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New openings in Basel

4 openings we are tracking in Basel, 2 of them still to come. We read the local press, watch the venues themselves and check the booking systems, so the date here is the one that turns out to be true.

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Opening soonPhoto via @sisyphusbarbasel

Basel · 16 Sept 2026

Bar · Cocktail bar, Low & no alcohol, 40 seats

Sisyphus Bar

Klosterberg 5, 4051 Basel

The team behind Hinz & Kunz returns with a forty-seat cocktail bar on the Klosterberg — a broad spirits list, room to experiment, and a deliberate turn away from the volume of the Markthalle years.

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Opening soonPhoto: Der Teufelhof Basel

Basel

Restaurant · Fine dining, Seasonal

NOVA

Leonhardsgraben 47, 4051 Basel

A new gourmet restaurant on the first floor of the Kunsthotel Teufelhof — Christoph Hartmann's modern, product-led cooking takes over the room that was the Bel Etage, with a multi-course menu and a cellar of more than 500 wines.

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Now openPhoto via Instagram @creamcakery.ch

Basel · 12 Sept 2026

Café · Bakery, Coffee

Cream Cakery

Spalenberg 55, 4051 Basel

Basel's cheesecake specialist moves to a bigger spot on Spalenberg — handmade cheesecakes, bagels, coffee and matcha.

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Now openPhoto via Strick Schnack

Basel · 08 Aug 2026

Café · Knitting café, Yarn shop, Workshops, Coffee & cake

Strick Schnack

Schönaustrasse 88, 4058 Basel

Corinne and Romina Leuenberger, mother and daughter, have opened a knitting café near the Badischer Bahnhof — coffee and cake at secondhand tables, a short shelf of carefully chosen yarns, and courses for anyone who wants to learn.

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