Great pasta and friendly attentive service. Loved my rigatoni bolognese. The sauce was perfectly…read morebalanced and reminded me of my mother in laws sauce.

We just arrived at Basel yesterday and looked for a place for dinner. We found this place by…read morewalking down by our hotel. When the host took us to the back of the restaurant, we knew we came to the right place because it looked like we were in Italy. We ordered a salad, pizza and spaghetti bolognese. Everything was excellent. The service was very good. We highly recommend.

This was such a fabulous spot for dinner in Basel. We were seated near the window, which meant on…read morethe water, the views were excellent. Our waiter was reluctant to make recommendations, but easily able to correct us when we chose something he didn't recommend! We ended up with the Fiorentina pizza - excellent!, the carbonara (good enough - the waiter didn't like our choice but I wanted guanciale!) and a pasta with huge tubes and a delicious meat sauce that the waiter suggested as a correction to whatever we ordered first. And he was right! The carbonara was ok, but everything else was better! We had panna cotta for dessert and it was lovely.

Lovely restaurant with an upstairs patio that has stunning views of the lake and city of Basel…read more Service was excellent and the food was good and the ambiance was nice.

Came back and had a much better experience - we had great service and even better wine! I can't…read morewait to come back.

This was the first place we ate after arriving in Basel. The place was crowded, but they managed…read moreto find us a table for two. Service was very good, even though the waitress had a number of tables to handle. Bread was served, but without accompaniments it was pretty boring. I had the Spaghetti Bolognese, which I enjoyed. The sauce was on the thick side, I'm probably more accustomed to a thinner sauce. The Strawberry Profiteroles were on the seasonal/monthly menu, and were excellent. Not sure if they're available year round. All in all, a good experience.

Sommereck is a corner bar first and foremost…read more It has an expansively long set of traditional beer draughts that are silver and very clean. They also served some mean, and I mean seriously flavored and delicious, French and German style cutlets, meats, chicken, steak, roulades and much more! Basel is known world-wide for small-er local corner pubs and restaurants. Other towns have drafty holes-in the wall. Others have a dark bar with two tables. Basel combines bars + refined food restaurants into one. Like Sommereck! Sommereck is German for 'Summer Corner'. The large. beer that the bar tender served was ice cold, served in a new, pristine, and clean glass and best of all: fully filled. The tables have table cloths and it's a very upscale, clean and fancy dining experience. They have coatracks. They offer newspapers. My French 'Burgundy-Style' cordon bleu was soo tender, filled fat and hefty with a delicious Gouda and heaps of ham and other cheeses. The salad was pristine, hand cut in the kitchen - the dressing light and delicious. This is an excellent Swiss restaurant for meetings, social outings and get-togethers. The food is way above average. The staff friendly. It's bright and homey. Great beer corner for a hefty and clear poured Swiss or German brew on cold afternoons or hot days! Menu rotated slightly in accordance with the season. Serves nice wines by the glass, tea and desserts. Review: 5

I am glad to say that I finally tried this fairly cosy and welcoming Italian spot after having…read morediscovered it while walking through the neighborhood on a previous trip to Basel. Sommereck's service was friendly and competent. There seemed to be a good rapport between the staff and the guests. I could well imagine Sommereck being a regular spot for those living in the 'hood. Our food came out both reasonably quickly and appropriately hot--always a good thing. I ordered one of the many gnocchi dishes on the menu, alla bolognese. To all you Americans: the shape of the gnocchi reminded me of a tater-tot. It's silly, but I found the look of them amusing. The taste of the dish was quite good, but almost a bit too savory. The hubs ordered pizza with ham and a fried egg in the middle. The runny yolk made for good 'gravy' and I helped myself to a bit of chewy/crispy crust with which to sop up some of the egg. The crust was thin yet robust enough to not become soggy under both the sauce and cheese. I was duly impressed and so was the hubs. Sommereck, appropriately named, is housed on the ground floor of a charming, old, corner apartment building. I quite enjoyed its high ceilings and large windows. The lighting, however, was a bit too bright for my liking. The resto, too, boasts a rather large outdoor eating area that would be great for groups. Our visit saw cloudy skies and cold temps, so we opted for indoors, but there were a few brave souls out back enjoying wine and a chat. Visitors to this part of town would do well to dine at Sommereck!

White truffle pasta was rich and delicious! The beet salad and fennel salad was refreshing . The…read morechocolate mousse was yummy. Only negative was that the menu was not in English so the poor manager had to explain the whole menu.

We arrived in Basel and toured the Christmas markets and wanted a casual dinner. The hotel…read morerecommended Casanova for some good pasta. It wasn't crowded but we were warmly greeted and seated. An amuse buche sandwich arrived quickly. We had some difficulty as they don't have an English menu but Google Translate fixed that. You can select a pasta and any sauce combination with a choice of starter or dinner sized. We had pappadelle with bolognese and fusilli Ala Norma. The food arrived and it was delicious! Absolutely homemade pasta! The Norma sauce was good and fresh, large eggplant chunks abounded. The bolognese was also good. We had dinner size which was very filling. Atmosphere is casual modern, with full bar. Service attentive but not intrusive. The pastas were 28 francs each, bottle of soda 5 francs. Food isn't cheap here but this was high quality and service. Conveniently located near the old gate on way to markets. I would certainly return next time we are here.

Good (real) Italian place. prices are ok. Pasta was quite good. We liked it a lot.read more

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.

If you are looking for Napolese pizza in Basel this is the place for you. The menu has an…read moreexpansive choice of pizzas based in geography of Italy and individual preferences. Pizza is well executed and has a nice texture. They do a good job of not burning the dough which often happens with wood fired oven pizzas. For Switzerland price isn't too expensive (20-30 Swiss francs).

I had pizza in Marketplatz at lunch, but seeing such good reviews of Dio Mio, I went for it - pizza…read morefor dinner, too. Friendly service. Easy atmosphere. Perfect for a glass of vino and a really good pizza for a weary traveler. I'm a fan of the simple classic pizza and don't usually go for anything strange on a pizza. Sharfess Honig? Spicy honey on a pizza???? Ummmmmm...no. However, the friendly server said the Dio Mio pie was excellent. We sort of exchanged this YOLO look, and I said, let's go for it! It was really, really good. Just a hint of this natural sweetness on top of the delicious crust, sauce and salami. I'm a regular pizza guy and I recommend Dio Mio -- the pizza and the place.