Unternehmen Mitte — Restaurant in Basel

Fantastic cafe, ice cream shop, restaurant, cultural center and coworking space located on a charming corner very close to Marketplatz (Basel's central square), in a beautiful building that once was bank. The diversity of environments, from the outdoor tables arranged in a beautiful and busy corner with a drinking water fountain, to the comfortable armchairs and tables in the gorgeous internal lobby (with classic marble details), match the variety and quality of the options offered in this unique place. Options ranging from coffees, ice creams, snacks, beers or nice drinks in the outdoor environment enjoying the movement of this charming part of town, to great meals in the cozy indoor lounge. All with fair and affordable prices due to the excellent quality of the products and the friendly and attentive service team. Ideal both for a refreshing break from sightseeing in Basel, for meeting friends or business meetings (free wifi in the indoor lounge), as well as for getting up-to-date on the local cultural scene and surroundings through the various pamphlets available there and the space's cultural program itself. Certainly one of the coolest and tastiest places in the center of Basel,...

Caution! Neither LBGTQ+ nor glide sports friendly at all! They pretend to be cool with vintage design and tattooed waiters BUT they lynch queer and fashionable people there. I was visiting Basel nightly on my skate, riding shirtless between nice welcoming crowd, taxis, trams AND police patrols (great and funny! police in Basel btw) without a single problem. The waiter’s first words as I entered there to get a coke were: “Dress you up!” One would never hear that on the west coast, never in Amsterdam or Berlin, never in Klein-Basel where one has places like Kaserne and the Kebab-Shop next to it, that are very positive and respectful towards queers and commitment to glide sports. But in Big-Basel one has those cynical moralists from Unternehmen Mitte, which is an utmost...

There is almost always space to sit and have a coffee, tea or lemonade, although it can get quite crowded in the afternoon, and therefore pretty noisy. Especially when the middle section of the place is turned into a playground for toddlers... So if you have young children and want to connect to other parents, it's most surely a great place for you and your kids to meet up with peers, however if you prefer to enjoy your coffee in a quit environment, you might want to switch to another coffee place in town. But they have free WiFi - which is always appreciated if you don't have a free-data plan for your mobile - and I love that they make an effort to sell mostly organic and locally produced food...