Guidebook for Åbo

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Guidebook for Åbo

Food Scene

Best coffee in Turku.
49 locals recommend
Café Art
5 Läntinen Rantakatu
49 locals recommend
Best coffee in Turku.
Nepalese restaurant nearby.
8 locals recommend
Ravintola Masala
14 Brahenkatu
8 locals recommend
Nepalese restaurant nearby.
Multiple good restaurants around the small square.
Vähätori
Linnankatu
Multiple good restaurants around the small square.
Good Italian restaurant by the riverside.
10 locals recommend
Sergio’s ravintola
27C Läntinen Rantakatu
10 locals recommend
Good Italian restaurant by the riverside.
Italian pizzeria on the Ruissalo island. Accessible from the city center also by water bus service. Open summertime.
Pizzeria al Mare
23 Hevoskarintie
Italian pizzeria on the Ruissalo island. Accessible from the city center also by water bus service. Open summertime.
Breakfast nearby.
Kahvila Helmi
11 Tuureporinkatu
Breakfast nearby.
Quite a good restaurant, usually with relatively cheap (~12€) lunch also on Saturdays.
9 locals recommend
Pinella Restaurant & Bar
2 Vanha Suurtori
9 locals recommend
Quite a good restaurant, usually with relatively cheap (~12€) lunch also on Saturdays.
Pizzas with a archipelago touch. Open when many other restaurants are closed.
20 locals recommend
Pub Niska
1 Kristiinankatu
20 locals recommend
Pizzas with a archipelago touch. Open when many other restaurants are closed.
Nice food court within the market hall, mostly for lunch.
Kauppahalli station
Nice food court within the market hall, mostly for lunch.
Nordic restaurant, a bit more expensive than other reataurants (main courses 25€-35€). See menu at https://www.smor.fi/eng/
17 locals recommend
Restaurant Smör
3 Läntinen Rantakatu
17 locals recommend
Nordic restaurant, a bit more expensive than other reataurants (main courses 25€-35€). See menu at https://www.smor.fi/eng/
A good restaurant on the hill close to the harbour. Booking in advance recommended. See https://www.kakolanruusu.fi/en/
20 locals recommend
Kakolanruusu
2F Graniittilinnankatu
20 locals recommend
A good restaurant on the hill close to the harbour. Booking in advance recommended. See https://www.kakolanruusu.fi/en/
Great cafe for breakfast.
11 locals recommend
Fabbes Cafe
6 Tehtaankatu
11 locals recommend
Great cafe for breakfast.

Drinks & Nightlife

Maybe the most famous club in Turku.
19 locals recommend
Dynamo Club
7 Linnankatu
19 locals recommend
Maybe the most famous club in Turku.
English pub on the square just outside the house. Occasionally serving full english breakfast on weekends.
Puutorin Vessa
Puutori
English pub on the square just outside the house. Occasionally serving full english breakfast on weekends.
Nice courtyard and a good selection of beers.
16 locals recommend
Panimoravintola Koulu
18 Eerikinkatu
16 locals recommend
Nice courtyard and a good selection of beers.
Best selection of beers in Turku.
6 locals recommend
Old Bank
3 Aurakatu
6 locals recommend
Best selection of beers in Turku.

Shopping

Small shopping center with a some design stuff, maybe something you can't find elsewhere.
Köpcentret Forumkvarteret
11 Linnankatu
Small shopping center with a some design stuff, maybe something you can't find elsewhere.
Good food selection in small shops within the market hall.
26 locals recommend
Turku Market Hall
16 Eerikinkatu
26 locals recommend
Good food selection in small shops within the market hall.

Parks & Nature

64 locals recommend
Ruissalo
64 locals recommend
Nice park in the city center, close to the apartment.
Puolala Park
Puolalanpuisto
Nice park in the city center, close to the apartment.

Entertainment & Activities

Outdoor swimming stadion.
19 locals recommend
Samppalinna Swimming Stadion
2 Volter Kilven katu
19 locals recommend
Outdoor swimming stadion.
Best golf course nearby, closest to the city center.
Aura Golf
536 Ruissalon puistotie
Best golf course nearby, closest to the city center.

Essentials

Local restaurant / pub with a laundromat (downstairs).
8 locals recommend
Arvo - Kortteliravintola
35 Läntinen Pitkäkatu
8 locals recommend
Local restaurant / pub with a laundromat (downstairs).
The pharmacy closest to the apartment.
Linnan Apteekki
10 Kauppiaskatu
The pharmacy closest to the apartment.

Getting Around

Ferry terminal. Reachable by bus number 1 just outside the apartment.
Silja Line terminal | Turku
91 Linnankatu
Ferry terminal. Reachable by bus number 1 just outside the apartment.
Turku Airport. Reachable by bus number 1 just outside the apartment.
6 locals recommend
Turku Airport
6 locals recommend
Turku Airport. Reachable by bus number 1 just outside the apartment.
Water bus stop at Ruissalo. Pricing according to general public transportation pricing, e.g. single ticket 3€. Check timetables at https://www.foli.fi/en/waterbus
Kansanpuisto beach
Water bus stop at Ruissalo. Pricing according to general public transportation pricing, e.g. single ticket 3€. Check timetables at https://www.foli.fi/en/waterbus
Water bus stop for getting to Ruissalo or Pikisaari.
Vesibussi, Martinsilta station
Water bus stop for getting to Ruissalo or Pikisaari.