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, April-June 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)
White fish, cucumber & dark break
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False morel & horse beam
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Lamb & pea
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Cava & mint
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Cheese cake & raspberry
Wine package for the menu 29 €
VEGAN MENU 37,00 €
False morel & horse bean
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Falafel & pea
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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)
CHARGRILLED WHITE FISH & GRANDMOTHER´S CUCUMBERS 11,50 €
Chargrilled white fish, pickled “Grandmother´s” cucumbers, horseradish mayonnaise & marinated fennel (L)
FALSE MOREL SOUP & LAMB 10,50 €/ 15,90 €
Creamy false morel soup, over-cooked lamb chuck, horsebean crispy bread & sprouts (L)
VEGAN FALSE MOREL SOUP & HORSEBEANS 10,50 €/ 15,40 €
Vegan false morel soup, marinated horsebeans, horsebean crispy bread & sprouts (VEG)
GREEN SALAD 6,50 €
Salad, tomato, cucumber, marinated red onion, sprouts & pumpkin seeds (Veg, G)
Main dish
HORSEBEAN FALAFEL & PEAS 20,90 €
Falafel made of horsebeans from local producer and chickpeas, pea puree, lemon fraiche,
almonds, roasted carrot & broccolini (L, G, veg)
FISH OF THE DAY at daily price
Fresh fish of the day with side dish of the season
ALDER SMOKED SALMON & FALSE MORELS 24,60 €
Alder smoked salmon, creamy false morel stew, potato puree & vegetables of the season (L, G)
COUNTRY CHICKEN & JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE 21,90 €
Finnish fried country chicken breast, roasted Jerusalem artichoke, Jerusalem artichoke puree, vegetables of the season,
almonds & red wine sauce (L, G)
FRIED LIVER & GLAZED ONIONS 19,50 €
Finnish fried liver, potato mash, roasted bacon, glazed onions, & dark lingonberry sauce (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)
LAMB IN TWO WAYS & PEA 28,50 €
Finnish lamb sirloin, over-cooked lamb, pea puree, red wine sauce, roasted spelt and peas & kale (L)
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 cream cheese (L, G)
MEAT OF THE DAY & “root vegetable hash” at daily price
Meat of the day, dark garlic sauce, glazed onions, roasted potato & carrot
Desserts
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & MINT SYRUP 8,90 €
Homemade ginger bread ice cream with mint syrup & whipped cream (L)
CHEESE CAKE & RASPBERRY 9,90 €
Classic cheese cake, raspberry sorbet, dried raspberry & raspberry melba
CRÈME BRÛLÉE & PASSION FRUIT 9,90 €
Classical Crème brûlée, passion fruit puree & passion fruit and pistachio granola (L, G)
ASSORTMENT OF FINNISH CHEESE 8,50 €
Peltola Blue, Goat Gruyère, cheddar, house-made 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
CHOCOLATE PRALINE ASSORTMENT, 3PC 5,00 €
Changes possible.