Ämmilä
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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.
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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.
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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 16 €
Lappish buffet
Sundays from 11.00 to 15.00
Price 21 €
Starters: Sumptuous Salad Buffet, Bread and Spreads.
Main courses: Sautéed Game, Kammi’s Reindeer Sausage, Glow-Fried Salmon and Mashed Potatoes
Dessert: Bilberry Pie & Vanilla Sauce and Sweetened Lappish Berry Soup with Whipped Cream.
Contact info
Tel. +358407148894
Address: Rakkavaarantie 3, FIN-99130 Levi
Opening hours
Open – all summer long
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 21.00
Open from 2.9.2024
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 23.00
Menu
Restaurant Ämmilä
Summer menu 2024
Starters
Chilled tomato-capsicum soup (L, G) 15 €
Spruce sprout seasoned labneh, and spring onion oil
Lightly smoked salmon (L, G) 16 €
Cucumber broth, potatoes, and cold-smoked trout roe
Reindeer carpaccio (L, G) 19 €
Served with egg yolk crème seasoned with lovage herb, pickled milkcap mushrooms, pickled onions, and Lappish potato crisps
Blini (L) 19 €
Traditional buckwheat blini served with roe of your choice:
• Cold smoked rainbow trout roe, marinated red onions and sour cream
• Seaweed caviar, marinated red onions and sour cream
• Skagen made from hand-peeled shrimp and marinated red onion
Extra blini 5 €
Salads
Ämmilä’s Salad (L, G)
Salads, melon, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, pine nuts, pickled onions, strawberries, and citrus balsamic dressing
• Naturel 15 €
• Grilled chicken breast 18 €
• Fried goat cheese and balsamico 19 €
Main courses
Sautéed wild mushrooms (Vegan, G) 26 €
Served with sweet potato & lentil purée, lingonberries, and pickles
Pan-fried trout (L, G) 30 €
Vegetables, pea purée, summer potatoes, spring onions, and Hollandaise sauce
Beef flank steak (200 g) 56°C (L, G) 34 €
Parsley root purée, vegetables and peas, red wine sauce, seasoned butter, and fries
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 32 €
Served with mashed potatoes, pickles, and lingonberries
This is Lapland’s most traditional dish
Lappish style grill combo (L, G) 31 €
Braised reindeer ribs glazed with spruce pud teriyaki and reindeer Bratwurst sausage served with lingonberry coleslaw, aioli, and fries
Burgers
Burgers served with fries
Oklahoma Smash Burger (L) 20 €
Potato bun, 2x smash patties (80g), Monterey jack cheese, onion, pickles, jalapeno ketchup, and chili mayonnaise
Chicken Burger (L) 20 €
Potato bun, Crispy Chicken (150g), Monterey Jack cheese, salad, onion, pickles, jalapeno ketchup, and aioli
Poro Burger (L) 22 €
Potato bun, reindeer patty (150g), Lappish cheese, salad, pickles, Fat Aslak cranberry compote, and aioli
Vegan Burger (V) 19 €
Vegan brioche bun, Beyond Meat pattie (120g), salad, onions, pickles, jalapeno ketchup, and aioli
Gluten free bun +1,50 €
Extra dips 2 € / pcs: mayonnaise // aioli // chili mayonnaise // jalapeno ketchup
Desserts
”Cheese cake” Crème brulee (L) 13 €
Served with strawberry gèle, and strawberries
Deep fried waffle (L) 14 €
Vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and fresh berries
Lappish cheese (L, G) 14 €
Served with mocca caramel, and cloudberries from the Raittijärvi Village
Ice cream scoop 6 €
Our staff will help with the daily assortment
Kids menu
Burger (L) 11 €
Smash pattie (80g), salad, ketchup, and fries
Fried chicken (L, G) 13 €
Vegetables, and fries
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 15 €
Mashed potatoes, lingonberries, and pickles
Pan-fried trout (L, G) 15 €
Served with vegetables, and mashed potatoes
Update 14.6.2024
Wine list
White Wines
FRANCE
Chablis
Regnard Chablis Saint Pierre, Régnard 82,00 €
Chardonnay
Chablis
Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, Jean Collet & Fils 135,00 €
Chardonnay
ITALY
Veneto
Dal Cero Ramato Pinot Grigio, Dal Cero 48,00 €
Pinot Grigio
PORTUGALI
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
That’s Pink Riesling 51,00 €
Riesling, PInot Noir
CHILE
Bio-Bio Valley
Cono Sur Single Vineyard Block 23 Riesling, Cono Sur 55,00 €
Riesling
USA
Lodi, California
3 Finger Jack Chardonnay 66,00 €
Chardonnay
AUSTRALIA
Frankland river
Plan B Sauvignon Blanc 39,00 €
Sauvignon Blanc
Red Wines
FRANCE
Bordeaux
Regnard Bourgogne Pinot Noir, RegnardBordeaux Regnard 66,00 €
Pinot Noir
Rhône
Guigal Saintes Pierres de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape 100,00 €
Grenache Noir, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Syrah
ITALY
Veneto
Tommasi Ripasso Valpolicessa, TOmmasi 70,00 €
Rondinella, Corvina, Corvinone
Tommasi Amarone, Della Valpolicella Classico, 115,00 €
Tommasi
Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Oseleta, Rondinella
SPAIN
Rioja
Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva, El Coto 82,00 €
Tempranillo
PORTUGALI
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
CHILE
Central Valley
Cono Sur Bicicleta Cabernet Sauvignon 46,00 €
Cabernet Sauvignon
USA
California
3 Finger Jack Old Vine Zinfandel,Delicato Family Wines 66,00 €
Zinfandel
AUSTRALIA
Frankland River
Plan B Shiraz 39,00 €
Shiraz
Sparkling Wines / Champagne / Rosé
Casa Canevel Prosecco DOC Brut, Italy 45,00 € / 75cl
Jaume Serra Cava Brut, Spain 40,00 € / 75cl
Casa Canevel Prosecco Rosé Brut, Italy 50,00 € / 75cl
Veuve Clicquot, France 17,40 € / 12cl // 109,00 € / 75cl
Dom Pérignon, France 340,00 € / 75cl
Zenato San Benedetto Rose, Italy 46,00 € / 75cl
Dessert Wines
Tommasi Recioto Valpolicella, Italy 66,00 € /37,5cl
Dreissigacker Riesling Auslese, Germany 120 € / 75cl
Lakka Fortified vväkevä viini, Finland 56,00 € /75cl
Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port, Portugal 75,00 € /75cl
Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sweet Sherry, Spain 60,00 € /75cl
Updated 14.6.2024