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Located on the Rhine River near the borders of France and Germany, Basel contains the country's highest concentration of museums. The culture-centric city, site of the world's most influential art market each June, is also home to the lovely Munster Cathedral, made of red sandstone with a multi-colored tile roof. Green spaces abound, including the popular zoological gardens in the city center. Switzerland's largest site of Roman ruins, Augusta Raurica, are an easy day trip to the east.

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“Bar is good, restaurant is so-so.”

Papa Joe's

4 of 5 stars
JoshBasel
Basel
7 Nov 2009

The bar area of Papa Joe's is decent and worth swinging by. It's as close to an American dive bar as you are going to get in Basel and the mojitos are pretty OK. It does tend to get very smokey in...more

“Sub-standard”

NOOCH

2 of 5 stars
JoshBasel
Basel
7 Nov 2009

Poorly executed versions of fairly generic Asian dishes. I've given it 3 chances and each time the dishes have been stodgy and greasy with very uninspiring flavours. Won't go back for a fourth time. more

“Poseur crowd, but good cocktails”

Bucheli

4 of 5 stars
JoshBasel
Basel
7 Nov 2009

The crowd here tries slightly too hard to be cool but this place does do decent cocktails and is well located, with decent outdoor seating. more

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