Restaurant Schlüsselzunft

Top choice in Basel


Housed in a 15th-century guild house that had a neo-Renaissance remake early in the 20th century, this elegant restaurant includes an internal courtyard with sweeping staircase. The menu is replete with innovative flavour combinations such as perch fillet with pears and fennel, or veal in massaman curry sauce with fruit spring rolls.


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