The 10 best Asian restaurants in Basel
Izakayas are a type of gastropub where food and drinks are shared and enjoyed in a convivial atmosphere. Extremely popular in Japan, Toru Fischbach has brought his own Izakaya to the Gundeli district and offers delicious Japanese dishes.
The elegant Noohn restaurant offers Far Eastern hospitality on 600 square meters. The menu features Eurasian fusion dishes. An attraction is the sushi bar, in the middle of which the dishes are freshly prepared by sushi masters in front of the guests.
Mirai offers Japanese-style cuisine, refined with influences from around the world. The noodles are homemade and also the broths for the delicious ramen soups are freshly and elaborately prepared - with regional, seasonal and highest quality ingredients.
The Krone offers authentic Thai cuisine and relies on traditional methods and centuries-old recipes. Many basic ingredients are made in-house. To underline the Thai flavours, they also focus specifically on the wines.
Sairung Suksamran comes from the city of Chanthaburi in eastern Thailand. Since 2005, she has been conjuring up the dishes of her homeland unadulterated on the plate in her restaurant Chanthaburi. You can eat Thai food so authentically and well in few other restaurants in Switzerland.
FuTo Chinese restaurant offers a cross-section of Chinese cuisine and specialities such as steamed dim sum, baked wan tan or homemade soups. Also recommended is the crispy baked Peking duck, prepared by the chef upon advance order.
Nón Lá offers tasty, freshly prepared, authentic Vietnamese street food. There are now two Nón Lá branches, one in Grossbasel and a vegan destination in Kleinbasel, as well as two take-away stands, all of which are well frequented.
Mum's Kitchen specialises in Vietnamese street food, which is always cooked fresh from high quality ingredients. The visit is especially worthwhile for the various fine noodle dishes and soups that are served in the evening.
Dragon Girl Kitchen brings Hong Kong feeling to Basel. This small snack bar serves only a limited selection of dishes, but they are tasty, authentic and freshly prepared.
Wasabi behind the SBB train station is "only" a take-away, but it offers one of the best Japanese cuisines in the city. Here you can get bento boxes and sushi to go from Monday to Friday. The menus can be pre-ordered by phone.