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Our season menu

Experience the wilderness with all your senses

In season right now

We craft our menus using in-season northern flora and fauna, and constantly try fresh ways to bring traditional northern ingredients into contemporary cooking.

Nothing tastes better than a locally sourced dinner with the midsummer sun flickering in the splashes of the river. In the winter, a crackling fire in the hearth keeps you warm and cozy as the polar night outside reaches subzero temperatures.

Let us take you on a journey through the pure northern landscape through our dishes.

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On the menu

From the nature around us

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Food from the forest, drink from the nature

Our menu is built around what is in season and locally sourced, and it changes two times a year to reflect the changes in nature. Have a look through our seasonal menu and book your table with us.

Aanaar menu

Local food from Inari area

Aanaar Menu 3

  • Pöpelikkö (D,G)

    Herb and Jaloviina marinated reindeer carpaccio, pickled chantarelles, lingonberry gel, puffed buckwheat and spruce mayonnaise

Wine: Weemala Pinot Noir
Non-alcoholic: Spruceshoot juice

  • Kasari (D,G)

    Grilled trout from Lake Inari, bouillabaisse sauce, cauliflower-tonka bean purée, summer potatoes and grilled carrots

Wine: Finca Bacara Yeya
Non-alcoholic: Angelica juice

  • Suviyö (L, G)

    Seabuckthorn pastry, coffee créme, cloudberry gel, cloudberry parfait, marinated cloudberries and italian merenque

Wine: Ainoa Valokki
Non-alcoholic: Cloudberry juice

  • Price 72€
  • Wine package 27,90€
  • Non-alcoholic 18€

We bake bread every day, so all our food is prepared in a kitchen, where small traces of gluten may be present. You can ask for gluten free bread. In case of any food allergies, please ask for the ingredients of our portions and drinks from the staff. We also use some unusual ingredients i.e. birch.

All meat used on this menu is from Finland.

L – lactose free, G – gluten free, D – dairy free, V – vegetarian

  • Pöpelikkö

    A wild, lush forest where paths vanish and nature takes over. Reindeer pass through, mushrooms appear, and berries ripen in hiding. It’s a taste journey into the Finnish woods – unpredictable, but full of treasures.

  • Kasari

    Kasari is one of the well-known open water areas of Lake Inari – a wide and expansive part of the lake, often mentioned in the conversations of local fishermen. It's one of those places tied to strong memories and stories from the shores of Lake Inari.

  • Suviyö

    Finnish word for “summer night” – when the northern midnight sun keeps nature awake. Its unique light makes the berries rich in nutrients – the purest taste of a northern summer.

  • Lipan lumo

    “Lippa” is a traditional whitefish lure, familiar to fishermen around Lake Inari. In this dish, whitefish takes its rightful place among northern flavors.

  • KAJASTUS

    The soft light of the midnight sun lingers on the horizon – not quite day, not quite night. Kajastus, meaning the gentle northern glow, brings its own hue and leaves a subtle mark on the flavors as well.

  • Kielas

    A birch-covered upland crossing the fell ridge – a quiet path known by both reindeer and those who wander. It is part of both landscape and way of life, where northern tradition and the rhythm of nature move side by side.

  • Savusauna

    A summer smoke sauna is a moment where time stands still. The green of birch, warm smoke, and the scent of tar fill the air, wrapped in quiet. The freshness of birch, softness of smoke, and depth of licorice take you right back to that moment.

Aanaar Menu 5

  • Lipan lumo (L)

    Smoked whitefish terrine, whitefish roe, archipelago bread chip, pickled fennel, crispy radish, currant leaf foam and dill oil

Wine: Schmitges Spätburgunder Rose
Non-alcoholic: Currant leaf sparkling

  • KAJASTUS (G, D, V)

    Rehydrated carrot tartar, puffed carrot chips, lemon verbena gel, nettle emulsion and leek ash oil

Wine: Ainoa Aava
Non-alcoholic: Lime Kombucha

  • Kielas (L)

    Grilled reindeer sirloin, fried reindeer tongue, blood pudding, fried cep mushroom, juniper seasoned almond potato purée, lingonberry balsamico sauce, blueberry lichen and cep chip

Wine: Bedoba Saperavi
Non-alcoholic: Crowberry juice

  • Pre-dessert

    Angelica, sweetgrass and cep mushroom

  • SAVUSAUNA (L,G)

    Birch sorbet, tar bavaroise and salted liquorice

Wine: Ainoa Vaapukka
Non-alcoholic: Rhubarb sparkling

  • Price 95€
  • Wine package 44,20€
  • Non-alcoholic 24€

We bake bread every day, so all our food is prepared in a kitchen, where small traces of gluten may be present. You can ask for gluten free bread. In case of any food allergies, please ask for the ingredients of our portions and drinks from the staff. We also use some unusual ingredients i.e. birch.

All meat used on this menu is from Finland.

L – lactose free, G – gluten free, D – dairy free, V – vegetarian

Aanaar Vegetarian
Menu 5

  • Pesä (G, D, V)

    Crispy potato nest stuffed with summer vegetables, fermented white asparagus, chanterelle hummus and asparagus foam

Wine: Frühroter Veltliner
Non-alcoholic: Aurora sparkling

  • Kajastus (G, D, V)

    Rehydrated carrot tartar, puffed carrot chips, lemon verbena gel, nettle emulsion and leek ash oil

Wine: Ainoa Aava
Non-alcoholic: Lime Kombucha

  • Korea kesä (G, D, V)

    Charred confit cooked leek, quinoa with vegetables, grilled cherry tomatoes, broccolini, sunflower seed crumble, pickled spruce sprouts and kimchi vinaigrette

Wine: Champalou Vouvray
Non-alcoholic: Apple & Sea salt lemonade

  • Palate cleanser

    Currant leaf

  • Puutarha (G, D, V)

    Chocolate brownie, pistacchio ice cream, marinated rhubarb and strawberries

Wine: Ainoa Suven Taika
Non-alcoholic: Fireweed & Sweetgrass juice

  • Price 75€
  • Wine package 47,50€
  • Non-alcoholic 24€

We bake bread every day, so all our food is prepared in a kitchen, where small traces of gluten may be present. You can ask for gluten free bread. In case of any food allergies, please ask for the ingredients of our portions and drinks from the staff. We also use some unusual ingredients i.e. birch.

All meat used on this menu is from Finland.

L – lactose free, G – gluten free, D – dairy free, V – vegetarian

  • PESÄ - NEST

    A nest is a shelter and a place for growth – where something new begins. A crisp potato nest holds the season’s brightest flavors.

  • Kajastus

    The soft light of the midnight sun lingers on the horizon – not quite day, not quite night. Kajastus, meaning the gentle northern glow, brings its own hue and leaves a subtle mark on the flavors as well.

  • Korea kesä

    “Korea” can mean beautiful, bright, or bold – just like the northern summer. Brief but full of light, color, and life. And a hint of Korea in flavor – unexpected, yet perfectly in place.

  • Puutarha

    Puutarha, the garden is a taste of summer – where sweetness ripens in the sun and color comes to life. Rhubarb brings a tang, strawberry adds softness, and green lingers just a little longer.

Aanaar cocktails

"That was moreish, how about another round?"

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apertifs

cocktails

Virgin cocktails

Special Event: YUNGMIQU

Concert: 15.08.2024 22:00.

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Free entrance – Vapaa Pääsy

Last table reservations at 19:00.