Lauren Rivera 
An upstate New York restaurant located in a ski resort in the Catskills has plans to open its second restaurant in a vacant storefront in Jersey City. Oda Wine Bar, soon to be located at 114 Brunswick Street, has been approved by the Jersey City Zoning Board to renovate the space, indicating plans for a future opening. Read on for what to know about Oda Wine Bar coming to Jersey City, New Jersey.
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The Details
At the August 7th meeting, the Jersey City Zoning Board approved plans for a new restaurant coming to 114 Brunswick Street in the Village neighborhood of Jersey City. The space was formerly occupied by record + vinyl store Iris Records from 1996 until its relocation across the street to 109 Brunswick Street in 2019. Before that, it was home to an old pharmacy. (Just in time for the upcoming spooky season, here’s a chilling tidbit: this property is allegedly haunted, according to Iris Records’ website.)
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The eatery coming to the space, which first launched in Margaretville, New York, is called Oda Wine Bar. It specializes in “ancient world + natural wines with an ode to the European classics, Eastern European, and Balkan cuisine,” per its website. The team behind the restaurant shared with The Hoboken Girl that Jersey City diners can expect the same menu offerings as its Catskills site.
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According to Oda Wine Bar’s architectural plans, the space will become a two-floor restaurant, providing a maximum seating capacity of 44 people. The Oda Wine Bar team plans to renovate and restore the historic space within the next four to six months with a goal of a September 2025 opening.
About Oda Wine Bar
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Oda Wine Bar opened at 743 Main Street in Margaretville, New York, near the infamous Belleayre Mountain Ski Resort, in 2023. The restaurant is known in the Catskills for its menu of small plates featuring dishes like burek pie, Croatian trofie pasta, and stracciatella with hot bread, and historic-style wines imported from Eastern European countries like Georgia, Croatia, Greece, and Slovenia.
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Behind the spot are husband-and-wife duo Anastassia Tsivadze and Noli Alaj. Anastassia and Noli shared with HG that they are Hoboken residents who have called our beloved city home for many years.
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