Coffee & cafés in Basel
Basel has 97 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Sandwiches (4), Breakfast (3), Brunch (1). The coffee scene spans 67 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 27 Coffee Shops, 2 Roasteries. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (18), Vegetarian cafés (11), Gluten-free cafés (1). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Basel, Switzerland, has 117 coffee venues and a population of 177,595. About 95% of these are independent. The most common serves are sandwiches, breakfast, and tea.
By price:Mid-range cafés (8)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Basel | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|
| Not part of a chain we track | 94% of 93 venues | 92% (median of 27 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.6 across 34 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.5 (median of 18 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 19% of 73 venues with listed hours | 19% (median of 25 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 56% of 73 venues with Sunday hours listed | 48% (median of 25 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 34% of 73 venues with listed hours | 34% (median of 25 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Brunch (5 venues), Matcha (5) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Basel on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Café Zum Goldige Velo
★ 5.0 (82)
Outdoor seating
S’coole Alpaca
★ 5.0 (63)
COFFEE+MATCHA BAR BASEL
Schneidergasse 16, 4051 Basel
★ 4.9 (489)
Outdoor seating
Dan‘s LAB
10 Totentanz, Basel
★ 4.9 (251)
Outdoor seating
Bean in Progress
1 Rebgasse, Basel
★ 4.9 (242)
Outdoor seating
Cafè Moment
4 Bäumleingasse, Basel
★ 4.9 (183)
Outdoor seating
Balistro
Aeschengraben 33, 4051 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.9 (60)
Nano Cafe&Bistro
Allschwilerstrasse 49, 4055 Basel
★ 4.9 (55)
Outdoor seating
Café ZULA
Ahornstrasse 21, 4055 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.9 (27)
enila
Klybeckstrasse 58, 4057 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.8 (351)
DANISKA
Feldbergstrasse 12, 4057 Basel
★ 4.8 (261)
Jêle Café
129 Mülhauserstrasse, Basel
★ 4.8 (231)££
Outdoor seating
Bar Caffetteria Amici miei Azzarito & Co.
Allschwilerstrasse 99, 4055 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.8 (210)
Kaphi
9 Schlettstadterstrasse, Basel
★ 4.8 (182)
Outdoor seating
Café Einzigartig Clara
★ 4.8 (50)
DANISKA
Kohlenberg 7, 4051 Basel
★ 4.8 (44)
Café Hebel
24 Petersgraben, Basel
★ 4.7 (84)
Outdoor seating
Cafe St. Johann
Elsässerstrasse 39, 4056 Basel
★ 4.6 (115)
Outdoor seating
Café Bistro Spalentor
Missionsstrasse 33, 4055 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.6 (90)
Kleiner Wassermann
★ 4.6 (72)££
Outdoor seating
«BarFüssli» Gottlieber Sweets & Coffee Basel
Orell Füssli, 1. Stock, Freie Str. 17, 4001 Basel
★ 4.6 (36)
Café frühling - Kaffeemacher
Klybeckstrasse 69, 4057 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.5 (856)
Three Ladies
13 Totentanz, Basel
★ 4.5 (140)
Outdoor seating
Das Cafe am Rhy
Oberer Rheinweg 95, 4058 Basel
★ 4.5 (111)
Dolce CuCu
Baslerstrasse 273, 4123 Allschwil, Schweiz
★ 4.5 (75)
Cafe Noir im Felix Platter Spital
Burgfelderstrasse 184, 4056 Basel
★ 4.5 (11)
Ängel oder Aff
15 Andreasplatz, Basel
★ 4.4 (716)££
Outdoor seating
Café Luna
62 Spalenberg
★ 4.4 (270)moderate
Outdoor seating
Finkmüller – Coffee & Fine Goods, Klybeckstrasse
Klybeckstrasse 64/70, 4057 Basel
★ 4.4 (270)moderate
Elisabethen
10 Elisabethenstrasse, Basel
★ 4.4 (206)moderate
Outdoor seating
Kaffeekanne
★ 4.4 (82)£
Outdoor seating
La Manufacture - Elisabethen
