Guidebook for Basel
Food Scene
the original cooperative leftist hang-out with restaurant and club
25 Einheimische empfehlen
Hirscheneck
23 Lindenbergthe original cooperative leftist hang-out with restaurant and club
Kandererstrasse
Kandererstrassebest burgers in town
Restaurant Boo Klybeck
86 Klybeckstrassegreat Thai food, just around the corner
best Sicilian coffee north of Messina, excellent pastries
28 Einheimische empfehlen
Konditorei Da Graziella
74 Feldbergstrassebest Sicilian coffee north of Messina, excellent pastries
Zum Schmale Wurf
10 RheingasseMediterranean food with a great view
excellent coffee and breakfast until the evening, open daily from 7 am, weekends from 9am, consult menu card on the table
Klybeckstrasse 69
69 Klybeckstrasseexcellent coffee and breakfast until the evening, open daily from 7 am, weekends from 9am, consult menu card on the table
Gerbergasse 30
30 Gerbergassethe place to drink coffee in Grossbasel
Basel's old covered market that has become a great spot for all kinds of ethnic food, drinks, flea markets and more
54 Einheimische empfehlen
Markthalle Basel
20 SteinentorbergBasel's old covered market that has become a great spot for all kinds of ethnic food, drinks, flea markets and more
Restaurant with bar, honest cooking, friendly staff and a good dive next door
53 Einheimische empfehlen
Zum goldenen Fass
108 HammerstrasseRestaurant with bar, honest cooking, friendly staff and a good dive next door
La Fourchette
122 KlybeckstrasseFrenchy style café. Good news papers.
Drinks & Nightlife
Cargo Kultur Bar
46 St. Johanns-Rheinwegbar with occasional live acts just across the rhine
our neighborhood river bar. Great for an evening drink, snacks, open grill
14 Einheimische empfehlen
Unterer Rheinweg
Unterer Rheinwegour neighborhood river bar. Great for an evening drink, snacks, open grill
small illegal bar with a stage around the corner featuring concerts, poetry readings etc. Pierce your nose and bring your own beer. http://vereinoff.blogspot.com/ )
Offenburgerstrasse 59
small illegal bar with a stage around the corner featuring concerts, poetry readings etc. Pierce your nose and bring your own beer. http://vereinoff.blogspot.com/ )
Buvette DreiRosen
Unterer RheinwegSummer bar
My favorite venue for concerts, theater, summer bars & restaurants
54 Einheimische empfehlen
Kaserne Basel
1b KlybeckstrasseMy favorite venue for concerts, theater, summer bars & restaurants
SMUK
121 Feldbergstrassebest bar in the neighborhood for serious drinks
Arts & Culture
former mill converted into a bar with open grill (bring your own food) and playground
Turbinenhaus / Aktienmühle
46 Gärtnerstrasseformer mill converted into a bar with open grill (bring your own food) and playground
a grand hall, part of the Badischer Bahnhof, excellent brunch on Sundays, live soccer
8 Einheimische empfehlen
Gare du Nord – Bahnhof für Neue Musik
200 Schwarzwaldalleea grand hall, part of the Badischer Bahnhof, excellent brunch on Sundays, live soccer
Everything Else
best ice cream shop in town with a great little court yard (www.eiscafe-acero.ch)
38 Einheimische empfehlen
Eiscafé Acero GmbH
2 Rheingassebest ice cream shop in town with a great little court yard (www.eiscafe-acero.ch)
Bäckerei Gueng Inh. Ziegler Brot AG
74 Bläsiringyour neighborhood bakery
Alban Market (AM Food muttenz)
2 HauptstrasseNeighborhood grocery store, open late and on weekends