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currant sauce; lush desserts such as liquorice jelly, vanilla-infused strawberries and li-
quorice meringue are the icing on the cake.
Astoria
HUNGARIAN
Mon, 4-11pm Tue-Fri, noon-midnight Sat, noon-8pm Sun)
In a former girls' school built in brick-Gothic style, this wood-panelled restaurant is a styl-
ish affair with a Hungarian menu of paprika- and garlic-laced goulashes and hefty steaks
complemented by Hungarian wines. Finish with a chilled
slivovitz
(plum brandy).
Ravintola Kielo
KARELIAN
menu €46; 4-10pm Mon-Fri, noon-10pm Sat)
At the high end of Karelian cuisine, artfully presented miniature starters such as whitefish
escabeche with ratatouille and sour cream set the stage for mains like ravioli and pan-fried
pike-perch in fish broth, and horsebean risotto with overnight-braised pork. Wine pairings
are available.
Drinking & Nightlife
The pedestrianised area of Kauppakatu has several late-night bars that pump up the
volume on weekends.
Jokiasema
BAR
Sunsets are spectacular from this bar perched on the edge of Lake Pyhäselkä, with a resid-
ent peg-leg pirate statue and seating on the terrace and pier.
Romeo 1914
BAR
noon-midnight Sat May-Sep)
