Restaurants in Porvoo
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Wanha Laamanni
Top of the town in both geographic and culinary terms, this old Judges’ Chambers serves up Finnish faves like reindeer and the unique tar-flavoured salmon. The building itself is a rambling late-18th-century conversion with a roaring fireplace and sprawling terrace that’s ideal for people-watching.
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Timbaali
Slow food doesn’t get any slower than snails and they’re best slurped up on a sunny day in the courtyard of this Porvoo legend. Try the escargots with duck-liver butter for a real treat, though they do nongastropod dishes including a reindeer pizza or wild boar fillet.
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Porvoon Paahtimo
The air is rich with caffeine in this coffeehouse, right by the river. The Tiramisu blend is a heady mix, but the cake selection is tempting too. There’s a terrace and a boat, which come with blankets on cooler evenings, and you can enjoy a few beers here.
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Café Helmi
A kindly Russian grandmother would happily take tea from the distinctive lilac-and-white cups in the courtyard of this Tsarist teahouse. They do one of the best Runeberg tarts, but regular cakes and chocolates will also have you loosening your belt.
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Hanna Maria
Right in the old town, this cheap and cheerful lunchtime restaurant serves up no-nonsense Finnish food at cheap prices. It's by no means gourmet, but it more than does the job, particularly if you can nab a spot on the terrace.
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Wilhelm Å
This is one of the slick riverside spots doing a great European menu that runs to innovative pastas and salads. The terrace extends over the water, making for a pleasant afternoon-into-evening drinking spot.
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Brunberg
It’s worth the trip from Helsinki just for Finland’s most acclaimed sweet shop, makers of the pusu (kisses) or riisi (chocolate-coated rice). It’s always crowded but mornings are best.
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Café Cabriole
With white-lofted ceilings and chandeliers, this stylish old building on the market square remains an enduring place to sip tea or savour cakes and biscuits from a huge pastry cabinet.
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Glückauf
A 19th-century sailing ship moored on the eastern riverfront is the home of this boat restaurant. It specializes in seafood, and there's a cheaper 'terrace' menu.
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Café Fanny
Try this café, on the beautiful cobbled Old Town square, for watching Porvoo drift by.
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