Bierrevier: 40 taps in the Markthalle
Around 40 beers on tap and some 150 in bottles and cans, under the Markthalle dome: Bierrevier is Basel's craft beer address, five minutes from the station.
Photo: Ingo Janda, via Google Maps
Our verdict
Bierrevier is the bar for people who take their beer seriously. Around 40 taps pour a changing line-up of Swiss and international beers, with some 150 more in bottles and cans.
In the glass
Lagers, wheat beers, sours and stouts rotate constantly. If you are unsure, order tasting glasses from one decilitre and work your way through the list.
Location
The bar is in the Markthalle, a five-minute walk from Basel SBB station. Bierrevier has no kitchen of its own, but the hall's food stalls are a few steps away.
Our advice
Ideal for an hour before your train or an evening of street food from the hall. It is closed on Sundays, and Saturday hours vary between sources.
Read next: Basel bars and nightlife: the Rhine, Kleinbasel and the best addresses and Eating in Basel: specialities, prices and where locals eat.
Sources: the establishment's website, Basel Tourismus, Google Maps (address, reviews, October 2026), timetables from transport.opendata.ch, walking times calculated on OpenStreetMap.
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Samuel Tschudin
Samuel spent eight years guiding groups through the Old Town, from Münsterplatz to the Rhine promenade. He builds his routes on foot, watch in hand, and cuts whatever does not fit into a real day. He would rather write that a visit is not worth the ticket than pad out a list.
