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Old 16.12.2009, 17:34
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What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Have been living in Basel for almost 3 months now and have started to frequent the same locations, some ex pat hang outs, some more typically Swiss. I am interested to see what pubs people frequent and why? If you have a favorite pub and would like to share please post here!
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

I liked the Pickwicks. The night we went in had decent music and good crack. Think it was also near a McDonalds which made good soakage.
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Not really a pub but my favourite drinking hole since I moved here 7 years ago has always been Eo Ipso. Will probably be also the part of Basel I miss the most when I move on Saturday
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

As a non-native English drinker, I don't know the difference between a bar and a pub. My favorite bar still remains Eo Ipso! Large hall, good music, good cocktails and a decent variety of faces.
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I liked the Pickwicks. The night we went in had decent music and good crack.
Crack means something else in british english doesn't it? Otherwise I should get down to PW's more often
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Old 16.12.2009, 17:57
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Have tried but can't go out in Basel yet, next attempt after the smoking ban. Until then I spend my evenings in lovely small restaurants in Hegenheim and Hesingue
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Crack means something else in british english doesn't it? Otherwise I should get down to PW's more often
Haha, yeah its Irish slang mostly. good crack usually means good fun. I heard it all the time back home at the irish pubs.
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Old 17.12.2009, 12:17
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

In no particular order

Lällekönig
All bar one
Fischerstube
Paddy Reilly's
McGuinness’s Irish Pub



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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Bundesbaehnli in Gundeli near Eo-Ipso. Anywhere they nod and say "Grosses?" to me when I walk in will always be a favourite.

(of course I'm assuming they're talking about the size of beer but I guess it could be something else?)
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Old 17.12.2009, 12:39
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

My vote goes to Eoipso as well . Good ambience, not too loud music & relatively smoke free.

Acqua is also quite nice.

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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Same as many above:

Küchlin
Lällekönig
Linde (or Fischerstube next door)
Campari Bar
Unser Bier Braustube
zum Schlipf (Riehen)

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Old 17.12.2009, 15:23
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

I like McGuinness's Irish Pub.

The ceilings are high and it's a large space so it never gets particularly smoky.
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Same as many above:

Küchlin
Lällekönig
Linde (or Fischerstube next door)
Campari Bar
Unser Bier Braustube
zum Schlipf (Riehen)

Pat
Pat - where is Unser Bier Braustube, that's 1 I dont know and should probably try
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Old 17.12.2009, 16:34
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Cargo bar
Noon (has food as well)
Des Art's (smokey as Hell though)
Atlantis

to name a few...
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Old 19.12.2009, 22:46
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Thanks all! I have been to many of the above posted and agree they are all nice.
Where is Noon, what kind of bar is it?
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

I think it's Noohn -- the Sushi Bar.
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Old 19.12.2009, 22:55
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Noon is just off from Bankverein or Elisabethanstrasse.

Pickwicks I like best. McGuinesses' is ok if I just want a quiet early evening drink. Fisherstube has good beer, and the staff are always friendly.
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Pat - where is Unser Bier Braustube..
I'm not Pat, but I also know it. It's at Laufenstr. 16, 4053 Basel, phone 061 338 83 83. That's a pint, please
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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Is that a restaurant or a bar? or both...

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Re: What is your favorite pub in Basel?

Dear JustRose,

Fischerstube, the best!


Let's meet there,


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