Restaurants in Oulu
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Sokeri-Jussin Kievari
An Oulu classic, this timbered local on Pikisaari was once a sugar warehouse and has outdoor tables that have good views of the centre. Although the renovated interior has lost a bit of the original character, it’s still an attractive spot to eat, with no-frills traditional dishes, including reindeer.
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Matala
One of a clutch of upmarket restaurants around the kauppatori, this consistently delivers on food, service and, of course, location; outside seating puts you in the middle of things but the awning affords you a little privacy. There are various degustation menus (€48 to €83) using typical northern Finnish ingredients; delicious Arctic char, or veal sweetbreads with globe artichoke are examples from the regularly overhauled à la carte menu.
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Franzén
Opposite the cathedral, in a building dating back to 1829, this is one of Oulu's finest restaurants. The cuisine is French and Finnish, with fish (salmon, trout perch), reindeer and willow grouse featuring on the menu. The wine list is good and the decoration impeccable, and there's also a German-style beer cellar (Johanneksen kellari). Book ahead, as they may not open otherwise.
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1881 Uleåborg
In an old warehouse near the kauppatori, this classy spot combines chic Finnish style with a traditional setting. The dishes subtly purr ‘Suomi’ to your palate, with Baltic herrings accompanied with crayfish sauce and new potatoes with dill and sour cream, or vendace terrine with whitefish and fennel salad, as well as a mouth-cleanser of traditional strawberry milk.
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Café Bisketti
This top double-sided spot transforms itself throughout the day. Think twice before getting that pastry with your morning coffee; they’re enormous, and might not leave room for lunch, when soup, salad, coffee and a pastry are €6.30, and only €7.80 with a tasty hot dish. In the evenings, the terrace is a decent spot for a people-watching beer.
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Katri Antell
An Oulu institution, this cafe takes the venerability award; the first Katri was founded in 1880. The elegant chairs and hook-shaped couch make comfortable seats to enjoy a munkki (doughnut) and coffee, though all you can usually see from the terrace is a forest of bikes.
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Zakuska
This place, in the busy strip of bars and cafés, is one of the best-value restaurants in town and deservedly popular for its tasty Russian cuisine. The décor and music add to the 'east of Finland' atmosphere, the onion steak is good, as are the blini.
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Istanbul Oriental
This stylishly decorated place in the heart of things is a rather good Turkish restaurant with plenty of vegetarian options and succulent chargrilled meat. Service is excellent, though the food’s somewhat overpriced.
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Andalucía
By the cathedral, this new tapas bar has quickly attracted a loyal local following. Tasty snacks plus various wines by the glass are on offer, and there’s an atmospheric cellar bar in this characterful 1829 building.
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Street Café
Squirreled away in a little corner on the ground floor of the Galleria shopping centre, this has a good fresh salad bar and various lunch deals that offer pretty good value.
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Café Bisketti
On the north-south section of Rotuaari is this great spot for lunch. It has filled rolls, croissants, quiche and cakes, and a small terrace facing the pedestrian square.
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Da Mario's Pizzeria
One of the most popular pizza places, this is comparatively classy, and is handily open late at weekends.
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Olimpos
Serving uncomplicated fare from Greece and the Mediterranean, offers massive portions and decent lunches.
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Pikku Thai
Cosy Thai restaurant with better food than exterior decor, and a €7.90 lunch.
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Grilleriina
There are grillis (fast-food outlets), and then there’s this, a class above and a step beyond the standard. While it boasts the usual all-possible-permutations menu, it’s far tastier than most, and has a spacious, Marimekko-furnished dining room to enjoy the abundant portions at any hour of the night.
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Pannu
Secreted away in a brick cellar underneath Stockmann’s department store, this spot is famous for its deep-pan pizzas but also does a decent line in salads, steaks, grilled reindeer, and Italian-style foccacia and garlic breads.
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