Nooch – Asian Kitchen

While in Basel we haven’t been able to decide easily where to eat. Thankfully the Unilocal app on our phones have been a real life saver and this led us to Nooch (no Jay and Silent Bob references here!!). We have a similar restaurant chain in the UK called Wagamamas, but frankly from the ramen I had at Nooch, I think this is better.
Like I said, I had the ramen. You get the choice of dashi based or miso based, and I went for the former. It was lovely, very fragrant and tasty. The noodles were perfectly cooked, as was the grilled chicken that went into it. The waitress was of particular credit — she spoke the best English of anyone I’ve met in Switzerland. Frankly if she worked in London I wouldn’t have felt any different.
So I would recommend the restaurant if you’re looking for something light on the stomach but warming, which was exactly what I was hoping for. Failing that you could order the James Bond Island — yes there’s a dish called that!

My goodess food in Switzerland is expensive. But when it’s at least delicious like Nooch, you are getting something good for your money.
We’d already had some traditional Swiss/​German food today and wanted something warming but not fried, so decided to go to Nooch. I had a really nice tom kha gai, a coconut-​based soup with mushrooms, chicken and some sort of bean sprout, maybe, served with rice on the side. It was creamy and lovely but had a good kick of acidity to the broth that kept the coconut savoury and not too rich.
At CHF 60, it wasn’t cheap, but considering a McDonald’s meal for two is going to run you 25 or 30 (according to the internet!) it was definitely worth the money.
Our waitress was lovely, worked hard, and spoke perfect English.

super schmackhaft. sehr freundliche und unaufdringliche bedienung. preise angemessen. komme wieder.

Duffys Favorite und Mango Lassi sehr lecker. Klein aber fein. Nette Bedienung. Durchaus eine Empfehlung.

Super delicious food. It’s not the typical food found in many Asian restaurants. Individual tastes are satisfied with a diversified menu.
The prices are quite steep but I don’t consider that a minus point if the quality is right.

Das Essen ist einfach sooooo gut :-) Super lecker! und der hausgemachte Ice Tea ist schön erfrischend, vor allem wenn man etwas scharfes isst
Immer wieder gern :-D

Cooles Ambiente, super gutes Essen, freundliche Bedienung, moderate Preise. Genau richtig, um entspannt und gut in der Stadt Basel zu essen. Endlich mal ein Asia-​Restaurant, dass ich ohne Bedenken weiterempfehlen kann.
(gäbe es dazu noch eine super Aussicht, fünf Sterne wären gewiss).

A great little place for casual Asian.

Same Same– but different. Sehr lecker, sehr nett

Asian fusion seems to be a major concept in Basel. I’m not usually a fan as it’s hard to meld flavors while keeping the integrity of the original. This spot is a mix of Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese, and Japanese. The setting is nice, the service is friendly and accommodating (they were technically closed when I arrived, but allowed me to place a take-​away order anyway). The food, while not spectacular, is pretty tasty. I ordered the noodle stir fry with beef. In the picture, it looked like lo mein noodles, but they turned out to be udon noodles. Softer and chewier than lo mein, it still worked in the dish (which was seasoned Chinese-​style, but came with cilantro and a side of cut limes…) Aside from some fusion confusion, this place is worth a visit if you’re in the area.

Reasonable food for a reasonable price (for Switzerland). I can recommend the Asian Tapas other dishes I’ve eaten here so far were not so much to my taste. The service is mixed but generally good.
The downstairs seating (benches) looks so uncomfortable that I’ve never tried it. Upstairs is partly lounge-​style comfortable, but somewhat impractical for eating.

Reprenant le concept des «Noodles Bar» d’Asie, Nooch est une chaîné de restos présents dans les grandes villes Suisse-​allemande qui propose des nouilles, mais aussi quelques autres plats asiatiques.
J’ai pris pour 23 CHF des Ramen avec bouillon Miso et l’option «poulet + légumes».
Franchement, ni mémorable, ni mauvais. Les nouilles n’étaient pas extraordinaire, les légumes semblent pas assez cuits, mais les morceaux de poulet assez bien assaissonés. Disons que c’était bien pour me caler et que c’est plus sympa qu’un Mcdo !
Ce que j’ai vraiment aimé par contre, c’est l’ambiance Lounge et les sièges confortables de ce Noodles Bar. La déco est de bois clair, vert pomme et orange dynamisant. C’est zen et tendance à la fois.
Quelques rares éléments nous rappellent quand même à l’Asie, mais si vous cherchez un vrai décor et cuisnie asiatique, né venez pas vous installez ici !
Par beau temps, on peut aussi se mettre à la terrasse, qui fait presque face à celle de la chaîné Negishi, du même patron (je pense, vu qu’ils ont exactement la même ligne graphique xD). Une anecdote que j’ai trouvé assez amusante.
En tout cas, j’aimerais bien retester un autre resto de cette chaîné. Par curiosité, voir si les Udon sont meilleurs…
Pour moi, c’est un endroit assez idéal entre potes ou pour inviter son namoureux/​se quand on a pas assez pour se payer un VRAI restaurant asiatique. Mais je vous rassure, les VRAIES nouilles sont bien meilleure éhéh !

Four stars because the food is pretty good value for Switzerland. Essentially the menu is an Asian mis-​mash, and is bulked out with noodles, potatoe and veg. Service is variable depending on when you visit.

Div. leckere Asiatische Gerichte, von Suppe bis Sushi.
Bedienung freundlich und aufmerksam.