Guidebook for Basel

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Guidebook for Basel

Essentials

Huge supermarket open MO-FR from 6am-10pm, and SAT 6am-6pm. Closed on Sundays, but you will find more open shops on the other side of the trainstation.
21 locals recommend
Coop Supermarkt Basel Südpark
125 Güterstrasse
21 locals recommend
Huge supermarket open MO-FR from 6am-10pm, and SAT 6am-6pm. Closed on Sundays, but you will find more open shops on the other side of the trainstation.

Food Scene

Great vegan restaurant with a buffet. Paid in plate weight.
47 locals recommend
tibits
4 Stänzlergasse
47 locals recommend
Great vegan restaurant with a buffet. Paid in plate weight.
A local restaurant with huge Cordon Bleus (A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese, then breaded and pan-fried). BUT sadly a bit expensive (others would say its the normal swiss price).
7 locals recommend
Gifthüttli
11 Schneidergasse
7 locals recommend
A local restaurant with huge Cordon Bleus (A cordon bleu or schnitzel cordon bleu is a dish of meat wrapped around cheese, then breaded and pan-fried). BUT sadly a bit expensive (others would say its the normal swiss price).
Jolly good local restaurant who givey you a little insight of the famous Basel Carneval. Mixed local dishes. Good priced.
Stadtkeller
11 Marktgasse
Jolly good local restaurant who givey you a little insight of the famous Basel Carneval. Mixed local dishes. Good priced.
unique experience: the Blind Cow. "..Experience pleasure in its most intense form as you rely on only four of your senses. Can you tell the difference between the red wine and the white? Can you manoeuvre your fork to your lips? Our darkroom professionals will guide you safely through this culinary adventure..." Check online for more and especially reservations: http://www.blindekuh.ch/restaurant-in-the-dark-blindekuh-basel.html
22 locals recommend
blindekuh
192 Dornacherstrasse
22 locals recommend
unique experience: the Blind Cow. "..Experience pleasure in its most intense form as you rely on only four of your senses. Can you tell the difference between the red wine and the white? Can you manoeuvre your fork to your lips? Our darkroom professionals will guide you safely through this culinary adventure..." Check online for more and especially reservations: http://www.blindekuh.ch/restaurant-in-the-dark-blindekuh-basel.html
THE burger place in Basel.
36 locals recommend
Restaurant Union
95 Klybeckstrasse
36 locals recommend
THE burger place in Basel.
the best kebab doner / durum in town. open 24/7.
Steinegrill
26 Steinentorstrasse
the best kebab doner / durum in town. open 24/7.
classic stylish irish pub.
34 locals recommend
Paddy Reilly's
45 Steinentorstrasse
34 locals recommend
classic stylish irish pub.
stylish italian restaurant. Incl take aways.
PANE-CON-CARNE
18 Sternengasse
stylish italian restaurant. Incl take aways.
the best tapas / spanish restaurant in Basel.
6 locals recommend
Tapas del Mar
2 Schnabelgasse
6 locals recommend
the best tapas / spanish restaurant in Basel.
Great indian food.
Jay's im Ackermannshof
21 Sankt Johanns-Vorstadt
Great indian food.
Jolly local Brasserie.
11 locals recommend
Zum Braunen Mutz
10 Barfüsserpl.
11 locals recommend
Jolly local Brasserie.
stylish afternoon coffee/tea-place. Lots of students.
48 locals recommend
unternehmen mitte
30 Gerbergasse
48 locals recommend
stylish afternoon coffee/tea-place. Lots of students.

Drinks & Nightlife

An industrial place converted into a stylish bar. Stylish but bit pricy.
54 locals recommend
WERK 8
192 Dornacherstrasse
54 locals recommend
An industrial place converted into a stylish bar. Stylish but bit pricy.
Nice bar just around the corner. Good thai food.
100
100 Güterstrasse
Nice bar just around the corner. Good thai food.
Nice bar close to the Rhine promenade.
36 locals recommend
Grenzwert
17 Rheingasse
36 locals recommend
Nice bar close to the Rhine promenade.
The first Basel brewery with bar. Very local. Good basic food.
23 locals recommend
Fischerstube
45 Rheingasse
23 locals recommend
The first Basel brewery with bar. Very local. Good basic food.

Everything Else

old market hall converted into a hip place with food stalls, bars, vegan shops and nice events. Very nice.
54 locals recommend
Markthalle Basel
20 Steinentorberg
54 locals recommend
old market hall converted into a hip place with food stalls, bars, vegan shops and nice events. Very nice.

Sightseeing

for the best look around spot of Basel and the river Rhein
9 locals recommend
Pfalz
Pfalz
9 locals recommend
for the best look around spot of Basel and the river Rhein
the famous Tingueli Fountain.
55 locals recommend
Carnival Fountain
7 Klostergasse
55 locals recommend
the famous Tingueli Fountain.