Julian's list

Eating and drinking

Spice Inn - One of the best Indian take-aways in town, closed on Sundays (Horburgstrasse 19)

Boos - affordable family run Thai restaurant with big helpings (Klybeckstrasse 86)

Dreirosenbuvette - our neighborhood river bar. Great for an evening drink or some snacks - closes in winter (Unterer Rheinweg /Offenburgerstrasse) www.buvettedreirosen.ch

Schmaler Wurf - Mediterranean food with a great view (Rheingasse 10) www.schmalewurf.ch

Lily's - part of an excellent chain of Thai restaurants (Rebgasse 1) www.lilys.ch

Mitte - the place to drink coffee in Grossbasel (Gerbergasse 30) www.mitte.ch

Gare du nord - a grand hall, part of the Badischer Bahnhof, excellent brunch on Sundays, live soccer (Schwarzwaldallee 200) www.garedunord.ch

Da Graziella - best Sicilian coffee north of Messina, excellent pastries (Feldbergstrasse 74) www.dagraziella.com

Francesca - cozy living room with good coffee, lunch and dinner (Mörsbergerstrasse 2) www.dafrancesca.ch

NT areal open-air bars in post-industrial setting (Erlenmatte) www.areal.org

Hirscheneck - the original cooperative leftist hang-out with restaurant and club (Lindenberg 23) www.hirscheneck.ch

Cargo Bar - bar with occasional live acts just across the Rhine (Sankt Johanns-Rheinweg 46) www.cargobar.ch

OFF - small illegal bar with a stage around the corner featuring concerts, poetry readings etc. Pierce your nose and bring your own beer. Offenburgerstrasse 59) vereinoff.blogspot.com

Aktienmühle - former mill converted into a bar with open grill (bring your own food) and playground (Gärtnerstrasse 46) www.aktienmuehle.ch

Acero - best ice cream shop in town with a great little court yard (Rheingasse 13) www.eiscafe-acero.ch

Markets

Sunday flea market with good ethnic food at decent prices - closes in winter (Erlenmatte) www.sonntagsmarkt.ch

Saturday flea market (Petersplatz)

Saturday farmer's market (Matthäusplatz)

Stuff to do with kids

Zoo Binningerstrasse 40 www.zoobasel.ch

Dreirosenhalle, under Dreirosenbrücke www.dreirosen.ch/freizeithalle

Tinguely Museum, Paul-Sacher Anlage 2 www.tinguely.ch

Bike shop

Good-Feeling Bikes - bike shop just around the corner, rents out bikes, ask for lungomare special deal (Breisacherstrasse 131) www.good-feeling.ch

Internet resources for going out

www.ronorp.ch/basel
www.programmzeitung.ch
www.gaybasel.ch

Recomendations for our neighborhood

www.reh4.ch