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Restaurants, cafés & catering

Hungry or thirsty? Why not stop in a café or restaurant in Ruokolahti for tasty Finnish and international fare. Should you like to try some traditional old style Finnish cooking, contact one of the caterers on the list below.

Rye is an important part of Ruokolahti & Karelian coulinary traditions. Karelian rye & rice pasties (karjalanpiirakka) and slow-cooked lamb stew cooked in wooden pots (särä) have been made for eons and are among our favourites also today. Some of the rarer and older tidbits like fish pot or rye porridge are made to order by some of the traditional caterers only.

Catering Arja Laukkanen

Vasikkahaka 29, 56140 Äitsaari

+358 40 525 1744

arjan.keittio@gmail.com

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Chef Jean-Marc - catering

Kurrolantie 180, 56210 Virmutjoki

+ 358 40 756 1449

jean-marc.blez@pp1.inet.fi

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Corner Café / Caterer Susanna Hänninen

Nällisuontie 3, 56100 Ruokolahti

+358 44 240 0254

susku.hanninen@gmail.com

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Kauppakasino shop & café

Puumalantie 967, 56210 Virmutjoki

+358 5 434 8251

+358 500 756 955, Sointu Muhli

erkkimuhli.kauppakasino@pp.inet.fi

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Kontion Leivintupa - home bakery, catering, banqueting & meeting rooms

  • A farm converted into a beautiful Café, open 14-18 on Wednesdays
  • A venue for meetings, pre-order lunches, catering, cakes etc
  • Lambs, chicken, cats and other animals roam around the yard

Kontionpääntie 137, 56120 Ruokolahti

+358 40 723 0322

kontionleivintupa@gmail.com

Kontion Leivintuvan esite

www.kontionleivintupa.fi  

www.facebook.com/kontionleivintupa/ 

Kontion Leivintupa
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Käpälämäki village bar

Pohjalankilantie 1888, 56440 Pohjalankila

+358 10 439 1888

tomi.raijas@rokki.net

sari.raijas@rokki.net

Käpälämäki
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Lohela salmon house & café

Karjalantie 378, Oritlampi
56510 Ruokolahti

+358 5 473 9870

info@lohela.net

www.lohela.net

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Neste Ruokolahti petrol station

  • Lunches & snacks

Pikettivuorentie 1, 56100 Ruokolahti

+358 5 434 1232

Pikettivuoriky@gmail.com

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Ohtaniemi - catering, banquet service

Ohtaniementie 90, 56800 Simpele

+358 50 536 6549, Riitta Laitinen

ohtaniemen.pidot@gmail.com

www.ohtaniemenpidot.com

www.facebook.com/ohtaniemen.pidot 

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Rantalinna Castle

  • Accommodation & catered F&B services by reservations only

Rantalinnantie 127, 56100 Ruokolahti

+358 40 152 8150 (rus, vir, eng, fin)

rantalinna@rantalinna.eu

www.rantalinna.eu

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Restaurant Alppimaja

Rasilantie 57, 56100 Ruokolahti                                                        

+358 5 434 1110

alppis@elisanet.fi

www.alppis.fi

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Restaurant Elfan

Liisanpolku 1, 56100 Ruokolahti

+358 40 770 7736

elfanii@hotmail.com

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Ruokolahti Café

  • A summer Café, open tue - sun from 11 to 17 o'clock between June 6. - Aug 27. in 2023
    (closed Fri 23.6.2023)

Kappelitie 2, 56100 Ruokolahti

+358 50 365 11 44 

talo@ruokolahti-seura.fi

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STEP-education

  • Pre-ordered group lunches possible

Opistontie 21, 56100 Ruokolahti

+358 50 300 2099

tarja.luukkonen@step.fi

https://step.fi

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Utula village grocery shop & bar

Utulantie 1045, 56330 Utula

+358 5 445 118

utulankauppa@hotmail.com

Utula village grocery shop & bar
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