snacks, books, board games, events, outdoor seating, dog friendly.

Value For Money:
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Pointedly reasonable value for money.

Description:
Placed for sale in 2015, and purchased by a consortium of its local regulars, a sign of the passion this bar evokes, notable in an era where bars have closed twentyfold across France.

This did not save the venue from trouble however, and during the Covid lockdown era they amassed 30,000 euros in debts, and again only a public rally helped save Chez Nous from oblivion,.

Established in 1850, it is a veritable fixture of Dijon, although don’t expect grandeur here.

Set on a side-alley down Rue Musette, perfectly complimenting the outside vibe you will pick up on the moment you enter.

A two-room bar with colourful signage outside and local artwork decorating the walls of two rooms that are otherwise simply decorated. A small bar in the corner of the front room pumps out hot and cold drinks. The backroom is popular for reading books or playing board games and cards.

The clientele is a genuine mish-mash of all walks of life. During the day locals, pensioners, dog-owners drop by for coffee in the same space that will host live music and parties later on.

Service can be slow if only because a one-person show runs the bar, and all those coffee orders slow everything down.

Drinks are fair to middling, but across a genuinely broad range. A line for seasonal specials offerings a little variety though. Pricing is decent and they make the best effort they can to provide fair value for money.

You can also find some pleasant hearty home cooking, particularly vegetarian food if you arrive for lunch.

Not many venues, particularly of this sort, have a sense of being a lynchpin of a city. The fact Chez Nous achieves this while also being outsidery,, atypical and democratic is all to its favour.

I visited 4 times across a weekend, sampling at different times of day and weather, and found a remarkably versatile venue that welcomes you in and evokes loyalty.

It goes without saying, but if this place ever closes Djion should hang its head in shame.

(Added January 2026)