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Best Coffee Shops in Basel
Find the cafés worth visiting in Basel.
4.7/5100%rated 4.5+
The directory
Every café in Basel
7 cafés mapped in Basel, listed A to Z. Each entry links to its own page with hours, location and the facts we hold for it.
Bean in ProgressBean in Progress is a café in Basel, Switzerland. It opens at 08:15 and closes at 17:00.View caféBrü Specialty CoffeeBrü Specialty Coffee is a café in Basel, Switzerland. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 20:00, and it is closed on Monday.View caféBrü₂ Specialty CoffeeBrü₂ Specialty Coffee is a café in Basel, Switzerland.View caféDaniska | Specialty Coffee & MatchaDaniska | Specialty Coffee & Matcha is a café in Basel, Switzerland. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 17:00.View caféfrühlingfrühling is a café in Basel, Switzerland. It holds a 4.5 rating from 860 reviews. It opens at 08:00 and closes at 18:30.View caféKaffeemacher SBB StationKaffeemacher SBB Station is a café in Basel, Switzerland. It holds a 4.5 rating from 265 reviews.View caféS’coole Alpaca Café ShopS’coole Alpaca Café Shop is a café in Basel, Switzerland. It holds a 5.0 rating from 53 reviews.View café
Basel in numbers
The coffee scene at a glance
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- 4.5 or higher3100%
- 4.0 to 4.400%
- below 4.000%
Every rated café here clears 4.0.
- Filter coffee6100%
- Espresso6100%
- Cold brew6100%
- Decaf6100%
Filter coffee is the default, on 6 of the 6 menus that name a programme; espresso is close behind on 6.
- Matthäus2 cafés
- Altstadt Kleinbasel1 cafés
- Gundeldingen1 cafés
- St. Johann1 cafés
- Vorstädte1 cafés
- Wettstein1 cafés
Matthäus is the densest café cluster, with 2 of the 7 cafés that carry a neighbourhood label; Altstadt Kleinbasel follows with 1.
- Dog friendly7 cafés
- Brunch5 cafés
- Outdoor seating5 cafés
- Laptop friendly5 cafés
- Step-free access4 cafés
Dog-friendly seating is listed most often, at 7 cafés, with brunch next on 5.
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Doors usually open around 08:00 and close around 18:30.
Highest rated
- 01S’coole Alpaca Café Shop5.0
- 02frühling4.5
- 03Kaffeemacher SBB Station4.5
Questions
Basel café guide, answered
- How many cafés are mapped in Basel?
- Caffe Atlas maps 7 cafés in Basel, Switzerland.
- Which cafés in Basel have the highest ratings?
- S’coole Alpaca Café Shop at 5.0, frühling at 4.5 and Kaffeemacher SBB Station at 4.5, according to their published ratings. The average published rating across Basel is 4.7 out of 5, from 1,178 individual ratings. That average covers 43% of the cafés mapped here.
- Which neighbourhoods in Basel have the most cafés?
- Matthäus with 2, Altstadt Kleinbasel with 1 and Gundeldingen with 1 lead the list among the cafés mapped in Basel. Every mapped café carries a neighbourhood label.
- Do cafés in Basel serve filter coffee or espresso?
- Of the 6 cafés in Basel with a listed coffee programme, all of them serve both filter coffee and espresso, so offering type does not separate them.
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