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Food & Fun Festival Menus
Food & Fun Festival 2025 is just around the corner! This year 14 leading local restaurants and 15 esteemed guest chefs are coming together to create an unforgettable culinary experience. From bold flavours to innovative twists, each menu tells a story of passion, creativity and global inspiration. Check out what these skilled chefs and local talents have cooked up for the festival—you won’t want to miss it!
Battisti x Gustavo
Restaurant Gustavo
Guest chef Cesare Battisti (Italy)
€76
This special menu showcases the flavours of Milan brought to Turku by head chef Cesare Battisti and interpreted in Gustavo’s signature style. A faithful representation of traditional Milanese dishes, the menu celebrates the region’s finest ingredients and culinary heritage. The first four starters offer a hands-on experience of Milanese cuisine, where you can get your hands dirty and lick your fingers!
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Lai x Göran
Restaurant Göran
Guest chef Christopher Lai (Sweden)
€76
Christopher Lai’s signature dishes, refined over years for flavour and texture, come to life at Restaurant Göran. These simple creations follow the “less is more” principle, combining local ingredients with the finest from abroad and drawing influence from Italy, France and modern Nordic cuisine. The dishes have been recognised by Sweden’s Chef of the Year, the Michelin Guide and 360° Eat Guide, and are featured in Scoolinary, the world’s leading online culinary school.
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Vavik-Flåten x Kakolanruusu
Restaurant Kakolanruusu
Guest chef Sylvia Vavik-Flåten (Norway)
€76
A Taste of Two Worlds
This menu celebrates the meeting of Mexico and the Nordic lands – where ancient maize, mole and chile come together with wild herbs, sharp berries, Nordic forests and northern seas. Bold and earthy, fresh and bright – a fusion of cultures, landscapes and traditions, brought together at one table.
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Kim x Karu
Restaurant Karu
Guest chef Jonah Kim (US)
€76
At Karu, the festival begins with a slice of bluefin tuna, fed on locally sourced fish. In Karu’s and Jonah Kim’s collaborative menu Japanese and Korean flavours are combined with Nordic ingredients. The menu is served omakase-style to the entire dining room, simultaneously as a shared experience, showcasing every part of the tuna.
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Vigfusson x Kaskis
Restaurant Kaskis
Guest chef Thrainn Freyr Vigfusson (Iceland)
€129
At Kaskis, two Michelin-starred chefs come together for a collaborative menu: Erik Mansikka and Thrainn Freyr Vigfusson from restaurant ÓX in Reykjavik. Long-time friends and colleagues, each first earned a Michelin star before being awarded their green Michelin star last year. The menu combines the styles of both chefs and their restaurants into a unique shared experience, while reflecting Kaskis’ own distinctive style. The 3.5-hour service invites guests to sit back and fully savour an exceptional dining experience.
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Lyngsø x Mami
Restaurant Mami
Guest chef Jakob Lyngsø (Denmark)
€76
The menu celebrates the finest Finnish ingredients, blending classic and modern approaches. Head chef Jakob Lyngsø brings French influences and exceptional attention to flavour, shaping each dish with finesse and elegance. Among the highlights is Mami's signature duck, an absolute classic for many years, now beautifully reimagined.
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Jiménez x Thorsteinsson x MOVE•5D
Restaurant MOVE•5D
Guest chefs Colibrí Jiménez (Mexico) and Axel Thorsteinsson (Iceland)
€170 (includes carefully paired alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages)
Embark on a culinary journey around the globe, where the flavours of eight countries are woven into a seamless tapestry of taste. This extraordinary collaboration between the restaurant MOVE•5D, Mexican chef Colibrí Jiménez and Icelandic pastry chef Axel Thorsteinsson unites expertise gathered from different corners of the world on a single table. Together, they craft a dining experience that is both adventurous and harmonious.
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Siggi Lauf x NOBI
Restaurant NOBI
Guest chef Sigurður Laufdal (Iceland)
Menu 6 – €80, Menu 4 – €64
NOBI brings a unique experience to the festival, as Icelandic head chef Sigurður Laufdal (Lóla, Reykjavik) conjures a six-course menu together with Roni Toivari and the NOBI team. The evening combines Asian nuances, Icelandic creativity and Turku-born passion. Expect intense flavours, exotic spices and surprising combinations that will take you on a journey through the tastes of Asia.
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Eiríksson x OOBU
Restaurant OOBU
Guest chef Friðgeir I. Eiríksson (Iceland)
Menu 5 – €85, Menu 4 – €76
Classic French and Italian techniques meet Finnish ingredients and unexpected notes in a fresh, modern menu showcasing refined European flavours. Each course is designed to surprise and delight, from delicate scallops to robust Rossini-style reindeer, and culminating in an elegant pavlova.
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Krabbe x Roster
Restaurant Roster
Guest chef Jesper Krabbe (Denmark)
€76
A vibrant expression of a shared vision, the menu by Roster and Jesper Krabbe celebrates the best of local and seasonal ingredients. With Roster’s classic beef tartare reimagined and a dish of pike-perch taking a well-deserved spotlight, each course showcases clean, fresh flavours. It's an honest approach to dining, grounded in quality and simplicity.
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Kolbeinsson x Sergio's
Restaurant Sergio's
Guest chef Leifur Kolbeinsson (Iceland)
€76
The menu is a joyful fusion of traditional Italian cuisine with the fresh flavours and finest ingredients of Iceland and Finland. Each dish reimagines Italian classics, enriching them with northern elegance and natural purity — a culinary experience to be shared and savoured together.
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Bashmi x Smör
Restaurant Smör
Guest chef Tala Bashmi (Bahrain)
€119
In the collaboration between Smör and Tala Bashmi, Nordic produce meets Arabic flavours. The menu is bold, balanced and layered with stories gathered from kitchens and journeys around the world.
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Lovell x Sommar
Restaurant Sommar
Guest chef Pippa Lovell (Isle of Man)
€76
Sommar and Pippa Lovell’s festival menu blends the bistro’s relaxed, carefully curated style with Lovell’s nature-inspired flair. Crafted by Sommar and elevated by Lovell’s signature touch of wild herbs, the dishes offer fresh and surprising flavours. This collaborative design will take you on a truly memorable journey.
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Culinary Team Finland x Suomalainen Pohja
Restaurant Suomalainen Pohja
Guest chefs from the Culinary Team of Finland
€76
The Culinary Team of Finland and restaurant Suomalainen Pohja present a menu inspired by the Culinary Team's gold-winning creations at the IKA Culinary Olympics. It captures the spirit of Nordic nature and craftsmanship, combining elegance, playfulness and bold flavours. Together, the courses form a journey through Finnish gastronomy, from timeless traditions to modern creativity.
