Fodor's Expert Review Restaurant Atelier

The Teufelhof hotel's less expensive dining option, the artsy Atelier serves modern cuisine made with regional ingredients. Daily specials are written on chalkboards, and the unfussy à la carte menu always features lighter fare like soups and salads along with seasonal pasta, vegetarian, and meat plates. The house specialty is a classic, though now hard to find, Basel dish: veal cutlets from a local butcher served with fried potatoes and wild pepper jus. Wine is also more than an afterthought here, with more than 400 bottles on its appealing Swiss- and Euro-centric list. Best of all, unlike many Basel restaurants, Atelier is open on Sunday and Monday.