JIA - The Taste of Home
Dortmund, Germany
The read// why locals go
JIA means home, and the kitchen on Kaiserstraße earns the word by making its dough by hand on the premises every day. The focus is northern Chinese: jiaozi dumplings, steamed baozi and noodles, pulled and folded fresh rather than delivered frozen — and paired, unusually, with craft beer from small breweries. That combination traces back to the founders, a Mongolian chef and a German beer enthusiast who met in Inner Mongolia, lived in Berlin, and eventually settled the project in Dortmund after an earlier shop in Hörde. Dishes arrive in the middle of the table to be shared, the way they would at home. Vegetarian and vegan options are covered.
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Kaiserstraße 14, 44135 — Dortmund
The read// why locals go
JIA means home, and the kitchen on Kaiserstraße earns the word by making its dough by hand on the premises every day. The focus is northern Chinese: jiaozi dumplings, steamed baozi and noodles, pulled and folded fresh rather than delivered frozen — and paired, unusually, with craft beer from small breweries. That combination traces back to the founders, a Mongolian chef and a German beer enthusiast who met in Inner Mongolia, lived in Berlin, and eventually settled the project in Dortmund after an earlier shop in Hörde. Dishes arrive in the middle of the table to be shared, the way they would at home. Vegetarian and vegan options are covered.
