Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Konditoria A Huovila
CAFE
( 05-344-0930;
www.elisanet.fi/konditoria.huovila.oy
;
Fredrikinkatu 1;dishes €2-4.50; 8am-5pm
Mon-Fri, 8am-1pm Sat)
Fêted for its berry pies, this traditional cafe dating from 1966 is within the town's octagon
of streets.
Kamu!
INTERNATIONAL
(
www.ravintolakamu.fi
;
Sibeliuskatu 32;mains €13.50-22.50, breakfast buffet €9, lunch buffet Mon-
Fri/Sat & Sun €9.50/10.50; 7am-10pm Sun-Thu, 7am-11pm Fri & Sat)
Beginning life as a pop-up restaurant at the Hamina Tattoo and now based at the Spa Hotel
Hamina, effusive Kamu! serves out-of-the-ordinary combinations such as salmon baked in
vanilla with crushed vegetables, barbecued pork with pear and raisin chutney, and horse
steak with pepper sauce. Adventurous kids' menu too.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST INFORMATION
( 040-199-1330;
www.southeast135.fi
;
Raatihuoneentori 16; 9am-5pm Mon-Fri year-round plus
10am-3pm Sat & Sun early Jun-late Aug)
Getting There & Away
Buses link Hamina with Kotka (€6.80, 45 minutes, up to three hourly) and Helsinki
(€31.40, 2¾ hours, up to four hourly). If you have a Russian visa, you can catch a bus to
Vyborg (€18, 3¾ hours, one daily) and St Petersburg (€23, 6½ hours).
