Porvoo is one of the most beautiful summer towns in Finland. The city is also known for good food.
It is worth taking a food trip to Porvoo. Wind Lindgren
The old town of Porvoo attracts a lot of tourists, especially in summer. In addition to a beautiful milieu, the city also offers a high-quality restaurant culture that is unmatched for the size of the city.
The city of around 50,000 inhabitants is bursting with restaurants and cafes worth visiting. Perhaps the best hotel breakfast in Finland can also be found in the city.
We listed five local delicacies or dishes that travelers to Porvoo should definitely try.
1. Pizzas, Trattoria Nonna Sophia
Nonna Sophia’s pizzas are baked in a Marana brand pizza oven. Wind Lindgren
In June, Porvoo got a new Italian restaurant when Trattoria Nonna Sophia opened on Mannerheiminkatu.
Restaurateur Mika Gehörin the goal is to offer the best pizza in Finland in the restaurant, and the starting points for the goal do not seem unrealistic. Pizzas with high-quality toppings and inventive flavor combinations are baked in a red pizza oven on a stone grate.
Try at least the soleggiata pizza, which contains mozzarella, pumpkin puree, air-dried ham, roasted cherry tomatoes and basil pesto. The restaurant’s citrus pesto is also excellent, so if you’re looking for fillings from the pizza menu, you should take the opportunity.
Attached to the restaurant is a deli where Italian delicacies and ingredients are sold, the same ones that are also used in the restaurant’s kitchen.
2. Zum ice cream, Zum Beispiel
Zum Beispiel’s ice creams are made by hand from real ingredients. Wind Lindgren
The ice creams made by hand in old Porvoo are made from real ingredients without anything extra. The taste comes from raw materials, which are also produced nearby if possible, instead of an excessive amount of sugar. For example, the mints for mint-chocolate ice cream come from a nearby farm.
Zum Beispiel started making ice cream when the restaurateur and chef Georg Simojoki got the idea to make the world’s best pistachio ice cream. While touring Italy, he noticed that it was not easy to find such even in a country known for its gelatos, because many ice creams were made from ready-made mass and the pistachio flavor was overshadowed. So I had to learn to do better myself.
– We need to understand what the raw materials require, says Simojoki.
In addition to pistachio, the selection of Zum ice creams also includes a wide range of other flavors. Try, for example, blueberry yogurt, mint chocolate and lemon.
3. Cakes, Cafe Gabriole
The selection of cakes will make your tongue water at Cafe Gabriole on Piispankatu. Wind Lindgren
The number one destination for cake lovers in Porvoo is Cafe Gabriole, which is located in an old bank building.
The showcase of the cafe is full of the most delicious-looking cakes. The cakes are made on site and four confectioners work permanently in the cafe.
– Our cake sales are an important part of our business and we do a lot of custom cakes, restaurant manager Irmeli Veitkoski tells.
The cafe’s cake selection usually varies according to the seasons, but the list also includes perennial favorites that have remained in the menu for 25 years. These include berry tart, apple kinuski and chocolate princess cake, which customers want to keep year after year.
4. Breakfast or brunch, Runo Hotel Porvoo
Runo’s breakfast has invested in high-quality offerings. Wind Lindgren
A year ago, Runo Hotel opened in Porvoo, and its breakfast has garnered fame, not just fame. The hotel’s breakfast turns out to be perhaps even the best in Finland with its high-quality selection.
On weekday mornings, authentic Karelian pies are offered for breakfast, among other things – yes, authentic, not the ones that are usually offered at hotel breakfast tables. In addition, the tables have, for example, island bread, horseradish gravies, cucumbers, pickled tomatoes and feta, sea buckthorn shots, sour beet bread, delicious salads and fresh fruit.
The house’s eggs benedict is served to the table, which turns out to be delicious and full of flavor.
There is a delicious pancake on the dessert table.
Brunch is available on weekends.
5. Salmon soup, Hanna-Maria
The people of Porvoo usually like traditional salmon soup and fish dishes. Wind Lindgren
Hanna-Maria is a traditional lunch restaurant in the heart of old Porvoo. If you’re craving a home-cooked lunch, head here for the popular salmon soup served daily.
– The secret of salmon soup is my mother’s secret, I don’t know it either, he says Heidi Hänninenwho runs the restaurant with his mother Monica Hänninen and his sister Enter Juustovaara with. In addition to salmon soup, customers’ favorites are meatballs and läske sauce. It is also possible to order grocery bags to take home from the restaurant.
The traditional restaurant turns 36 this year.
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Ice cream lovers should also check out Glassikko in Vanhan Porvoo, which is a true ice cream bar of dreams. Here, you can get almost anything you could want on top of your ice cream, such as popcorn, strawberries, cherries, potato chips, sprinkles, marshmallows and various cookies.