Restaurant Kranich in Basel

Quiet, cheap and in the middle of the beautiful UPK park.

Awesome vegetarian lunch if you pre-order but otherwise you can find great paninis, soups, sandwiches or refreshing beverages here. Definitely recommend!

Small. Fine. Great lunch cuisine.

Always friendly and even has a menu to go at lunchtime

Cozy cafe with a nice selection. Only the service was a bit curt.

Mehrheitlich vegetarische Menüs am Mittag, kreative Küche zu fairen Preisen. Vorbestellung empfehlenswert.

Den Spaziergang durch den wunderschönen Park mit den uralten Bäumen und den zahlreichen Nischen, die zum Verweilen einladen, beschliesst man am besten mit einem Besuch im Café Kranich. Den Toast Hawai fand ich top. Und es gibt einige weitere kostengünstige und leckere Snacks sowie feine Getränke. Hunde sind erlaubt, auch im ganzen Park, nur angeleint müssen sie sein. Wer Glück hat, kann draussen die Schwarznasen-Schafe beim Grasen beobachten. Der Park verfügt auch über eine Vogelvolière, einen Froschteich und einen Minizoo. Das Personal im Kranich gibt gerne Auskunft. Übrigens kommt der Name des Cafés daher, dass früher tatsächlich lebende Kraniche frei durch den Park spazierten.

In un parco molto bello nel centro di Basilea, circondato da alberi, si mangiano panini ottimi e torte fatte in casa speciali. Faceti un salto

Café Kranich is situated in one Basel's least known but most beautiful parks, huge and with countless ancient trees. The area is actually part of the hospital facility (UPK), but is open to visitors, and so is the coffee shop. If you step in the coffee shop in the afternoon, you are usually greeted by the tempting smell of a warm cake fresh from the oven that you'll find rather hard to resist. The café also serves wonderfully fresh salads with homemade dressing and there is a homemade meal on the menu every day. And - my personal favourite - they sell THE ultimate "Mohrenkopf" in Switzerland from a local manufacturer called Richterich - very thin biscuit with dark chocolate coating and filled with the most delicious fluffy egg white foam you can imagine. To die for. Food is ordered at the counter, so prices are quite moderate.The staff is very friendly and incredibly patient - they are well trained to be kind to all sorts of customers in that location. The place is open during the day, usually from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.