Restaurant Nokka

Every visit to a restaurant is a total experience - a series of events worthy of a story of its own. Several details invisible to the customer form a whole that creates opportunities for a positive experience during different stages of a meal. The food, the service, the milieu and the atmosphere all determine what kind of a story it will be this time.

Hand-picked, clean, and high-quality raw materials form the starting point for the Executive Chef Marko Palovaara.

Arctic charr from Pyhämaa are used here at Nokka's kitchen, because we are well acquainted with their farming and have learned to trust the quality. When the duck come from Alhopakka, wild fish from fishermen we know, and poleti from familiar gatherers, lamb from Bovik in Snappertuna, and the snails from Porvoo, the good food becomes even more tasty and of higher quality. The kitchen can trust that the fish has been gutted right after it has been lifted from the water, the game has been shot expertly, the potato varieties have been selected, sorted, and test-boiled hundreds and hundreds of times. It is also just as important to trust the supplier, the freshness, and high quality of imported products.

Our wines also have their own - often colourful - stories. Under the guidance of Heli Mäkelä the restaurant has looked for vineyards and winegrowers for which the wine is more of a passion than just the right mix of chemicals. Even their products are personalities, from moderately-priced house wines to refined treasures of our wine cellar.

There is a fascinating story and a person behind every potato and every wine bottle. A person who takes a serious and an enthusiastic view of his own product. He wants it to be the best and pleasant for us as well. The producer's enthusiasm, personal responsibility, and the ethical level of the whole operation can also be seen and tasted. It is easy for the cook to give his own enthusiasm and knowledge to the production of such items.

A friendly service and masterly dining room skills all have an effect on your visit - to this current shared story of ours. We hope that you will leave Nokka with a satisfied smile on your face and that you will tell its story to others, too.