roots Basel

Roots sits at Bachlettenstrasse 1, a twenty-minute walk from the Tinguely Museum. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars and is currently ranked no. 34 on La Liste.

The kitchen serves creative vegan, farm-to-table menus that operate on a different register than the traditional haunts surrounding the Kunstmuseum. While the city’s historic centre leans heavily into heavy, meat-focused classics, Roots uses its precise, produce-forward approach to justify a meal that feels intentionally light. The room runs smart and elegant, but it lacks the stiff formality often found at this level of distinction elsewhere in Basel. You choose this place when you want to see how far vegetables can be pushed, rather than defaulting to the local standard of hearty, heritage recipes found at the nearby Marktplatz.