City: Central Finland
Top Restaurants in Central Finland
Top Things to do in Central Finland
Central Finland Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Central Finland
Central Finland (Finnish: Keski-Suomi; Swedish: Mellersta Finland) is a region (maakunta / landskap) in Finland. It borders the regions of Päijät-Häme, Pirkanmaa, Southern Ostrobothnia, Central Ostrobothnia, Northern Ostrobothnia, Pohjois-Savo, and Etelä-Savo.
Things to do in Central Finland
1. Ravintola Shalimar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 128 reviews
Reviewed By Minttu69 - South Australia, Australia
They have great value luches both downstairs (9€ incl. coffee, mango lassie was only 1€ add) and upstairs (12€, also incl. naan, ala carte style). You can choose one dish from a daily list. Service was friendly and effective.
We really recommend!
Handy place on train/bus station.
2. Kissanviikset
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 159 reviews
Reviewed By Tanvir T
The restaurant has a very comfortable atmosphere. It doesn't have the posh look but very neat and clean and looks standard. Service is excellent. Good menu and food is great. Their home made bread was superb. They have the sitting arrangements for around 40-45 people. Well decorated and comfortable chairs. Food taste was excellent and felt was freshly cooked. A place one must visit to dine if passing Jyvaskyla.
3. Figaro Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 183 reviews
Reviewed By tennant001 - Edinburgh, Scotland
We visited here on a Sunday evening quite late. We decided on their tapas style menu and enjoyed our selection: from scrumptious salted chips to pork ribs to tortilla. Drinks were reasonable for Finland.
Staff were helpful and accommodated three friends who had arrived in town late.
4. Frans & Sandra
Overall Ratings
4 based on 85 reviews
Reviewed By jeffsm5111 - Ohio
We very much enjoyed a meal at Fransmanni. All of our dishes were prepared well; the salmon received especially strong reviews. Even a 5-year-old in our group was pleased. Service was gracious and attentive but not overwhelming. A great experience.
5. Wilhelmiina
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 49 reviews
Reviewed By UAO - Lahti, Finland
I've been to this café few times. It's normally crowded but this time we managed to find seat without looking around everywhere. Old wooden house at the corner near main shopping street. No matter if you order sweet or savoury, everything is great. Friendly service.
6. Karoliinan Kestikievari
Overall Ratings
5 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By Eva B
my favourite cafeteria. big pieces of cakes, always difficult to make a choice because all the cakes look so delicious. And they taste delicious! Interior is really nicely done, there's even an old jukebox. too bad it didn't work ;). definitely worth a visit!!
7. Viikinkiravintola Harald
Overall Ratings
4 based on 149 reviews
Viking restaurant in the center of Jyvaskyla
Reviewed By 73Northernlights - Kirkkonummi, Finland
If you like meat and potatoes this is your place. As long as you do not expect too much from the food. Meat was overdone with little seasoning. The sauces were rather Ok, potatoes as well. Mushroom soup was pretty tasteless. I could do a better soup frankly.
Service was first very quick, but had to go and get bill after waiting 15 mins for the waiters to interrupt their chitchat.
Prices very expensive vs. value you get. Not recommended & we did not wonder why the place nearly empty.
8. Pollowaari
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 179 reviews
Reviewed By MaggieRaven - Pori, Finland
I had one of the best meals of my life here. The dignified atmosphere and attentive service complimented the delicious and imaginative tasting menu. Just let yourself be pampered with the skilled staff. Relax and enjoy every moment.
For the most part the wine pairings for the tasting menu were also well suited and managed to highlight and compliment the dishes perfectly. There was one or two that were excellent wines but didn't bring anything extra to the table.
If the food was exceptional, so was the service. Our waitress was such a sweetheart. She took really good care of us through the evening and we felt like royals when we left. What really made our day was the main course being served by the young (and very handsome) chef Sami Sorvoja. It is always a treat to the customer to meet the kitchen staff in person and a sign of a good restaurant.
We traveled over 250 km just to eat here and will do so again. It has been over two months since our visit and still I can't stop smiling when I think back of the wonderful experience we had in Pöllöwaari. Highly recommended!
9. Hirvikartano
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 56 reviews
Reviewed By KM26864 - Tartu
On arrival to Himos center there was a waiting time of couple hours before getting cottage.
We decided to find a restaurant and have some lunch.
We started follow the signs showing the way to the restaurant we actually didn't know. More kilometers we drove, more doubts confusions arrived.
We were not at all prepared to the lovely place we reached finally.
We met really nice host and nicely renovated building with a huge stove in a dining room.
Menu based absolutely on local products collected from own forest, lake or yard.
Never had such a delicious mushroom soup before. Also meat served was extraordinary.
And during you wait for a food to be served you can meet elk Matti and many reindeers in a local minizoo.
Really recommend as a place to visit. Very warm welcome and delicious food!
10. Muang Thai
Overall Ratings
4 based on 76 reviews
Reviewed By touristTiia - Jyvaskyla, Finland
If you want to eat much (asian) food, but not spend so much money, this may be your choice. There is nice variety of food available (soups and main dishes) and also sushi bites, and the price of buffet is 12 euros (on Saturdays 15 euros). I have visited there many times and I'll visit there also in future.
