Regional restaurants in Lakeland & The East
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Lounas-Salonki
This charming wooden building west of the city centre is warm and friendly, with little rooms sporting elegant imperial furniture. They do a salad buffet and daily hot lunch featuring traditional Finnish fare (on last visit sausage soup and liver ’n’ onions) as well as coffee and à-la-carte options including vegetarian choices like crêpes filled with blue cheese and vegetables.
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Bomban Talo
This place has a fantastic Karelian smorgasbord abounding in Karelian pies, muikku (fried whitefish) and varieties of karjalanpaisti (stew), served throughout the day in summer. The atmosphere is authentic too, it's set in an imposingly large wooden building with solid timber tables. There are good à la carte options too.
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Puijon Torni
Revolving restaurants usually plunge on the culinary altimeter, but the food atop Puijo tower is pretty good – although the decor won’t feature in Finnish Design Monthly anytime soon. Choices focus on Suomi specialities, including reindeer, Arctic char and pike-perch, and there are a couple of set menus (€32/38). The view is magnificent.
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Majakka
This restaurant has a deck-like terrace which fits the nautical theme (the name means ‘lighthouse’). Local meat and fish specialities are tasty, generously sized and fairly priced and the select-your-own appetiser plate is a nice touch. It’s child-friendly too, and opens late during the opera festival when it buzzes with good cheer.
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Vapaasatama Sampo
This is the spot for a truly local taste. It's the town's oldest restaurant - it's been in Kuopio for almost 70 years - and is famous all over Finland for its muikku (small whitefish), served in various forms, especially fried. It's delicious and the restaurant is cosy and typically Finnish.
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Oopperakellari
This underground restaurant has lavish pre- and post-opera dinners, with music, arias from the staff, and perhaps even some of the stars answering questions or singing. Book in advance via Savo Center, based at Savonlinna Travel, or online.
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Linnakrouvi
Tiered outdoor seating and tasty food.
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