Ämmilä

Restaurant Ämmilä offers traditional local food with a modern twist since 2007. Over the years, the restaurant has become famous for its honest and authentic Laplandic á la carte menu as well as its home-cooked lunch buffet.

Traditional local food with a modern twist
Over the years, Restaurant Ämmilä in Levi has become famous for its honest and authentic Laplandic á la carte menu as well as its home-cooked lunch buffet.
The á la carte menu is based on guaranteed clean and excellent raw goods from producers in the nearby areas.
Depending on the season, the menu includes trapped willow grouse, game from nearby reindeer herder communities and fish in many different forms, not to mention Laplandic berries and the world’s best puikula potato (almond potato) and more. The excellent wine list or a Hullu Poro schnapps will complement your dinner will make your experience perfect.

Lunch Buffet & Lappish Buffet
During lunch time Ämmilä serves ‘home-cooked style’ lunch buffet. On Sundays the buffet is served on a Lappish way, being a Lappish Buffet.
Served when the restaurant is open. Check opening hours below.
Lunch Mon – Sat from 11 to 15. Price 15 €
Lappish buffet Sundays from 11.00 to 15.00 Price 19 €
Starters: Sumptuous Salad Buffet, Bread and Spreads.
Main courses: Sautéed Game, Kammis Reindeer Sausage, Glow-Fried Salmon and Mashed Potatoes
Dessert: Bilberry Pie & Vanilla Sauce and Sweetened Lappish Berry Soup with Whipped Cream.
From 1.9.2023 prices:
Lunch 16 € / person and Lappish Buffet 21 € / person
Contact info
Tel. +358407148894
Address: Rakkavaarantie 3, FIN-99130 Levi
Opening hours
Open untill 30.4.2023
* Lunch monday – saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappis buffet Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily 15.00 – 23.00
30.4.2023 Maydaybuffet 11.00 – 16.00
(No lunch buffet. No á la carte.)
Closed 1.5. – 3.5.2023
Open from 4.5.2023
* Lunch monday – saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappis buffet Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily 15.00 – 21.00
Menu
Restaurant Ämmilä
Menu 2023
Starters
Mushroom soup (L) 16 €
Creamy mushroon soup, fried mushrooms, sour dough bread and brown butter
Blini (L) 18 €
Buckwheat blini, served with rainbow trout roe, marinated red onion and sour cream
Salads
Salad made with crispy salads leaves, cherry tomatoes, bell pepper, caramelized nuts, marinated red onion,
mozzarella and apple vinaigrette (L, G)
• Naturel 15 €
• Crispy chicken breast 18 €
BURGERS
Reindeer Burger 150 gr 20,00 €
Made with Lappish cheese, salad, Fat Aslak cranberry compote and mayonnaise
Ämmi’s Burger 20,00 €
Cheddar & bacon burger with 150gr finnish beef patty, salad, pickled cucumber, caramelized onion and aioli
Burgers served with a potato bun and fries
Gluten free bun +1,50 €
Extra dips: +2,00 €: Mayonnaise / Garlic mayonnaise / Chili mayonnaise
MAIN COURSES
Celery root (vegan, G) 24 €
Celery root cooked with thyme and garlic and served with Beluga lentils, arctic turnip hummus and celeriac broth
Arctic Char (L, G) 31 €
Arctic Char made in two ways roasted and croquette served with morel mushroom stew and carrot purée
Beef Petit Tender steak (200 gr) (L, G) 29 €
Beef Petit tender steak served with mixed vegetables, Cafe De Paris butter and potato wedges
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 31 €
Sautéed reindeer served with mashed potatoes, pickled cucumbers and lingonberries
– This is Lapland’s most traditional dish
Lappish style grill plank (L, G) 27 €
Reindeer ribs glazed with spruce pud teriyaki and reindeer Bratwurst served with lingonberry coleslaw, aioli and fries
Desserts
Cranberry brownie (L, G) 13 €
