Location: Lappeenranta
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South Karelia, Finland Food Guide: 10 European food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Lappeenranta
Best European restaurants nearby. Discover the best European food in Lappeenranta. View Menus, Photos and Reviews for European restaurants near you.. Lappeenranta (Swedish: Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality situated on the shore of the lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) from the Russian border. It belongs to the region of South Karelia. With approximately 73,000 inhabitants (31 August 2017) Lappeenranta is the 13th largest city in Finland. The neighboring municipality of Joutseno was consolidated with Lappeenranta on January 1, 2009, and the neighboring municipality of Ylämaa on January 1, 2010. Lappeenranta is known as an international university city in Finland with Lappeenranta University of Technology and Saimaa University of Applied Sciences which together have approximately 13,000 students from 68 countries. Lappeenranta is also a commercial centre of South-East Finland and the meeting point of the EU and Russia, 215 km from both Helsinki and St. Petersburg. Location on the southern shore of Lake Saimaa makes the city the region’s centre for tourism. Lappeenranta is the second most visited city by Russian tourists in Finland after Helsinki and it competes with Helsinki for the largest share of tax-free sales in Finland. Lappeenranta is a model for renewable energies and a clean living environment. Lappeenranta was the only Finnish city among the 14 finalists in the international Earth Hour City Challenge 2014, organized by WWF.
Things to do in Lappeenranta
10. Kehruuhuone
Overall Ratings
4 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By vasavapr
We have heard so much about this place and finally had opportunity to visit the place for lunch. We tried fried muikku and fried game meat. The food was delicious and despite the place being crowded service was quick. Unlike many lunch place, dishes are prepared and served to individual order. While waiting for the main course to arrive, one can enjoy delicious soup and salads. The menu changes daily so there is chance to try several dishes on different days. Although its little far from the city center but it's worth a visit if you are fortress or harbor area.
9. Classic Pizza Saimaa
Overall Ratings
4 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By Nisha J
This was the first restaurant that we tried in Holiday Club Saimaa and had our lunch. Though we reached late, the staff was ever smiling. The pizzas are really big in size and they have big portions of salads. So think before you order. :)I liked the restaurant very much. Delicious food, quick service and nice ambience. It was past lunch time so the restaurant was almost empty. They have a small aquarium also with nice colorful fishes.
8. Bistro Lahde
Overall Ratings
4 based on 23 reviews
Reviewed By 52juhanip
This restaurant serves breakfast buffet in the mornings: Belgian Waffles are its speciality. In the evenings it serves a very good dinner. You have a tasting menu of 3 or 5 courses to which you can select a wine package of a matching wine to each course. Or you can opt for the á la Carte options, which was my choice. There was a surprise from the kitchen, amuse-bouche, which was followed by my starter of veal sweetbread. It was accompanied by cranberry jam and lingonberry jam, and a piece of dark malt bread.The acidity of the jams were perfect with the sweetness of the bread and the veal sweetbread that was perfectly cooked.My main course was Iberico pork. There was a piece of cheek and a cutlet with new potatoes, carrot and water grass.Unfortunately the cutlet with less fat was overcooked and dry, while the fattier piece was just perfect. They should have been cooked separately as they needed different cooking times.The setting of the food on the plate is very beautiful - you can enjoy you meal not only with you mouth, but with your eyes, too.The wine list was adequate, and quite moderately priced. And there were a number of wines by the glass, too.The service was friendly, and polite. The restaurant is casual. Although most of the customers seemed to be guests of the SPA hotel, you can also walk in from the street.Hello Juhani,Thanks for your excellent feedback. It is good to hear, that your restaurant experience was quite a match to our goals; to offer The artisan food, tasty components, a painting on a plate. We will check out your notes, and those cooking tips ; ) BR
7. Wolkoff Wine & Beer Cellar
Overall Ratings
4 based on 39 reviews
Reviewed By speedy1313
Nice service, good range of wines Good atmosphere Good place just for a wine or beer, or even to spend a evening..
6. The Kitchen
Overall Ratings
4 based on 83 reviews
Straightforward and authentic. That is The Kitchen. We welcome You to come and experience the combination of great food and excellent company. The heart of The Kitchen is Josper charcoal grill giving vibrant flavours to our dishes made with fresh and auth
Reviewed By Maiju J
Went for birthday-treat and had startes, main course and dessert and wine to go with them. Starters were really mouth melting garpachio, so smooth. Main course was lamb and rice and veggies, lamb was very soft and tasty and very big portion :) Dessert was choclate cake with ice cream and stuff and that is always so good! We were so full when we left :D Waitresses were really friendly and helpful,lovely girls all of them though they had busy evening!
5. Wanha Makasiini Bistro
Overall Ratings
4 based on 178 reviews
New restaurant in Lappeenranta Finland
Reviewed By Sarivep
We had an early dinner at Wanha Makasiini Bistro before going to theather. Service was excellent and food very good! Extra thanks for very good wine selection! Totally recommend! Go by foot by the lake or through the old fortress, summer or winter, itâll be beautiful!
4. Angus Steak & Wine
Overall Ratings
4 based on 151 reviews
Reviewed By Netta_Koo
Although a bit on the small side the dishes were really good. We had a meat plate appertizer, scampi risotto and chicken with creamy pepper sauce. All really good, except that there was maybe just a little bit too much salt in the pepper sauce.Our waiter was friendly but a somehow a bit absent minded.. She got the job done anyway.
3. Lalo
Overall Ratings
4 based on 88 reviews
Reviewed By 441terhik
Lalo's Menu looks diverse: something for everyone. Their restaurant has a warm athmosphere for the evenings. I liked their colorful salad buffet which is included in every main course. The amount of food was definately more than your stomach could take. They seem to be generous in that way.
Lappeenranta Food Guide: 10 Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Lappeenranta
2. Wolkoff
Overall Ratings
4 based on 250 reviews
Reviewed By m3j9d14
My husband and I recently had lunch at Wolkoff. The ambiance was lovely and comfortable and the service was welcoming and attentive.For lunch, the restaurant offers a salad bar and a choice between two main dishes. The items at the salad bar were fresh and delicious and we enjoyed the eggplant parmigiana.If had spent more time in Lappeenranta, we would have returned to this restaurant for dinner.
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1. Ravintola Upseerikerho Lappeenranta
Overall Ratings
4 based on 17 reviews
In the kitchen of the Officers´Club, we bring to the table clean and high quality food, using traditional ingredients. We serve a lot of dinners with thousands of different stories of the Club's traditional events since 1890. The club's services are serve
Reviewed By Daveshent
We visited here twice during our visit to Lappeenranta for lunch. It is so amazing, the outside setting has this feel to it which is hard to describe but it is almost as though it wants to tell you a story,inside is amazing, its like stepping back in time or straight on to a movie set from history, just amazing. On both our visits the food was both very good and good value, if you get the chance to site outside looking over the lake do, it just builds on the atmosphere.Thank you for the feedback. Pleasant to hear that you enjoyed it. We want to maintain a 128-year-old building and bring out its stories, culture and history. Warmly welcome again.
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