Elisabethenstrasse 18, 4051 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.3 (723)
Johanniter Café Bar
St. Johanns-Vorstadt 43, 4056 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.3 (250)
Trend Café
★ 4.3 (87)
Outdoor seating
unternehmen mitte
30 Gerbergasse, Basel
★ 4.2 (2165)££
Outdoor seating
Café Bar Rosenkranz
102 St. Johanns-Ring, Basel
★ 4.2 (278)moderate
Outdoor seating
Confiserie Bachmann
★ 4.1 (544)
Outdoor seating
Espresso Basel
Steinenvorstadt 26, 4051 Basel, Schweiz
★ 4.1 (276)
Finkmüller – Coffee & Fine Goods, Markthalle Basel
Viaduktstrasse 10, 4051 Basel
★ 4.0 (71)
Outdoor seating
Café frühling
69 Klybeckstrasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Acero
2 Mörsbergerstrasse, Basel
Backstage Basel
Outdoor seating
BaRquette
Bonne Maman
Outdoor seating
BRÜ Specialty Coffee
19 Sternengasse, Basel
Cafe Bar FOR ART
Cafe Helvetia
Outdoor seating
Café Simpel
33 Missionsstrasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Café Spalentor
Outdoor seating
Cafeteria Kollegienhaus
1 Petersplatz
Outdoor seating
Centrino USB
Outdoor seating
Cinnamon
14 Colmarerstrasse
Cinnamood
93 Freie Strasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Clara
12 Sperrstrasse, Basel
Confiserie Bachmann
51 Gerbergasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Confiserie Beschle
56 Aeschenvorstadt, Basel
Outdoor seating
Confiserie Schiesser Tea-Room
19 Marktplatz
Outdoor seating
Cream Cakery
15 Spalenberg, Basel
Outdoor seating
Creperie am Kohlenberg
8 Kohlenberg, Basel
Outdoor seating
Da Graziella
74 Feldbergstrasse
Outdoor seating
Da Graziella
24 Aeschenvorstadt
daniska
12 Feldbergstrasse, Basel
Daniska
Outdoor seating
dean & david
8 Centralbahnplatz, Basel
Eccetera
26 Mittlere Strasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Espresso
Outdoor seating
Finkmüller
Outdoor seating
Finkmüller
27 St. Johanns-Platz, Basel
Outdoor seating
Frozen Yogurt
Outdoor seating
Gemeinsam Café
14 Markgräflerstrasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Giardino USB
Outdoor seating
Grand Cafe Huguenin
6 Barfüsserplatz, Basel
Outdoor seating
Internetcafé Planet13
60 Klybeckstrasse, Basel
KaffeeFenster
55 Socinstrasse
Outdoor seating
Kaffibohne
Roasts on-site
Kafka am Strand
3 Barfüssergasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Kukku Kaffeebar
LaDiva
21 Ahornstrasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
La Sprezza
24 Falknerstrasse
Outdoor seating
Magical Cafe
Outdoor seating
McCafé
9 Centralbahnstrasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Milo's cookies
Outdoor seating
Moccaraba
29 Untere Rebgasse, Basel
Roasts on-site
Notorious Pizza
Pasticceria Steiger
14 Goldbachweg
Pulpo
89 Oberer Rheinweg, Basel
Outdoor seating
Schiesser
SMUK Café Bar
121 Feldbergstrasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Stadthauscafé
13 Stadthausgasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
Outdoor seating
Starbucks
89 Freie Strasse, Basel
Outdoor seating
Starbucks Centralbahnplatz
14 Centralbahnplatz, Basel
Outdoor seating
Theatercafé
Outdoor seating
ViCafe
9 Centralbahnplatz, Basel
ViCafe
11 Marktplatz, Basel
XOXO Café Bar
3 Barfüsserplatz, Basel
Outdoor seating
Zuggerbegg Bubeck
Outdoor seating
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Basel coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Basel?
There are 97 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Basel on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Basel?
Top-rated coffee shops in Basel include Café frühling, COFFEE+MATCHA BAR BASEL, enila. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Basel.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Basel?
61 venues in Basel have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.