The 10 best Levantine restaurants in Basel
Za Zaa specializes in mezze and sees its Lebanese cuisine as a social get-together with richly set tables: hot and cold, vegetarian and vegan mezze are served in a wide variety of ways, accompanied by warm pita bread.
For many years the Kelim restaurant has been delighting guests with a multi-faceted Anatolian and Oriental cuisine. In addition to mezze, stuffed dumplings, grilled dishes and beautiful vegetarian dishes, there is also Turkish wine, raki and Turkish tea and coffee.
Le Monot offers a multifaceted Lebanese cuisine with over 40 different mezze, carefully prepared according to original recipes. The authentic pleasure trip to Lebanon is rounded off with Lebanese wines and Lebanese desserts.
Right next to the shower bath, the Marmaris offers Anatolian specialities from the wood-fired oven, prepared with regional and high-quality ingredients. The meat comes from the quality butcher Jenzer and the vegetarian menu is also rich.
Original Moroccan cuisine with an oriental flair; from starters such as baba ganoush, Moroccan soups and stuffed dumplings to pastilla and tajine, guests at Restaurant Sahara are cooked true to the country, from appetiser to dessert.
At Pinar, special emphasis is placed on high-quality produce. For the kebab, Swiss veal in Natura quality is used, the dairy products are organic. You can taste it; the plate dishes are excellent, like the Pides and Lahmacuns.
Turkish restaurant with outdoor seating and a varied food offer. Anatolian pizzas and pide, börek, grilled dishes and meat kebabs. A welcoming culture is practiced; even those who just drop in for a coffee or a drink are welcome guests.
The Yoya Pitabar is known for its filled pocket breads, which are particularly suitable for vegetarians. In addition to the branch in the Passerelle of the SBB train station, there is one in the Klara food court, where hearty plate dishes are also served.
You can get the finest kebab in town at Restaurant Isbilir in Kleinbasel. Only the best ingredients are used in its preparation, and the airy pocket bread is always baked fresh. The other dishes such as Pide and Lahmacun also taste very good.
Butterfly Restaurant works with meat from the local butcher. You can tell; the quality of the Turkish grilled specialities is above average. The bread is also handmade and some of the best kebabs in town are served here.