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, November-December 2019
Menus
TRADITIONAL MENU 45,30 €
Toast Skagen
xxx
House Classic – Pepper steak
xxx
House-made ice cream
TASTING MENU 58,00 €
(Vegan menu also available ordered in advance)
(for the whole party)
Salmon & fennel
xxx
Jerusalem artichoke & lamb
xxx
Reindeer & mushroom
xxx
Piece of cheese + 5 €
xxx
Cava & mint
xxx
Chocolate & chestnut
Wine package for the menu 29 €
VEGAN MENU 37,00 €
Jerusalem artichoke soup
xxx
Risotto Milanese
xxx
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)
CHARCOAL GRILLED SALMON, FENNEL & DILL 11,50 €
Salted and charcoal grilled salmon, saffron and fennel jam, crispy root vegetable chips & dill yoghurt (L, G)
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SOUP, LAMB & PARSLEY 9,90 € / 15,90 €
Creamy Jerusalem artichoke soup, over-cooked lamb & parsley oil (L, G)
JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE SOUP, HORSE BEANS & PARSLEY 9,90 € / 15,90 €
Creamy Jerusalem artichoke soup, marinated horse beans & parsley oil (L, G) (vegan also available)
GREEN SALAD 6,50 €
Salad, tomato, cucumber, marinated red onion, sprouts & pumpkin seeds (Veg, G)
Main dish
RISOTTO MILANESE & ROASTED PUMPKIN 17,90 €
Full-bodied saffron risotto, roasted pumpkin, gremolata, almonds &
crispy sage leaves (L, G, also available vegan)
COUNRTY CHICKEN BREAST & RISOTTO MILANESE 21,90 €
Roasted Finnish country chicken breast, roasted pumpkin, gremolata, almonds &
crispy sage leaves (L, G)
SALMON & FENNEL 24,90 €
Fried salmon, roasted lemon seasoned fennel, potato puree, creamy lemon sauce, salmon roe (L, G)
FISH OF THE DAY at daily rate
Fish of the day, roasted cauliflower puree, fried cauliflower and potato & lobster beurre blanc (L, G)
FRIED LIVER & GLAZED ONIONS 19,90 €
Fried Finnish liver, potato mash, crispy bacon crumble, 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)
SIRLOIN STEAK, ROMAINE & PARMESAN 23,90 €
Finnish sirloin steak with garlic-leaf parsley butter, country 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)
GAME OF THE DAY at daily rate
Game of the day, caramelized beet root, potato fondant & dark sherry sauce (L, G)
REINDEER IN TWO WAYS & JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE 31,50 €
Fried reindeer sirloin and reindeer ragu, Jerusalem artichoke, caramelized onion, roasted color carrots & dark lingonberry sauce (L, G)
Desserts
HOMEMADE ICE CREAM & MINT SYRUP 8,90 €
Homemade ginger bread ice cream with mint syrup & whipped cream (L)
CRÈME BRÛLÉE & BLACBERRY 9,90 €
Classical crème brûlée, blackberry jam seasoned with star anise & merengue (L, G)
CHESTNUT AND CHOCOLATE CAKE, VANILLA & CARAMEL 9,90 €
Warm chestnut and chocolate cake, vanilla ice cream, caramel & hazel nut brittle (L, G)
FINNISH CHEESE – 1 pcs 5,00 €, 2 pcs 8 €
Peltola Blue or Kolattu Cheddar, common sea-buckthorn and carrot jam & gingerbreads
ICE CREAM
our staff will tell you the flavors
3,20 € / scoop
HOUSE SAUCES à 1,00 €
Berry melba, caramel, mint
CHOCOLATE PRALINE ASSORTMENT (3 PCS) 5,00 €
Changes possible.