Sunny terrace in industrial environment - I love it!

Dreispitz is currently changing it's appearance every day. The former purely industrial warehouse district is now hosting art galleries, exhibitions and museums. The newest addition to the hip crowd in Dreispitz is the restaurant Schmatz, run by Baselcitystudios, a company known for multimedia and music productions and events. As we know catering can be an important factor for the choice of a music studio, when many artists follow special diets and recording schedules can be gruesome. So it makes sense that Baselcitystudios is expaning also into restauration and catering. The next logical step would be high class accomodation to host a full state of the art service for musicians and artists using the studio facilities.

http://www.baselcitystudios.com/schmatz/

I did not have the opportunity to taste the food yet, but the bar area looked fab, just as the indoors and outdoors facilities. The bar is well stocked and the weekly menu can be read online on the website of baselcitystudios. I simply loved the quiet green elevated terrace which is a nice counterpoint to the grey and noisy outdoors around it.

It is a pity that the restaurant is only open over noon during the week and will therefore mainly be frequented by the people working at the galleries, RadioX and Baselcitystudios. It would be lovely if it were open for the people who go to the exhibitions, to the Shift festival or other art venues in Dreispitz.

The whole restaurant can be rented for events. Catering is provided by baselcitystudios.

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.

Finally a bar for Fashionistas!

UPDATE: SET and SEKT has moved to Rümelinsplatz, where the Roxy Record Store used to be!


If you have wondered whether Viaduktstrasse 10 - the Markthalle building - has become a fashion boutique you are right - and wrong at the same time!

Corinne Grüter has opened Set and Sekt a concept store including a bar in a fashionista setting. A great place to drop in for after work cocktails or company events.

Set and Sekt displays fashion from young up and coming European designers. Take your time to look through the pieces and enjoy your drinks and snacks! http://setandsekt.com/

The Art of Tart

If you are looking for a really extravagant wedding cake, a birthday cake that looks like an armadillo or intoxicatingly delicious petit fours or gold or silver foil plated impeccable chocolate cakes Dolce Farniente is the right address in Basel.

Wencke Schmid, Mastermind and Cake Designer, is the woman behind Dolce Farniente. Her creations are far off the ordinary with exotic and exquisit ingredients and pure luxury for a moderate price. All products are freshly produced in their premises in Kleinbasel.

Visit their website under http://www.dolce-farniente.ch/

If you want to order cakes with Dolce Farniente, be aware that they are heavily booked and you need to contact them at least a few weeks ahead for a custom made cake. If you want to taste their creations at once there are several addresses where you can buy Dolce Farniente products in Basel:

Globus Delicatessa, lower floor bakery (you will get the Petit fours and the gold and silver foil chocolate cakes there, try out the Absinthe Petit fours!)

At Novartis in the guest café at Fabrikstrasse 6.

For Ciba and Syngenta people at Badischer Bahnhof at Les Gareçons to go ( www.lesgarecons.ch)

Or at Choco Loco at Spalenberg.