Restaurant in Erlangen, Germany
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Basilikum Restaurant sits on Erlangen's historic old-town square at Altstädter Kirchenplatz 2, making it one of the more conveniently located dining options in central Erlangen. Booking is rated easy, so advance planning rarely needs to stretch beyond a few days. Verify current hours and pricing before visiting, as detailed operational data is limited.
If you have already eaten at Basilikum once, the question on a return visit is whether anything has shifted enough to justify coming back over the alternatives on Altstädter Kirchenplatz and beyond. The short answer, based on what the address alone tells you: the location remains one of the more appealing spots in central Erlangen, and that alone keeps it in the conversation when you are planning a meal in the old town. What we cannot confirm right now are current prices, hours, or the exact menu format, so read the practical notes below before committing.
Basilikum sits at Altstädter Kirchenpl. 2, 91054 Erlangen, placing it directly in the historic old-town square area. For a second-time visitor, that address is a known quantity: it is walkable from the central station and close to enough other options that you have a fallback if plans change. Booking difficulty here is rated as easy, which in practical terms means you are unlikely to need more than a few days of lead time. That said, calling ahead is advisable if you are visiting on a weekend or during Erlangen's busy university-event calendar, since even easy-to-book venues fill faster around those windows. No website or phone number is currently listed in our records, so the most reliable route is to visit in person or search for current contact details directly.
Given the address in a pedestrian-friendly square, Basilikum is the kind of venue where the room and the surroundings are part of what you are paying for. If you are weighing whether to order delivery or collect takeout rather than dining in, the calculation is direct: old-town plaza dining experiences rarely translate well off-premise, and without confirmed delivery infrastructure in our data, we would not plan around that option. If convenience is the priority over the sit-down experience, Cigkoftem Erlangen Inh. Z. Sunar and Cantine Erlangen are worth checking for off-premise options. For dining in, Basilikum's square setting remains the reason to choose it over a delivery order.
Within Erlangen, the restaurants you are most likely to weigh against Basilikum depend on what you are after. Holzgarten is the stronger pick if you want a confirmed seasonal menu with a clear price point at the €€ tier, and it is the more bookable option if you want to plan a structured dinner with known expectations. Das Muskat and La Martinez serve different moods and cuisines, so the decision between them and Basilikum comes down to what kind of meal you are planning rather than a straight quality comparison.
Erlangen is not a city with the depth of dining options you would find in Munich or Nuremberg, which means each venue carries more weight in the local mix. For German fine dining benchmarks, the standard is set by rooms like Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn and Aqua in Wolfsburg, or at the highest level, JAN in Munich and Vendôme in Bergisch Gladbach. Basilikum is operating in a different register from those, serving a local audience where consistency and location matter more than tasting-menu ambition. That is not a criticism. It is useful context for calibrating expectations before you walk in.
For practical next steps, check our full Erlangen restaurants guide for current alternatives and updates. If you are building out a full trip, our Erlangen hotels guide, bars guide, and experiences guide are the quickest way to fill in the rest of your itinerary. For visitors coming from further afield comparing European dining options at different price levels, CODA Dessert Dining in Berlin and Victor's Fine Dining by christian bau in Perl represent what the leading end of the German market looks like if you want a point of reference.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basilikum Restaurant | Easy | — | |||
| Holzgarten | Seasonal Cuisine | €€ | Unknown | — | |
| Cantine Erlangen | Unknown | — | |||
| Cigkoftem Erlangen Inh. Z. Sunar | Unknown | — | |||
| Das Muskat | Unknown | — | |||
| La Martinez | Unknown | — |
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