Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating & Drinking
Lohilaakso
SEAFOOD
( 08-466-645;
www.lohilaakso.fi
;
Tahkkorvantie 39;mains €9-16; 10am-9pm Jun-Aug)
Smoked salmon - served whole with potato gratin, in salads, and in creamy smoked sal-
mon soup - is the speciality of this stocked salmon-fishing pond and smokery's waterside
restaurant. If you want to catch your own, rod-and-reel rental is €15. Any fish you land
costs €16 per kg; smoking is €3 per fish and takes an hour.
Hotelli-Ravintola Lokkilinna
PIZZA
( 08-469-6700;
www.lokkilinna.fi
;lunch buffet €14.50, pizzas €10.50-13, mains €16-29;
11am-8pm Mon-Sat, noon-4pm Sun)
Overlooking the dunes, Lokkilinna has a fantastic summer terrace perfect for a beer and
pizza (toppings range from smoked reindeer to snails), accompanied by regular live music.
It's a large place with an attached hotel (some rooms with balconies and ocean views;
doubles €120 to €140) but retains a charming family feel.
Sandy Kelt
PUB
(
www.sandykelt.fi
;
Kalakuja 7; 11am-1am Sun-Thu, to 2am Fri & Sat)
You'll spot the crowds long before you make it inside this lively - and then some - 'tradi-
tional' Irish pub. There's regular live music and a huge menu of hearty pub grub including
Full Irish fry-up breakfasts served all day.
Information
Tourist Office
TOURIST OFFICE
( 08-469-2500;
www.visitkalajoki.fi
;Jukupolku 3; 8am-4pm Mon-Thu, to 3pm Fri)
Inside the SaniFani spa complex at Hiekkasärkät.
Getting There & Away
