Restaurant Piparkakkutalo is located in a historical house. The house was built in 1906-07 as a home for merchant Anders Skogster whose department store was located next to the house. The house is designed by one of the most famous Finnish architect of that time, Selim A. Lindqvist. The house is a Jugend style building.
Restaurant Piparkakkutalo is ideal for all kinds of lunch and dinner occasions, informal or formal. There are also dining cabinets and meeting cabinets available for private occasions.
There is a cosy pub, Albertin Kellari, located in the basement of the Restaurant. The pub is fully licensed with a wide selection of beers, ciders and other drinks. Also a selection of tasty bar snacks is available. There is live music every week ranging from jazz to blues, roots etc. Also quiz and theme nights are organized regularly.
Menu
Starters
TOAST SKAGEN & WHITE FISH ROE 10,50 €
Classic delicacy – shrimp tails and onion in dill mayonnaise,
served on a toast with whitefish roe (L)
SNAILS & PELTOLA BLUE CHEESE 10,50 €
Snails with garlic butter, Peltola blue cheese & house bread (Low-lactose)
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE IN MANY WAYS 10,50 €
Jerusalem artichoke soup with parsley oil, roasted, pickled and crispy Jerusalem artichoke &
pickled mustard seeds (Veg)
BLINIS
Blini with pickled cucumbers, sour cream and honey 9,90 € L
Blini with Skagen, sour cream and red onions 13,90 € L
Blini with cold-smoked salmon, sour cream and red onion 13,90 € L
Blini with duck pastrami, sour creme and red onion 15,90 L
Blini with salmon roe, sour cream and red onion 15,90 € L
Blini with whitefish roe, sour cream and red onion 18,50 € L
Blini with Finnish Carelian Classic Caviar, 10 g, sour cream and red onion 27,00 € (by availability)
Enjoy with blinis Carelian Classic Caviar, 30 g, 70 € (by availability)
Extra blini 2,80 €/ pcs
Gluten free blinis available when ordered two days in advance
BLINI SELECTION 32,90 €
Blinis with pickled cucumbers, honey, Skagen, duck pastrami,
cold-smoked salmon, whitefish roe, salmon roe,
sour cream and red onion
We recommend to enjoy with blinis:
Codorniu Cava Clásico Brut or Sec 6,20 € / 12 cl 36,50 € / bottle
Veuve Clicquot 10,00 € / 10 cl 65,00 € / bottle
Marskin ryyppy (flavoured vodka) 6,80 € / 4 cl
Stolisnaya vodka 6,20 € / 4cl
Koskenkorva vodka 5,40 € / 4cl
Main dish
GRILLED AUBERGINE ”JOSPER” 23,90 €
Aubergine grilled in Josper charcoal oven, roasted aubergine paste ”baba ganoush”,
spicy, fried potatoes and chickpeas, pine and pomegranate seeds, feta & harissa (L, G, available VEG)
SPRING CHICKEN “JOSPER” 25,90 €
Honey glazed spring chicken roasted as a whole in Josper charcoal oven, garlic potatoes,
spinach, marinated tomatoes, red wine sauce & black pepper aioli (L, G)
SALMON & CRAB CAKE 24,90 €
Roasted salmon, house made crab cake, creamy crab sauce, fried pumpkin and kale & dukkah (L)
FISH OF THE DAY at daily price
Fresh fish of the day with side dish of the season
PORK & ONIONS 23,90 €
Crispy Finnish pork neck, roasted onion stock, caramelized onion, onion puree, potatoes, kale marinated with mustard vinaigrette & pickled mustard seeds (L, G)
LAMB SHANK & RED WINE SAUCE 23,90 €
Slowly cooked lamb shank from New Zeeland with red wine sauce, caramelized carrot & mashed potatoes (L, G)
SIRLOIN STEAK, ROMAINE & PARMESAN 23,90 €
Finnish sirloin steak with garlic-leaf parsley butter, country fries,
romaine salad, parmesan & parmesan dressing (L, G)
PEPPER STEAK & BAKED POTATO 29,90 €
House Classic – Finnish tenderloin steak with creamy pepper sauce,
fried long beans and bacon served with baked potato with cream cheese (L, G)
GAME OF THE DAY at daily price
Game of the day & side dish of the season
JOSPER OF THE DAY at daily price
Daily changing dish prepared in the charcoal oven
Desserts
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & MINT SYRUP 8,90 €
Homemade ginger bread ice cream with mint syrup & whipped cream (L)
CRÈME BRÛLÉE & PEAR 9,90 €
Classical crème brûlée, house made pear sorbet seasoned with Xante liqueur, pear crisps & cookie crumble (L)
CHOCOLATE FONDANT 9,90 €
Chocolate fondant, house made orange ice cream, orange gel seasoned with vanilla & hazelnut praline (L)
ICE CREAM
our staff will tell you the flavors
3,50 € / scoop
HOUSE SAUCES à 1,00 €
caramel, mint
CHOCOLATE PRALINE ASSORTMENT (3 PCS) 5,50 €
Our staff happily tells you more about the allergens.
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