This Toulouse bar specialist in natural wines is classified among the 100 best in Europe
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Recently classified 96 of the 100 best bars in Europe by The European Bar Guide , the nabu shelters hundreds of references of natural wines . The opportunity to highlight the identity of this mysterious Toulouse bar at the heart of Esquirol , at 15 Rue du Coq d'Inda .
A story of friendship
The entrance to a narrow passage stuck Between the Place de la Trinité and the rue des Paradoux , this historic establishment goes unnoticed for some, Passers-by allow themselves to be attracted by the warm glow of candles reflecting on its glass facade ... Everything takes poetic looks in the longtime friends bar Benjamin Böhle-Roitelet and Boris Delmas , in the Esquirol district. The Nabu, of its real name the nabuchodonosor , was taken up by the two partners at the end of 2019.
"It was an establishment that had a life at a time. When we took it back, he had been closed for two years, we reborn in another version, with another modernity, another vision, keeping the initial precepts of sharing, discovery of wines and exchange , which we knew how to keep and develop, I think ", tells Benjamin, manager of the bar. were confirmed by The European Guide at the start of the year, at the end of their classification of the 100 best bars in Europe 2025 .
classified alongside four other French bars
positioned in 96th place Bars, the Nabu hoisted behind the Clos and the Axo in Reims (53ᵉ and 75ᵉ place), the Java in Saint-Malo (59ᵉ place) and the illustration in Lille (77ᵉ place). Unique representative of the South-West, he is there described as a place "discreet, devoid of pretension", Property to “meet, relax and socialize” . Words that Benjamin and Boris discovered at the exit of the ranking, in an email sent by the organization.
"We had no idea of the existence of this classification, and their arrival in the bar. Looking at the photos present on their site, we found the period by observing the decor of the room ”, specifies Benjamin. “The Nabu is a living place, which evolves. Visitors appropriate the place , some make drawings of each other, the establishment, people offer us vinyls, photos, objects ; Others drop off stickers, sketch chalk in the toilet or on the walls . By seeing the photos, we found the period of their visit almost ".
That evening worked Marianne Vinson, sommelier at Nabu for a year. feet . meet there. It is a place that is built after the passage of different clienteles : intellectuals, artists, teachers, engineers, students, people in the neighborhood, couples, a good part of tourists from the United States, Australia, certain countries of Asia and Canada , but also people of catering who, after their service, Bottles that they do not have in their establishment, "explains Marianne, sommelière au Nabu.
It must be said that the NABU card consists of exclusively natural wines, a Production more rare costly , yet here, the glass is at a price of 5 euros .
"We are looking for the wines as natural as possible, both in the vineyard and in winemaking , and we manage to have an alcohol closest to the fruit" , specifies Benjamin. Close to the fruit, a place, a terroir. Nabu is hundreds of references, found in a large part of the French regions and in more distant regions. With bottles from ridge, Spain, Italy, Germany, Portugal, Belgium ... "We work directly with the producers. We go to them, to search and select. For a bar of our size it is relatively rare to be so importer ", he explains.
the wine, they have done their job, by advising, and by educating on the subject The intimate atmosphere, which promotes human exchange and redefines intoxication.
second edition of BU, the first festival around drunkenness H2>
for the second year, Benjamin and Boris organize a festival for Drunkenness , approaching the subject freely. At the beginning of the summer of 2025, the edition of the BU festival will be held. On the program: animated conferences with scientists and researchers , projection, tasting by winegrowers, music, exhibitions ... "In the event of divorce, birth, separation, death, marriage or even hiring; Any positive or negative moment is accompanied by alcohol. Drunkenness is not bad in itself, You just have to understand it, master it, and talk about it , to educate young people, on the subject ", ends Benjamin, before welcoming the first customers of the evening. The nabu is open every day of the week, from 6 p.m. .
Place: span> NABUCHODONOSOR
Address: span> 15 rue du Coq d'Inda, 31000 Toulouse
