Where to eat in Oulu
21 independent restaurants, bakeries and food spots in Oulu. Chains are left out.
Ranked with the travel guide's picks and well-known places first.
Where to eat in Oulu
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Coffee House Oulu
Coffari, Koffari
A modern, trendy café with nice staff. Outlets to charge your phone are found on many seats.
Mon–Fri 08:00-20:00 Sat 10:00–21:00 Sun 11:00–20:00
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Crecian
A "taverna" serving Greek food in a Greek-styled environment.
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Kitchen and Bar Oula
Traditional Finnish ingredients are made into tasty dishes in this chain hotel's restaurant.
Sun–Thu 17:00–22:00 Fri 17:00–22:30 Sat 15:00–22:30,
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Koivurannan kahvila
A café right at the Oulu river. Also has rowing boats for rent.
Open only in the summer months
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Oskarin Kellari
Large servings of non-nonsense food, steaks and such at reasonable prices. It used to be right across the street from the railway station, but nowadays neighbours the Forenom apartment hotel.
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Puistokahvila Makia
Makia
A stand-alone park café. Lunch and salad buffet available. A popular place for university students and foreigners to hang out.
Mon–Thu 07:30–20:00 Fri 07:30–22:00 Sat 09:00–22:00 Sun 09:00–20:00
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RAX Pizzabuffet
The pizza buffet chain has two restaurants in Oulu, of which the Ideapark one is more popular
Buffet €13.9
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Ravintola Puistola
Good Scandinavian food, but it's the pizza and pastries that draw most admiration.
Mon-Sat 08:00-20:00
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Ravintola Toripolliisi
Gastropub fare in nice surroundings indoors or out, in the corner of the marketplace. Mixed reviews for food quality.
Mon-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 14:00-22:00
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Ravintola Uleåborg 1881
Pricey but consistently high quality food, service and ambience.
Mon-Thu 17:00-23:00, Fri Sat 17:00-00:00
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Sokeri-Jussin Kievari
Finnish "countryside food" restaurant on the island of Pikisaari, accessible by pedestrian bridge from the Market Square. It operates in a former storage building, which is one of the oldest buildings in Oulu. The seaside outdoor seating is a nice place to dine in the summer. Try out reindeer tongue or blood pudding soup!
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Villa Hannala
A summer restaurant-café in a historic villa 3 km from the city centre.
Mon–Fri 10:00–15:30. Only in summertime
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Katri Antell-lounasravintolat
The local bakery operates several lunch eateries both in central Oulu and the suburbs.
Lunch about €12-14
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Ravintola Indian Cuisine
They do a good Indian lunch buffet for €13.5. Excellent price to quality ratio on the à la carte menu. Try their garlic chicken tandoori or Lamb Hyderabad.
Mon-Sat 10:30-22:00, Sun 13:00-20:00
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Café Piha
A modern cafe-restaurant with many power outlets.
Mon–Thu 10:00–21:00 Fri Sat 10:00–24:00 Sun 12:00–18:00
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Café Rooster
A popular cafe-restaurant-pub in the middle of Oulu.
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Pannu
An atmospheric cellar restaurant in the heart of Oulu.
Mon-Thu 11:00-22:00, Fri 11:00-23:00, Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 12:00-20:00
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Pizzeria Old Lemoon
A cheap pizzeria but with good reviews
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Ravintola Hella
Classic Finnish food, lunch is good value for money.
Mon-Thu 16:00-22:00, Fri Sat 16:00-23:00
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Café Provence
Simple café serving lunch.
Mon-Fri 10:00-14:00
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Ravintola Marani
Authentic Georgian food and wines.
Mon Wed Thu Fri 16:00–22:00 Tue closed Sat 13:00–23:00 Sun 13:00–21:00€20–50
Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Oulu (CC BY-SA 4.0).