app/Providers/RouteServiceProvider.php

<?php

namespace App\Providers;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Support\Providers\RouteServiceProvider as ServiceProvider;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

class RouteServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {
 /**
  * This namespace is applied to your controller routes.
  *
  * In addition, it is set as the URL generator's root namespace.
  *
  * @var string
  */
 protected $namespace = 'App\Http\Controllers';

 /**
  * Define your route model bindings, pattern filters, etc.
  *
  * @return void
  */
 public function boot() {
  parent::boot();
 }

 /**
  * Define the routes for the application.
  *
  * @return void
  */
 public function map() {
  $this->mapApiRoutes();

  $this->mapWebRoutes();

  //
 }

 /**
  * Define the "web" routes for the application.
  *
  * These routes all receive session state, CSRF protection, etc.
  *
  * @return void
  */
 protected function mapWebRoutes() {
  Route::middleware('web')
   ->namespace($this->namespace)
   ->group(base_path('routes/web.php'));
 }

 /**
  * Define the "api" routes for the application.
  *
  * These routes are typically stateless.
  *
  * @return void
  */
 protected function mapApiRoutes() {
  Route::prefix('api')
   ->middleware('api')
   ->namespace($this->namespace)
   ->group(base_path('routes/api.php'));
 }
}