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.
A la carte list, January-March 2019
Menus
TRADITIONAL MENU 45,30 €
Toast Skagen
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House Classic – Pepper steak
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House-made ice cream
TASTING MENU 58,00 €
(Vegan menu also available ordered in advance)
(for the whole party)
Shrimps & whitefish roe
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House blini
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Pheasant & truffle
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Cava & mint
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Chocolate, blood orange & pistachios
Wine package for the menu 29 €
VEGAN MENU 37,00 €
Pumpkin & mushrooms
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Cauliflower & peas
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Raw cake
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)
GREEN SALAD 6,50 €
Rocket, tomato, cucumber, pomegranate, marinated red onion & pumpkin seeds (Veg, G)
Blinis
Blini with pickled cucumbers, sour cream and honey 9,90 € (L)
Blini with mushroom salad in sour cream 10,90 € (L)
Blini with smoked local pheasant breast 13,90 € (L)
Blini with cold-smoked salmon, sour cream and red onion 13,80 € (L)
Blini with salmon roe, sour cream and red onion 14,50 € (L)
Blini with whitefish roe, sour cream and red onion 18,30 € (L)
Extra blini 2,50 €/ piece
BLINI SELECTION 32,00 € VL
Blinis with pickled cucumbers, honey, smoked pheasant,
mushroom salad, cold-smoked salmon, whitefish roe, salmon roe,
sour cream and red onion
Main dish
CAULIFOLOWER & PEA HUMMUS 19,50 €
Roasted cauliflower, cauliflower puree, fried cauliflower and lentils, pea hummus & gremolata (L, G, veg)
FISH OF THE DAY at daily price
Fresh fish of the day with side dish of the season
CHARGRILLED SALMON & CAULIFLOWER 24,60 €
Chargrilled salmon, cauliflower puree, fried cauliflower and potatoes seasoned with lemon &
creamy lobster sauce (L, G)
COUNTRY CHICKEN & ROQUEFORT 21,90 €
Fried country chicken breast, roasted potatoes, gremolata, Roquefort cheese, almonds & red wine sauce (L, G)
DUCK CONFIT & CARROT 23,50 €
Overnight cooked duck confit, carrot puree, caramelized color carrots, Brussels sprouts,
pine seeds & red wine sauce (L, G)
FRIED LIVER & SHERRY ONIONS 19,40 €
Fried liver, potato mash, roasted bacon, sherry onion jam, & dark lingonberry sauce (L, G)
LAMB SHANK & RED WINE SAUCE 23,90 €
Slowly cooked lamb shank with red wine sauce, root vegetables & mashed potatoes (L, G)
SIRLOIN STEAK, ROIMAINE & PARMESAN 23,90 €
Finnish sirloin steak with garlic-leaf parsley butter, coutry fries,
romaine salad & parmesan dressing (L, G)
PEPPER STEAK & BAKED POTATO 29,60 €
House Classic – Finnish tenderloin steak with creamy pepper sauce,
fried long beans and bacon served with baked potato with unripened cheese (L, G)
PHEASANT & TRUFFEL 28,50 €
Fried pheasant breast from Sauvala manor, potato croquette seasoned with truffle oil, caramelized celeriac, horse beans & truffle sauce (L)
GAME OF THE DAY at daily price
Game of the day served with side dish of the season
Desserts
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & MINT SYRUP 8,90 €
Homemade ginger bread ice cream with mint syrup and whipped cream (L)
CHOCOLATE FONDANT, APRICOT & RASPBERRY 9,90 €
Chocolate fondant, apricot jam, raspberry sorbet & dried raspberries
CRÈME BRÛLÉE, BLOOD ORANGE & PISTACHIO 9,90 €
Classical Crème brûlée, blood orange mousse, pistachio merengue & nut crumble (L, G)
ASSORTMENT OF FINNISH CHEESE 8,50 €
Peltola Blue, Goat Gruyère, cheddar, house-made sea-buckthorn and carrot jam,
currant and gooseberry jam, horsebean crispy bread & gingerbread
ICE CREAM
our staff will tell you the flavors
3,20 € / scoop
HOUSE SAUCES à 1,00 €
Berry melba, caramel, mint
PETIT FOURS à 1,50 €
Local chocolate pralines