Lappeenranta Restaurants

  1. Café Wolkoff

    Adjacent to the Wolkoff Museum is a plush, stylish restaurant specializing in Finnish cuisine such as whitefish, reindeer, elk and cloudberry soup.

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  2. Kahvila Majurska

    Formerly the Officers' Club of the fortress, this 18th-century building has lost none of its former elegance. It's a great place redolent with the aroma of raspberry jam. The plush interior features antique furniture and art exhibitions, and there's a lovely conservatory space.

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  3. Säräpirtti Kippurasarvi

    The small village of Lemi, 25km west of Lappeenranta, is famous for its lemin särä (roast mutton). This traditional dish - cooked in a birch trough that adds amazing depths of flavour - has been described as 'one of the seven wonders of Finland'. And so it should - it takes nine hours to prepare and must be ordered at least two days in advance! Säräpirtti Kippurasarvi is a restaurant on the lakeshore at Lemi, this is one of the best spots to try lemin särä . Phone ahead for a booking.

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