Rovaniemi Restaurants

  1. Arktikum

    Located in the Arktikum museum, this restaurant is very good value. There's a lunch buffet and an à la carte menu that features good-value local food, such as reindeer fillet, and a selection of excellent soups.

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  2. Cómico

    This offbeat basement restaurant is an American-diner type of place, with burgers, steaks and Tex-Mex fare, happy Finnish families, and old movies screening. It's not sophisticated, with a colourful, plastic feel, but the portions are generous.

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  3. Gaissa

    The restaurant of the Hotel Santa Claus is an elegantly candlelit upstairs dining room that serves a mix of Lappish and international food including tapas, pasta and curries. There is a set 'Rovaniemi menu', featuring whitefish roe and flambéed reindeer.

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  4. Hai Long

    The best of Rovaniemi's Chinese restaurants, this has a very spacious interior and good service. It's popular at lunchtime, but also good value in the evenings, with several set menus, larger tables with lazy Susans, and plenty of choice.

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  5. Kahvila Pullapiika

    This café is a popular meeting place for locals of all ages. The glass counter shields a tempting array of savouries and cakes, including a tasty sachertorte. They also do a decent cappuccino.

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  6. Mariza

    A simple but smartish workers' lunch place offering a fabulous lunch buffet of home-cooked Finnish food, including hot dishes, soup and salad.

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  7. Monte Rosa

    Monte Rosa, attached to the City Hotel, offers a very tasty range of food in an intimate, warmly lit interior and great side terrace. The menu spans a variety of cuisines, with fajitas and pizzas lining up alongside some quality Finnish fare.

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  8. ZoomIt Café

    This large light, modern café is an excellent place to have a drink, breakfast or snack. Right in the heart of town, its terrace is the spot to be on a sunny afternoon. Service is good, and at lunchtimes on weekdays there are tasty stir fries, panini and wraps available. There's a minimum age of 20 after .

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