Pensione Lungomare is located in Kleinbasel, Basel’s liveliest neighborhood. Just go up to Klybeckstrasse and head right for morning coffee, ethnic restaurants and bars. Feldbergstrasse has many small, independently run shops for clothes, records and art.
Those listings marked with * are just a few minutes walking distance from Pensione Lungomare.
COFFEE & DRINKS
*Café Frühling – breakfast served until late afternoon, open daily from 8 am, weekends from 9am. (Klybeckstrasse 69) www.cafe-fruehling.ch
*Da Graziella – best Sicilian coffee north of Messina, excellent pastries (Feldbergstrasse 74) www.dagraziella.com
*Cargo Bar – bar with occasional live acts just across the Rhine (Sankt Johanns-Rheinweg 46) www.cargobar.ch
*OFF – small illegal bar around the corner featuring concerts, poetry readings etc. Pierce your nose and bring your own beer. (Offenburgerstrasse 59) vereinoff.blogspot.com
Mitte – a great place for coffee and drinks, located in a former bank downtown, best selection of newspapers (Gerbergasse 30) www.mitte.ch
*Oetlinger Buvette – our neighborhood river bar. Great for an evening drink, snacks, open grill on the Rhine (Unterer Rheinweg /Oetlignerstrasse) www.oetlinger-buvette.ch (summer only)
EATING
*Klara – this lively venue opened in 2017 and has food stands from all over the world www.klarabasel.ch
*Avant Gouz – best sandwiches in town (corner of Hammer and Oetlingerstrasse) www.avant-gouz.com
*Zum goldenen Fass – excellent and simple food in a intimate atmosphere, attached bar and concert venue (Hammerstrasse 108) www.goldenes-fass.ch
*Valentino’s Place – best burgers in town. www.valentinosplace.ch(Kandererstrasse 35)
*Lu – simple and inexpensive, family run turkish/kurdish restaurant with many vegetarian options (Feldbergstrasse 70)
*La Fourchette – frenchy-style bistrot (Klybeckstrasse 122) www.lafourchettebasel.com
*Holzpark Klybeck – Basel’s version of laid-back river subculture with many little bars and food stands and impromptu concerts, especially in summer at landestelle or try a fondue in the cold seasons at hafechäs (Uferstrasse)
*Gelateria di Berna – best ice cream shop in town, 45 seconds from your temporary home
Schmaler Wurf – Mediterranean food with a great view (Rheingasse 10) www.schmalewurf.ch
Gare du nord – a grand hall, part of the Badischer Bahnhof, excellent brunch on Sundays, live soccer (Schwarzwaldallee 200) www.garedunord.ch
GROCERIES
*Noya – just around the corner, Turkish owned, specializing in fruit and vegetables, open though 8 p.m, except Sunday (Bläsiring 74.)
*Alban Market Fruit and vegetables, open all week until 10pm (Klybeckstrasse 101)
*Coop – Swiss supermarket, closes at 8:00 p.m and on Sundays. (Klybeckstrasse 142)
MARKETS
Saturday farmers‘ market St. Louis. Take the bike and cross the border to this lively French market.www.jds.fr/saint-louis
Saturday flea market (Petersplatz) www.basel.com
Saturday farmers‘ market (Matthäusplatz) www.matthaeusmarkt.ch
STUFF TO DO WITH KIDS
Zoo Binningerstrasse 40 www.zoobasel.ch
*Dreirosenhalle, under Dreirosenbrücke www.dreirosen.ch/freizeithalle
Tinguely Museum, Paul-Sacher Anlage 2 www.tinguely.ch