Good Coffee and Literature!

Finally some real coffehouse culture in Gundeli with the opening of "Nasobem"

on Saturday 19. September!

On the opening day you can start off with a bohemian breakfast: free croissants! During the day there will be music and books galore... In the evening at 19h30 you can enjoy a reading of Guy Krneta.

Besides good coffee and free WLAN, Nasobem also offers a wide variety of English and German books.

Nasobem also sports a stage which can host up to 50 people and they will offer readings, little concerts and other stuff. So if you are interested to get on stage, contact them!
buch@nasobem.ch

More information under: http://www.nasobem.ch

You can find Nasobem at the crossing of Frobenstrasse / Güterstrasse at the SBB Gundeli rear entrance.

Elegant Country Style Dining at "Schaellenursli"

Since a thousand years the Church of St. Margarethen towers above the city in Binningen. Attached to the church is a farm managed by Urs and Christa Rediger.

With the help of the Acqua team they have now transformed one of their farm barns into a fine dining experience called "Schaellenursli" where you can enjoy local farm grown food and long forgotten rural specialties.

On Thursday to Sunday night you can choose among two menues, one of them vegetarian. The menues are in the middle price range with a four course meal costing about 50 CHF without beverages.

On Sunday morning you can enjoy a farmers brunch.

As the tables are highly booked early reservations are mandatory, especially for Saturday nights.

More information on http://schaellenursli.ch/

Basel finally got its Beach!

Soon to happen near Gundeli... at the Markthalle: Basel City Beach

The Event Agency First Soirée Basel will open the first Indoor Beach in Basel in the Markthalle on January 9, 2009.

The beach will of course feature white quartz sand, swimming pools, whirlpools, lounge and bar areas to get that summer feeling - in Winter! Judging that this winter is going to be exceptionally cold, this new venue will certainly be the hippest place to be this winter.

The Grand Opening will be on January 10th at 12 noon.

Opening Times: Thursday, Fri from 17.00 , Saturday from 12.00

During the day the venue will offer Yoga classes, massage etc. and on Thu, Fri, Sat Happy hour from 17- 18h...

More Information:
http://www.presseportal.ch/de/pm/100015212/100575699/city_beach_ag
http://www.bazonline.ch/basel/stadt/Citybeach--Markthalle-wird-zum-Stadtstrand/story/10397721

Mr Kumpir - The Potato King

A new fastfood joint is opening up in Gundeli: Mr Kumpir is a Fastfood chain from Turkey and besides the usual Döner and Pizza fare is specialised in gigantic potatoes filled with salads, seafood and meat.

Check out the Mr. Kumpir website (turkish, the english version is limited)... http://www.mrkumpir.com/



Mr Kumpir is located at Güterstrasse crossing Thiersteinerallee, besides the Coop Pronto.

Mükdam is now a BIG restaurant!

Our favourite and best Thai food joint in Basel has expanded and can now be found on Dornacherstrasse 200. Try their yellow curry, it's YUM YUM!
They don't have a website yet, but no reservations are necessary...

Original Hogwarts Express in Basel SBB!

THIS WEEKEND!

This Saturday,01. December, the Original Hogwarts Express will stop in Basel at the SBB Train Station! The train is on a Europe tour and displays original props from the Harry Potter Movies!

The train will stop in Basel only for this weekend, so don't miss it!

I posted this one week ago based on the BaZ article which was wrong with the timing. The official ad of the venue says that the train will stop at Basel tomorrow!


Read more in the BaZ Article of today:

http://www.baz.ch/news/index.cfm?ObjectID=5777D8DD-C295-2D12-FBFB095FE3D85706

Yummy Italian Sweets!

Are you addicted to Amaretti or prefer the stuffed rice Arancini? Da Graziella has recently opened a subsidy of their main Caffè at Feldbergstrasse at the Corner of Dornacherstrasse/Delsbergerallee.

Besides Arancini, you can find Paste di Mandorla and other Italian delicacies there.

I will post photos and a test review this weekend!

Café-Bar Da Graziella, Dornacherstrasse 283/Ecke Delsbergerallee, 4053 Basel
Tel. +41 61 692 49 39

Tarzan.ch Flagship Store Opened!

Tarzan has just opened their hip flagship store at Güterstrasse 147. You will not only find Tarzan's famous T-Shirts and Hoodies there, but also flashy jeans, cute/weird toys and accessories.