Wonderful Swiss and other European wines, excellent service!…read more I visited Basel in August, and didn't have time to visit local wineries. On recommendation of a friend, I stopped in this wine and spirits store. My first surprise: a rum display with rums from my home country, Trinadad! As I went into the back of the first floor, I saw their well-curated, every day Swiss and other European wine selection. I had a lovely conversation with one of the managers, who introduced me to two local wines. I purchased two bottles of the first recommendation. The winery name: Le Petit. I highly recommend it. I returned to the wine store two days later to get a bottle of Alsace wine. On the lower floor, they have an Enomatic machine, with different wines open for tasting. Thanks to the tasting, I purchased a beautiful bottle to enjoy with dinner that night. If you're into spirits, be sure to visit the top floor.

Love the public transportation in Europe…read more In Basel, we walked and walked. Took a ferry, walked across a bridge, and then took the BVB back from Novartis to the fountain where we met the bus to go back to the cruise ship. The BVB was founded in 1895. Basel has the most tram tracks in Switzerland. The trams are so comfortable and easy to use with the app.

With a hot donner kebab burning a hole in my pocket, I stopped at Coop on the way back to the hotel…read moreroom looking for dessert and a tin of beer. I found both here, easily. This is a full service grocery store with everything you need to fill your apartment kitchen. Frozen, butchery, produce, dry goods, cleaners, fresh bakery and more. I had no problem finding an inexpensive beer and a pot of yogurt but on the way out, the smell of the bakery caught me and I added an almond croissant to the basket. Oops. Checkout was easy because the self-checkout has an "English" button and it accepted my loose coins. [Review 21222 overall - 71 in Switzerland - 187 of 2024.]

I don't have a lot of Swiss bakeries to compare against, but Kubler was quite impressive. A…read morebeautiful store: bright, gleaming and spotless. Everything was aligned on the shelves and the floors looked like they had been licked clean by elves. They offered an immense selection of fresh baked breads and pastries, and four helpful, smiling staff members were ready behind the counter to help us. A few of them also spoke good English in addition to the usual German and French. There was a small grocery section to one side, where we could pick up eggs, yogurts, milk, etc. Behind this grocery section you could see the bakery in action, behind a glass window. While staying with friends in Aesch, we stopped here almost every morning for various items. I was particularly fond of their apple and custard tart, which was mind-blowingly good in the morning with a cup of hot coffee, especially after a nice, long run down by river. This seemed like the main bakery in town, so I'm a bit amazed to be the first one to review.

Nice and friendly little restaurant in a central location…read more Went there for lunch on a Sunday. Even though the restaurant was full, we got fast and friendly service. We ordered the Zürich Gschnäzlet. The chef himself brought it out, and it was excellent. Reasonably priced (for Swiss standards) The restaurant seems to encourage patrons to come and hang out. There is free wifi and a myriad of magazines. I will definitely come here again when I am in town next time.

Loved the huge St. Bernard and oversized Swiss Army knife in the window display. Fun to go window…read moreshopping while the city is still sleeping!

Super cute Christmas store. If you love Christmas this is your spot. They have about anything you…read morecould think of Christmas related. Come check it out.