From Stage to Plate: Opera Delights

Savor the delights in the footsteps of Aino Ackté or taste local flavors in the charming city cafes in summer 2025.

Summer in Savonlinna and the famous Opera Festivals are the best time to explore the local culture and lifestyle! In addition to the opera experience in Olavinlinna castle you may indulge in the exquisite menus and dishes from local restaurants and cafes, all inspired by the magic of the opera. 

Picture: Tertti Manor | Lotta Luostarinen

Explore and taste local flavors

Below there are dishes and menus for both big and small appetites.

Crêpe Café Kalliolinna
Eat 1. Forest Surprise Crêpe
Sirkan Ravintolat Oy
Eat 17. Composer’s Tosca
Restaurant & Street Bar Sarastro
Do, Eat 19. Snail Pan – Le Lumache di Puccini
Restaurant Metsä at Hotel Punkaharju
Eat 20. The Fateful Pike-Perch of Saimaa
Restaurant Metsä at Hotel Punkaharju
Eat 21. Macbeth’s Game
Café-Restaurant & Hotel Saima
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Eat 22. Otello cake
Café-Restaurant & Hotel Saima
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Eat 23. Rigoletto’s Toast
Savonlinnan HerkkuPekka Pullapuoti Oy
Eat 24. Highland Crown
Osuuskauppa Suur-Savo
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Eat 26. The last Temptation

The “Saimaa lautasella” project has put together the “From Stage to Plate: Opea delights” menu in collaboration with the Savonlinna Opera Festival. The “Saimaa lautasella” project is co-funded by the European Union.