Bonvivant at Zwingerstrasse in Basel

Remember my mysterious post about the great new restaurant I was not allowed to comment on yet? Well, now I can - after I had a tour of the premises. Bonvivant is the new and highly innovative project of the Gault Millau and Michelin decorated cook Andreas Schürmann.

The restaurant offers only one menu for lunch and one for the evening, prepared with excellent market-fresh ingredients and high quality cooking. The interiors of Bonvivant are warm, wooden and state-of-the-art, with long wooden tables to sit on. The kitchen is open, so that all kitchen wizardry can be observed by the guests.

The atmosphere of Bonvivant in general is more like eating at a (stylish) friend's house...

Prices are quite moderate with a two course lunch costing 35 CHF and a three course dinner costing 65 CHF. Alternately meat, fish and vegetarian menues are served according to the plan below:

monday - meat
tuesday - fish or seafood
wednesday - vegetarian or meat
thursday - meat
friday - fish or seafood

Bonvivant also offers catering for parties, events or dinner at home. Many of the used delicacies can also be bought directly at Bonvivant, such as wines, aprons, condiments and jams.

Find out more on Bonvivants website: http://www.bon-vivant.ch

Early reservations are mandatory as only limited seating is available!

Best Japanese Food in Basel

Tired of Sushi? Wasabi at Güterstrasse 138 offers three excellent Japanese set menus every work day during lunchtime, prices ranging from CHF 11 to CHF 15.

Examples of Menus:
- Teriyaki Chicken (delicious!) with rice, spiced carrots and a very yummy cucumber-noodle salad
- Beef Eggplant curry with rice
- Vegetable Tempura with rice
- Yellow chicken curry with rice, spiced carrots and a very yummy cucumber-noodle salad

But beware: the food at Wasabi is extremely popular and people will be queuing already before opening of the shop to get their menus, if you arrive at 13h00 most will be sold out already. Wasabi is open from Monday to Friday from 11h30 to 13h30.

New Park in Gundeli!

Sorry for the delay in postings, I had some medical procedures which required me to fast, and if I fast, my ability to do anything is reduced to random tantrums about being hungry.

Still, there are better news from Gundeli to tell: A new park called Falkensteinerpark is being built at the corner of Dornacher-, Gilgenberger-, Arlesheimer- and Falkensteinerstrasse at the construction site of the new big residential building complex.

Detailed information (only in German)

Gundeldingerhof - Excellent Cuisine! But book ahead....

Lately LordYo and I went to the Gundeldingerhof to have Dinner. The food was excellent and the service also very good in this Bistro type restaurant. Gundeldingerhof offers Swiss/French type cuisine and prices are in the middle range. Find out more on the excellent website of Gundeldingerhof: http://www.gundeldingerhof.ch/

No Restaurant Review :)

Shhhhhh.... big secret... a new restaurant has opened, but LordYo has asked me not to write a review before we have actually tried it out which is going to happen by the end of this week. Hint: it is in a factory building where dance classes are held, has an open very stylish cuisine and the ingredients of the meals can be bought there also. Can't wait to go there, definately the hottest place in Gundeli at the moment, but still a secret...