From cosy caf\u00e9s to vibrant food markets and scenic picnic spots along the Rhine, Basel offers budget-conscious food lovers various options to satisfy their appetites. However, no visit to Basel would be complete without treating yourself to at least one meal at one of the city’s renowned traditional restaurants, where you can experience authentic regional specialities. And don\u2019t forget that the whole WordCamp community will be served lunch at the Congress Center all three days!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The cheapest option by all means! Head off to one of the local supermarkets like Coop (Clarastrase<\/a>) or Migros (Rebgasse<\/a>) and pick your spot down by the Rhine to enjoy your picnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You might also find a good deal on the Too Good To Go<\/a> app, which intends to fight food waste while enabling customers to find good food at half price or less in local supermarkets or baker’s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Talking of picnics, don\u2019t forget the one that will take place on the Wednesday before the Contributor Day. More about that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Basel has two wonderful food courts where all kinds of foreign specialities, where you can compose your meal according to your taste\u2026 and budget! There\u2019s no lack of vegetarian cuisine in Basel! Many of the city\u2019s restaurants also base their menus on organic, locally sourced produce. You\u2019ll find the best tips listed on the This is Basel<\/a> website Kleinbasel (the side of the Rhine where the Congress Center is situated) is a great place for eating out, with a very wide selection of bars and restaurants to fit all tastes. Some good addresses, in particular those situated in the popular Rheingasse<\/a>, have already been mentioned in the Evening Drinks in Basel<\/a> post. Here are a few more tips, shared by team members and Basel residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still not sure where to go? Check out the wide range of suggestions on This is Basel<\/a>, where you\u2019ll also find the various summer Buvettes<\/a> on the banks of the Rhine listed, as well as a list of food trucks<\/a> scattered across the town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And don\u2019t forget that you can cross the border to Germany (Weil am Rhein) with the tram 8 or the France (Saint-Louis centre) with the train (from the SBB station) or as far as the frontier (tram 11): restaurants will definitely be cheaper across the border!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" From cosy caf\u00e9s to vibrant food markets and scenic picnic spots along the Rhine, Basel offers budget-conscious food lovers various options to satisfy their appetites. However, no visit to Basel would be complete without treating yourself to at least one meal at one of the city’s renowned traditional restaurants, where you can experience authentic regional […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15933116,"featured_media":7610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basel","category-update"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/files\/2025\/05\/Eating-out-in-Basel-_-Featured-Image.png?fit=1200%2C630&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfPHvs-1WH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15933116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7483"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7483\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7484,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7483\/revisions\/7484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/europe.wordcamp.org\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Food courts, pizza & fries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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For authentic Neapolitan-style pizza, try Dio\/Mio<\/a> near the theatre (more expensive than Vito!)<\/li>\n\n\n\nVegetarian\/Vegan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Restaurants in Kleinbasel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Restaurants in Grossbasel (Town Centre)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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