Cranberry brownie with caramelized nuts and raspberry ice cream
Lappish cheese (L, G) 14 €
Lappish cheese served with brown sugar cream and cloudberries
Ice cream Sundae scoop 6 € / 1pcs scoop
Selection varies, ask more waiters
Kid’s menu
1. CHICKEN 13,00 €
Deep fried chicken served with vegetables and fries
2. SAUTÉED REINDEER 14,00 €
Sautéed reindeer served with mashed potatoes, lingonberries and pickled cucumbers
3. ARCTIC CHAR 12,00 €
Fried arctic char served with vegetables and mashed potatoes
4. BURGER 11,00 €
Hamburger made with 100g beef patty served with ketchup and fries
Children 3-12 years old.
Update 4.5.2023
Wine list
WHITE WINES
FRANCE
Chablis
Regnard Chablis Saint Pierre, Régnard 82,00 €
Chardonnay
Chablis
1er Cru Montmains, Jean Collet & Fils 129,00 €
Chardonnay
Loire
Dezat Sancerre Blanc, Stéphanie & Arnaud Cellier des Marnes 85,00 €
Sauvignon Blanc
ITALY
Veneto
Dal Cero Ramato Pinot Grigio, Dal Cero 48,00 €
Pinot Grigio
PORTUGAL
Vinho Verde DOC
Casal Garcia Vindo Verde 39,00 €
Azal, Loureiro, Pederna, Trajadura
Vinho Verde
Anselmo Mendes Muros Antigos Alvarinho, Anselmo Mendes 58,00 €
Alvarinho
AUSTRIA
Kamptal
Jurtschitsch Grûner Veltliner Stein, 61,00 €
Weingut Jurtschitsch
Grûner Veltliner
Rheingau
Prinz Von Hessen Riesling Feinherb 56,00 €
Riesling
Pfalz
Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer, Villa Wolf 52,00 €
Gewürztraminer
CHILE
Bio-Bio Valley
Cono Sur Single Vineyard Block 23 Riesling, Cono Sur 55,00 €
Riesling
NEW ZEALAND
Marlborough
Mud house Sauvignon Blanc, Mud house 50,00 €
Sauvignon Blanc
RED WINES
FRANCE
Bordeaux
Regnard Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Regnard 66,00 €
Pinot Noir
Rhône
Guigal Saintes Pierres de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape 100,00 €
Grenache Noir, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Syrah
ITALY
Veneto
Ripassa Valpolicella Superiore, Zenato 68,00 €
Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, Oseleta & Croatina
Tommasi Amarone, Della Valpolicella Classico, 110,00 €
Tommasi
Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Oseleta, Rondinella
Toscana
Gaja Ca´Marcanda, Angelo Gaja 230,00 €
Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc
SPAIN
Rioja
Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva, El Coto 82,00 €
Tempranillo
Toro D.O.
Termanthia, Bodega Numanthia 250,00 €
Tinta de Toro
PORTUGAL
DOC Douro
Casal Gancia Douro, Aveleda 39,00 €
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Rorix, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca
ARGENTINA
Mendoza
Norton Reserva Malbec, Bodega Norton 54,00 €
Malbec
Altos del Plata, Terrazas de los Andes 45,00 €
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA
California
3 Finger Jack Old Vine Zinfandel,Delicato Family Wines 64,00 €
Zinfandel
NEW ZEALAND
Central Otago
Mud House Central Otago Pinot Noir, Mud House 58,00 €
Pinot Noir
Sparkling Wines / Champagnes / Rosé
Casa Canevel Prosecco DOC Brut, Italy 6,36 € / 12 cl 40,00 € / 75 cl
Jaume Serra Cava Brut, Spain 38,00 € / 75 cl
Casa Canevel Prosecco Rosé Brut, Italy 48,00 € / 75 cl
Veuve Clicquot, France 15,84 € / 12 cl 99,00 € / 75 cl
Veuve Clicquot Rose, France 20,76 € / 12 cl 130,00 € / 75 cl
Dom Pérignon, France 300,00 € / 75 cl
Zenato San Benedetto Rose, Italy 46,00 € / 75 cl
Dessert Wines
Dreissigacker Riesling Auslese, Germany 120 € / 75cl
Tommasi Recioto Valpolicella, Italy 66,00 € /37,5cl
Lakka Fortified väkevöity viini, Finland 51,00 € /75cl
Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port, Portugal 71,25 € /75cl
Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sweet Sherry, Spain 56,25 € /75cl
Update 4.5.2022