St. Alban Stübli: fine dining in St. Alban-Vorstadt
A beer parlour more than a hundred years ago, today one of the finest tables in town: French-influenced seasonal cooking, game in autumn, on the quiet St. Alban-Vorstadt.
Photo: Josef Feuerstein, via Google Maps
Our verdict
More than a hundred years ago the St. Alban Stübli was a beer parlour, then a neighbourhood tavern, and today it is a restaurant for refined traditional cooking. The current team has run it since August 2017.
If you are looking for a quiet, good evening away from the Old Town lanes, this is the place.
On the plate
The cooking is French-influenced and follows the seasons, with Basel specialities. In autumn the menu features game such as shank of venison and roe deer entrecôte, plus a Swiss beef tartare.
Location
St. Alban-Vorstadt is one of the quietest streets in the city, lined with townhouses between the Kunstmuseum and the St. Alban Gate. Barfüsserplatz is eleven minutes away and Basel SBB station 15 minutes on foot.
Our advice
It is closed at weekends, so plan the Stübli for a weekday evening. For the autumn game season, book early.
Read next: Eating in Basel: specialities, prices and where locals eat and Basel Läckerli: history, recipe and the best addresses in Basel.
Sources: the establishment's website, Basel Tourismus, Google Maps (address, reviews, October 2026), timetables from transport.opendata.ch, walking times calculated on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
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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.
