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€13-15, mains €19-31.50; noon-10pm Mon, noon-11.30pm Tue-Sat, noon-6pm Sun; )
High-quality dishes at this cosy spot range from fresh fish to horse steaks and seasonal
delicacies like chanterelle soup. Thin, crispy pizzas come with traditional toppings as well
as local specialities like smoked
muikku
(vendace, or whitefish, a small lake fish) and
pickled cucumber.
Tassos
GREEK
10.80, mains €19.50-38; 11am-10pm Mon-Sat, 1-7pm Sun; )
Start with a plateful of meze dishes at this long-standing family restaurant in the stately
old Nordea bank building, followed by Greek favourites like
soutsoukakia
(lamb meatballs
in tomato sauce),
garides
(king prawn skewers with garlic yoghurt) and
stifado
(beef,
onion and tomato stew served with rice).
Kasino
RUSSIAN, INTERNATIONAL
11am-3pm & 5-10pm Tue-Sat, 11am-3pm & 5-9pm Sun & Mon)
Salmon
blini
(pancakes) and
zakuska
(light buffet) are among the Russian options served
at this venerable century-old wooden building but the rest of the menu travels the globe,
from steak with cognac cream sauce to pulled-pork burgers and courgette and artichoke
lasagne. In summer the best seats are on the floating terrace moored on the lake.
Wolkoff Restaurant & Wine Bar
FINNISH
€21-30, 3-course menu €46; 11am-11pm Mon-Fri, 4.30-11pm Sat)
This grand old-world restaurant utilises organic produce and seasonal ingredients to create
gourmet Finnish cuisine with adventurous flavour combinations like reindeer tartare with
Dijon mustard ice cream, and duck breast with plum, sweet potato and dark wheatbeer
sauce. The laden lunch buffet is a veritable bargain.
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