Basel Food Adventure: An Unconventional Culinary Experience to Iconic Local Spots

Embark on a Basel Food Adventure and discover unconventional culinary delights at iconic local spots. Experience unique concepts and delicious foods that will surprise and delight you.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Bäckerei KULT - Elsi - Get some “gold” from Basel’s oldest bakery with a drink of your choice
  • Basel unverpackt - Filling up can be so much fun
  • KLARA 13 AG - 3 delicacies from around the world with a drink of your choice
  • Jakob’s Basler Leckerly - New as of 1 December 2021: Taste 4 kinds of the traditional spice cakes called Läckerly which are being baked here after recepies from 3 different centuries.
What's Included
  • A meal or drink at each location.
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

This gastronomic voyage will guide you through some unusual spots. This approximately three-hour adventure steers you clear from typical tourist sights, offering you a chance to familiarize yourself with the ‘authentic Basel,’ savored at a leisurely pace. You’ll be exploring four unique eateries. Each has its distinctive style that you’re bound to appreciate. Their innovative approaches are precisely why they’re favorites among local residents. Await the unexpected as delicious foods are in store. Be sure to set aside ample time for this, and you may prefer to forgo breakfast.

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Bäckerei KULT - Elsi
Elsässerstrasse
Directions: Tram number 11 direction of Saint Louis Border till the tramstop "Muelhauserstrasse" (This is a self-guided tour, so we do not actually meet our travelers.)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Travellynn2015
Jul 12, 2024
Super Fun - Enjoyed the experience. There is quite a bit of walking. I enjoy walking through areas I have never seen, so loved it. Great bakery. The market like place has lots of choices for you .
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109donw
Jun 20, 2024
Basel Food Tour - This tour was interesting. It is possible to split the tour over two days. We did part of the tour in the morning - coffee and cake followed by a tour of the eco-friendly store and then the sweet treat store. There is some walking to complete so having data on the cell phone allowed us to use google maps - very helpful. The last stop was a food court. The selection was broad and the food was very good. Alcoholic drinks were not included but one could purchase those separately. We went to the food court in the evening. It is well populated by families and young professionals on their way home.
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Thomy14
Apr 6, 2024
Basel - culinary - with a difference - The self-guided tour takes us to unusual places in Basel. Exciting, interesting, enriching. We were greeted and given friendly and competent advice at every location and we really enjoyed the tour. Please note - it starts at the Kult bakery in St. Johann!
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Surrlibus
Aug 11, 2023
recommended - We really enjoyed this food tour and absolutely enjoyed our day in summery Basel and would book this event again at any time!
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Margarete399
Jun 3, 2023
Fun day in Basel - Spent a very enjoyable morning taking ourselves around on the food tour! We had mapped out our itinerary the night before and took the free tram to the first stop which is a bakery which gives you a cake and either coffee or tea. We chose the ice tea since it was a warm day. It was ice cold and delish! Next went to a vegan store who gave you a small jar to fill with anything you wanted-nuts, seeds, dried fruit, chocolate. We packed the jars away for a snack later and proceeded to KLARA which is a food court. Bar man was very nice ( as were most the people we met) and allowed me a cola even though technically it wasn’t in the list of drinks. Then you can go to different vendors for three different foods. I had the taco, spring roll, and bruschetta. All very good and made a tasty lunch. Last stop on the tour was jakobs bakery. Lady gave us a bag of four small cakes and also a free sample to taste. Unfortunately we weren’t impressed with lackerly and left without purchasing anything. We started around 10:30 and finished up around 1:30. Great way to see some of this town and get lunch at the same time. With Swiss prices, this was a reasonable priced breakfast/lunch.
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Sightseer67461607174
Apr 2, 2023
Great way to see the city - Great little tour! We saw lots of parts of town we wouldn't have and spoke to some lovely people. Great value for money. Documentation could be better when you book, but is fine once youre on the tour. You don't need a printer for your tickets (ignore the direction that you do), and you get a map and full info about how it works and where to go at the first stop. We started at 9am and did Klara last for lunch, which worked well.
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935verenam
Feb 4, 2024
Nice idea to get to know the city - The two of us did the tour on the first day of our trip - a great idea and helpful to get an impression of the city straight away. We started the tour at around 11am in the bakery with an excellent coffee and a small local speciality (tip for the bakery: right next to the entrance there are seats like in a shop window with a nice view of the street life). Then we went to a packaging-free shop where we were given a small glass to fill. The highlight for us was lunch at Klara, where you could try your way through culinary classics from different countries. We were a little disappointed by the end of the tour in a shop with typical Basel pastries. In a sales talk in the small, empty shop, we were presented with the products, which gave us the feeling that we should buy something. We would have liked a different end to the food tour here, where you could also linger briefly in the restaurant. Additional note: We overlooked the 'local tip' on the map to use the ferry when crossing the river - that would certainly have been another highlight.
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Nicolak620
Sep 10, 2023
Great value tour - Really good value tour and an opportunity to see places in Basel you perhaps wouldn’t visit. You visit 4 places to enjoy food and drink. The food court was the best where we could choose 3 tapas dishes from a choice of outlets. Would definitely recommend… only improvement would have been the opportunity to try Swiss cheese and chocolate!
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Apperley37
Aug 27, 2023
Fun experience in the city - Fun experience in the city. This self guided tour is exactly as described. Wander at your leisure around parts of the city that perhaps you wouldn't necessarily have done, stopping to grab a drink and something to eat. At the first bakery stop we were given the rest of our instructions as well as information about the bakery itself. We chose a coffee and were given a traditional biscuit. Fascinating place with delicious looking bread, cakes and biscuits with indoor and outdoor seating. After using the small passenger ferry just along from the bridge, at the next stop we were given a choice of items to takeaway in a small glass jar. The lady serving was thoughtful and transferred our choices to paper bags for us to take back as we were flying home later. Another stroll to the third stop and we found ourselves with a delicious soft drink and three choices of tasters from various international eateries. Thoroughly enjoyed the experience as we really had no idea until the food arrived exactly what we were going to get. A final stroll took us back across the Rhine to the oldest biscuit shop where we were given a selection of biscuits to take away. A great way to find out more about the city of Basel and really nice to be able to take your own time.
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Eillyne
Aug 5, 2023
skip this tour - not worth the trip. the first place was an introduction to that particular area of Basil but just going there is enough to walk/tram/trin to the other 3 areas was a waste of time.
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