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From traditional recipes to fine dining and food festivals, Saaristo offers authentic flavors created using fresh local ingredients.
In the archipelago, food comes from close by and menus follow the seasons. You can sit down for a Michelin-star dinner in Turku or grill your catch by the sea. Both feel right here.
Fish, new potatoes and archipelago bread are local staples. You can expect to find high quality fish soup or a fish burger from almost every local restaurant you visit. Restaurants are child-friendly with lots of local options on their children’s menu as well.
During autumn’s foraging season, locals enjoy a lot of wild berries and mushrooms. Read more about foraging and how to do it in Saaristo here!
One thig you should try is a sweet local classic, a pink doughnut called piispis or piispanmunkki. Cafés often serve them or the other Finnish favorite, cinnamon bun or korvapuusti, along with a cup of filter coffee. Did you know that the Finns drink most coffee in the world per capita? The average Finn drinks about 4 cups a day!
A Finnish breakfast is healthy and well-rounded: oatmeal with fresh berries, and rye bread with savory toppings such as butter, soft cheese, ham, and vegetables — not forgetting the filter coffee, of course.
Turku is where Saaristo’s food culture comes together. Along the Aura River in the city center, restaurants, cafés, and a traditional market hall serve flavors shaped by the sea and the seasons. You can start with a simple lunch by the river and end the day with a carefully crafted tasting menu. Local ingredients, Nordic creativity, and a laid-back atmosphere make Turku a place to eat well—without making a big deal of it.
It’s a local tradition to go get fresh produce from the farmer’s market in the city center Market Square or the Market Hall.
Restaurants in Turku
Restaurants in the Archipelago
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