Small Italian restaurant in a charming little street close to Wettstein neighbourhood will…read moretransport you to Italy in one second. Decorated as a charming osteria with wooden tables and rustic details, the atmosfere is casual yet refined with lovely details (look at the ceiling). The service is joyful and very good. We went there for dinner on a Friday Night and they had a fixed menu with little apeetizers at to start (antipasti) and then 3 types of pasta. All excellent, accompanied by focaccia, great choice of wine, a dessert (cheese cake), and limoncello. Overall a lovely evening. Worth a try at lunch or dinner. Just a bit bad they do the fixed the menu at night, as I think the place would be more Packed if people could go there even for just some pasta.

We love this spot. Real Italian. Handmade pasta and amazing sauces. I am a big fan of their veal…read moreragu. Service is excellent. We are always spoiled by Piero, who always makes amazing recommendations in terms of food and drinks.

Excellent food and service. Nice location a little off the beaten path. I wanted a dinner portion…read moreof their seafood salad special and they were accommodating And reasonable in the pricing.

Geniune, excellent Italian food on a quiet small square near the edge of the Alt Stadt. We ate al…read morefresco in front of the restaurant in the spacious dining area on the sidewalk in June. There's also a patio in back and the interior is inviting too. The proprietors are quite friendly. Really a nice place.

Cozi place, food was ok. Staff was friendly with the exception of the cashier. If you want…read moresomething fairly quick and easy then this place will suffice. We had pizza and salad, both of which were acceptable but nothing special.

Very cozy place, with nice and helpful staff. The food was…read moreexcellent! Great taste and fast! I recommend everyone who love Italian food to come here and enjoy the food!

OK food; friendly service. Popular spot with locals. Atmosphere is very casual…read more Chèvre chaud, insalata di finocchio: leek salad and cheese - OK salad , it was fresh Asparagus Pasta Special - fresh asparagus, good pasta

Really great experience! On my own, wandering Basel, I wanted a taste of local with a touch of…read moreItalian, so I asked the front desk of my hotel and they hit the mark with Bodega! I wandered in, couldn't find a host, but a waiter helped me immediately and I got an outdoor cafe table, just like I wanted! Great people watching at the Barfusserplatz! I was struggling a bit with the Italian language menu, but my waiter helped me a lot. Asked me what I felt like eating, translated a few things, and I settled on what he described as a "very special" dish... "tagliatta con sugo di brasato". I scrambled to google the words, but didn't have to. The waiter described it, a flat pasta with rich shredded meat in a brown wine sauce.... very much a cross between Swiss and Italian! Worried that I didn't have vegetables, he suggested he make me a small side of ratatouille... which was almost better than the main! Great food, great wine selection, great service! I will come here again!

A little out of the way from the major commercial area, but very good Italian food when you tire of…read moreschnitzel. Great choice if you are staying at the Marriott Courtyard hotel. If you are very hungry, a traditional full course Italian meal will fill you. The bone-in Veal Marsala was tremendous. Save room for some home made gelati, or one of the other home made desserts. Or take some baked goods home for later. Guten Appetit!

We went eating here for my wife's birthday and all i can is if you want to eat authentic italian…read more(apulian) food, this is the place to go in Basel! Food: The food was really good especially the appetizers and the desserts! The two pastas we had were really good quality and perfectly al dente but taste-wise it wasn't that special. I actually don't order beef filets in restaurants because mostly the quality is not special, the cook over cooks it and it's over priced. Apulia also had a beef filet as one of their main courses and it costs 51.- but i can tell you they really know how to make filets! Really good quality and perfectly cooked! There was nothing they could have done better. Service: Very authentic and friendly service. The cook and a waiter are from Apulia! Ambience: It is located in the previous restaurant "charon" right next to the Spalentor. Traditional restaurant with a lot of wood.

This restaurant has a charming interior and serves mainly southern Italian kitchen namely from…read moreApulia thus the name of the restaurant. As it was my mother's birthday dinner I splurged and had as Antipasto the Burrata with Parma ham and cherry tomatoes. The Burrata, which is a mozzarella from that region, tasted great and was creamy and light. Eating it with the ham and cherry tomatoes, which were on a bed of rucola, tasted so good and was a nice entry into the dinner. As first course I chose the Agnolotti (kind of ravioli ) filled with minced veal and sage. The Agnolotti were so tasty and they almost melted in my mouth. So good! Finally, as second course I chose the fish of the day which was sea brass in a coat of sea salt accompanied by grilled vegetables. The owner of the restaurant was so kind and did slice the fish in nice fillets. The fish was well cooked and was a delight to eat together with the crispy grilled vegetables. I accompanied this with a bottle of Negroamaro Salento. The wine had a great and full bouquet that it enhanced the whole dinner. After this I just had no room for s dessert and opted for a grappa Giare Amarone. Wow. A great ending to a superb dinner. As a summary, this restaurant and the nice waiters is on my radar and will be soon revisited again.

A tram ride to the cusp of Germany's border (Weil Am Rhine) and a walk across the Rhine) from…read morecentral Basel but well worth the effort to visit neighboring France. The €18 lunch special (entrèe/plat/dessert) is great deal and a respite for quality from the overpriced (and underwhelming) Basel restaurants . Both Michelin and Gault Millau were right about their mentions and recommendations for this place.

Really excellent French restaurant. Not so easy to find if you're not a local, but well worth the…read moresearch. The food is fairly French traditional, but has touches of innovation, uses local (Alsatian) produce and as a result is very fresh and of high quality. Easily among the best French restaurants in the Basel Metropolitan area, it appears to be a fairly well kept secret; in our opinion unjustifiably so. We will visit again soon and enjoy their seasonal cooking. Be aware that the restaurant is not open for business over the weekend, perhaps one of the reasons for its relative unknown status.