Irrsinn Bar: no-fuss cocktails on Rebgasse
Home-made syrups, house infusions and cold drip, rock on the speakers: for about 14 years the Irrsinn Bar in Kleinbasel has mixed serious drinks without a stiff atmosphere.
Photo: Stefanie Zamarlik, via Google Maps
Our verdict
The Irrsinn Bar proves that good cocktails do not need a stiff atmosphere. For about 14 years it has mixed classics and its own creations on Rebgasse, to a soundtrack of blues, rock and metal.
In the glass
The bar infuses its own spirits, makes cold drip and its own syrups. There is also a wide choice of bottled beers, wines and spirits.
Location
Rebgasse runs from Claraplatz towards Wettsteinplatz, and Messeplatz is an eight-minute walk. The bar has no kitchen.
Our advice
On Fridays and Saturdays it is open until 3am, which makes the Irrsinn Bar one of the late-night addresses in Kleinbasel. According to guests there is a smoking room; non-smokers sit at the front.
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.
