Shopping in Basel

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Choose Basel gifts by their intended use: Läckerli Huus is a place to compare packaged confectionery, while Beschle gives you a reason to consider pastries as well as chocolate. The Pharmacy Museum shop offers a different kind of souvenir, displayed in historic pharmacy furniture. These three stops support a modest shopping visit without turning it into a survey of every department store in the city.

Laeckerli Huus lists its old-town branch at Gerbergasse 57. Its other Basel locations include Greifengasse and the SBB station, so check the address rather than treating the house name as one storefrontS1. The range includes original Basler Läckerli alongside chocolate-covered versions. Cream caramels and gift tins give you other ways to put together a food giftS2.

Confiserie & Chocolatier Beschle traces its family business to 1898. Its range includes the Beschle Ring and Basler Sunnereedli, with a separate chocolate offering under Beschle Chocolatier Suisse. The house lists Schneidergasse 21 and Aeschenvorstadt 56 among its Basel addressesS3.

Pharma Museum Shop Basel occupies the historic fittings of the former Barfüsser pharmacy. The museum describes its own tea blends and herbs among the stock. It also sells apothecary vessels and soaps. Museum publications offer another way to explore the subjectS4.

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