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
Open 1.5.
mayday brunch 11.00 – 17.00 (no á la cartea this day)
Open from 2.5.
* Lunch Monday – Saturday 11.00 – 15.00
* Lappish buffet on Sundays 11.00 – 15.00
* A la carte daily from 15.00 – 21.00
Menu
Restaurant Ämmilä
Early Winter Menu 2024
Starters
Wild forest mushroom soup (L, G) 17 €
Wild forest mushroom soup cooked in chicken broth served with crispy parsley and caramelized onion
Blueberry cured white fish and white fish mousse (L, G) 17 €
Blueberry cured white fish and white fish mousse served with pickled kohlrabi, wasabi flower, white fish roe, dill mayonnaise and crispy Lappish potato
Reindeer Carpaccio (L, G) 19 €
Reindeer carpaccio served with egg yolk crème seasoned with lovage herb, lingonberry, pickled onions, marinated wild mushrooms and Lappish potato crisps
Vegan Carpaccio (L, G) 17 €
Carpaccio made with pickled kohlrabi, Lappish turnip and striped beet served with
marinated wild mushrooms, roasted macadamia nuts, olive oil and vegan yogurt
Blini (L) 19 €
Traditional buckwheat blini served with roe of your choice:
• Rainbow trout roe, marinated red onions and sour cream
• Seaweed caviar, marinated red onions and sour cream
• Skagen made from hand-peeled crab, marinated red onion and sour cream
Extra blini 5 €
Salads
Ämmilä’s Salad (L, G)
Ämmilä’s salad is made with crispy salad leaves, melon, cherry tomatoes, pickled cucumber, pine nuts, pickled onions, crispy striped beets 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
Roasted arctic char (L, G) 30 €
Roasted arctic char, vegetables, carrot purée, caramelized Lappish potato & garlic purée and butter & white wine sauce made with fermentation brine
Pan fried perch (L, G) 28 €
Pan-fried perch served with mashed potatoes, broccolini, pickled cucumber, and Bearnaise sauce
Tenderloin steak 54°C (L, G) 38 €
Tenderloin steak á l a Ämmilä served with fried vegetables, Bearnaise & red wine sauce, and fries
Sautéed reindeer (L, G) 32 €
Sautéed reindeer served with mashed potatoes, pickles, and lingonberries
This is Lapland’s most traditional dish
Reindeer prepared in three ways (L, G) 42 €
Reindeer tenderloin glazed with sea buckthorn, reindeer croquette and lightly smoked reindeer tongue served with caramelized Lappish potato & garlic purée, fried vegetables, and red wine sauce
Lappish style grill combo (L, G) 32 €
Spruce pud teriyaki glazed reindeer ribs and reindeer Bratwurst sausage served with lingonberry coleslaw, aioli, and fries
Desserts
Chocolate pudding (VL, G) 14 €
Chocolate pudding, raspberry granola and raspberry sorbet
Almond cake (L) 14 €
Almond cake served with apple brandy caramelized apples and vanilla ice cream
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 5.12.2024
Wine list
White wines
Portugal, DOC Vinho Vede.
Loureiro, Pederna, Trajadura
Sauvignon Blanc
Pinot Grigio
Gewürztraminer
Riesling
Riesling
Grüner Veltliner
Chardonnay
Chardonnay, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Mauzac, Muscat, Viognier
Chardonnay
Red wines
Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz
Pinot Noir
Cabernet Sauvignon
Malbec
Grenache, Carignan, Syrah
Zinfandel
Rondinella, Corvina, Corvinone
Carinena, Garnacha, Syrah
Tempranillo, Graciano
Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Garnacha Tinta, Carinena
Grenache Noir, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Syrah
Corvina Veronese, