The 10 best cafés in Basel
Café Frühling is the home of Kaffeemacher:innen, a roastery whose focus is on processing speciality coffee. Here you can order coffee made by professional baristas and various snacks from sustainable produce.
The Smilla has a Scandinavian feel to it; hygge is lived here. For coffee, there is an extensive breakfast, fine lunch menus or homemade cakes. The cheesecake is famous; it tastes just that little bit better here than elsewhere.
The café of the Mitte company has nestled in the former counter hall of a bank. The city's largest coffee house serves speciality coffees prepared by professional baristas, as well as other drinks and snacks, all in organic quality.
The Kult bakery was founded in 2016 by three food enthusiasts with the help of crowdfunding. Since then, the focus here has been on manual labour. Everything is made in-house from scratch, except for the coffee which comes from a small roastery in Oberaargau.
A visit to zum Kuss is especially worthwhile; when the weather is nice you can enjoy the large terrace in the park. Here they prepare coffee and delicious food with care, from breakfast through to dinner.
Since 1870, the Tea Room of this traditional Basel establishment has offered a fantastic view of the bustling activity on the historic market square. For years, the quality of the pastries, teas and coffees at this popular coffee house has been consistent.
This café is visited not only for the Italian coffee and fine food, but also for the special location. It is located in the "Open Church of Elizabeth" from the 19th century. Coffee can hardly be drunk more devoutly.
Finkmüller roasts its own coffee in cooperation with the Haenowitz & Page roasting company, and serves homemade cakes, pastries, sandwiches and other small treats. The modern and cosy ambience invites you to linger for a long time.
The idyllic courtyard of the Stadthauscafé invites you to take a coffee break after shopping. Here, in the middle of the city, coffee and tea with homemade cakes as well as some fine savoury snacks are offered in a relaxed ambience.
Anyone who visits Da Graziella immediately feels transported to Italy. The small café with a large terrace serves Italian espresso and cappuccino, airy cornetti, creamy dolci and fine panini, and everything tastes just like we're with our southern neighbours.