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 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
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 23.00
Christmas Lunch
Available Thursday 5.12., Friday 13.12. & Friday 20.12.
at 11.00 – 15.00
Extra at Christmas lunch traditional Christmas salads, carrot and casserole box, and Christmas ham and ham sauce.
For dessert, gingerbread curd
Christmas Eve Dinner Buffet 24.12. at 14.00, at 17.00, at 20.00
Menu
Restaurant Ämmilä
Autumn menu 2024
Starters
Morel mushroom soup (L, G) 16 €
Soup made from morel mushrooms cooked in broth, served with crispy beetroot and caramelized onion
Smoked Salmon (L, G) 17 €
Smoked salmon, onion broth, potato-truffle foam, and cold-smoked rainbow trout roe
Reindeer Carpaccio (L, G) 19 €
Reindeer carpaccio served with egg yolk crème seasoned with lovage herb, pickled onions, marinated milk cap, 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, crispy beetroot, and citrus-balsamic dressing
Choose:
• Naturel 15 €
• Grilled chicken breast 18 €
• Fried goat cheese and balsamico 19 €
Main Courses
Sautéed wild mushrooms (Vegan, G) 26 €
Sautéed wild mushrooms served with sweet potato & lentil purée, lingonberries, and pickles
Pan-fried trout (L, G) 30 €
Pan-fried trout, vegetables, carrot purée, Lappish potato & garlic mash, and butter & white wine sauce made with fermentation brine
Beef tenderloin (150 g) 54°C (L, G) 38 €
Beef tenderloin, parsnip purée, vegetables, fries, red wine sauce, and matsutake butter
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 32 €
Sautéed reindeer served with mashed potatoes, pickles, and lingonberries This is Lapland’s most traditional dish
Reindeer prepared in two ways (L, G) 42 €
Roasted reindeer tenderloin, reindeer croquette, garlic-potato purée, sautéed vegetables and red wine sauce
Lappish style grill combo (L, G) 32 €
Braised reindeer ribs glazed with spruce pud teriyaki and reindeer Bratwurst sausage served with lingonberry coleslaw, aioli, and fries
Reindeer Burger (L) 22 €
Potato bun, reindeer patty (150g), Lappish cheese, salad, pickles, Fat Aslak cranberry compote, and aioli
Desserts
Pot de creme (L, G) 13 €
Gooseberries and chocolate
Deep fried waffle (L) 14 €
Served with vanilla ice cream, caramel sauce, and preserved Finnish berries
Lappish cheese (L, G) 14 €
Served with Mocca caramel, and cloudberries from the Raittijärvi Village
Ämmilä’s Ice cream scoop 6 €
Our staff will help with the daily assortment
Kids menu
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
V= Vegan M= Milk free L= Lactose free G= Gluten free VL= Low-Lactose
We only use raw meat from Finland. If you are on a special diet, please inform the waiter.
The staff is happy to give some more information about the food content and the allergens.
Update 30.8.2024
Wine list
White Wines
FRANCE
Chablis
Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, Jean Collet & Fils 135,00 €
Chardonnay
Bourgogne
William Fere Petit Chablis 50,00 €
Chardonnay
ITALY
Veneto
Dal Cero Ramato Pinot Grigio, Dal Cero 48,00 €
Pinot Grigio
PORTUGAL
Vinho Verde DOC
Casal Garcia Vindo Verde 42,00 €
Azal, Loureiro, Pederna, Trajadura
Vinho Verde
Anselmo Mendes Muros Antigos Alvarinho, Anselmo Mendes 60,00 €
Alvarinho
AUSTRIA
Kamptal
Jurtschitsch Grûner Veltliner Stein Weingut Jurtschitsch 64,00 €
Grûner Veltliner
GERMANY
Rheingau
Prinz Von Hessen Riesling Feinherb 58,00 €
Riesling
Pfalz
Villa Wolf Gewürztraminer, Villa Wolf 53,00 €
Gewürztraminer
CHILE
Bio-Bio Valley
Cono Sur Single Vineyard Block 23 Riesling, Cono Sur 56,00 €
Riesling
USA
Lodi, California
3 Finger Jack Chardonnay 66,00 €
Chardonnay
AUSTRALIA
Frankland River
Plan B Sauvignon Blanc 45,00 €
Sauvignon Blanc
Red Wines
FRANCE
Bordeaux
Regnard Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Regnard 70,00 €
Pinot Noir
Rhône
Guigal Saintes Pierres de Nalys Châteauneuf-du-Pape 110,00 €
Grenache Noir, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Syrah
ITALY
Veneto
Tommasi Ripasso Valpolicessa, Tommasi 74,00 €
Rondinella, Corvina, Corvinone
Tommasi Amarone, Della Valpolicella Classico, Tommasi 125,00 €
Corvina Veronese, Corvinone, Oseleta, Rondinella
SPAIN
Rioja
Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva, El Coto 86,00 €
Tempranillo
PORTUGAL
DOC Douro
Casal Gancia Douro, Aveleda 42,00 €
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Rorix, Touriga Franca, Tinta Barroca
ARGENTINA
Mendoza
Norton Reserva Malbec, Bodega Norton 56,00 €
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 45,00 €
Shiraz
Sparkling Wines / Champagne / Rosé
Casa Canevel Prosecco DOC Brut, Italy 48,00 € / 75cl
Jaume Serra Cava Brut, Spain 45,00 € / 75cl
Casa Canevel Prosecco Rosé Brut, Italy 52,00 € / 75cl
Veuve Clicquot, France 19,20 € / 12cl // 120,00 € / 75cl
Dom Pérignon, France 360,00 € / 75cl
Zenato San Benedetto Rose, Italy 48,00 € / 75cl
Dessert Wines
Dreissigacker Riesling Auslese, Germany 120,00 € / 75cl
Tommasi Recioto Valpolicella, Italy 70,00 € / 37,5cl
Lakka Fortified vväkevä viini, Finland 60,00 € / 75cl
Graham’s Late Bottled Vintage Port, Portugal 80,00 € / 75cl
Harvey’s Bristol Cream Sweet Sherry, Spain 70,00 € / 75cl
Updated 30.8.2024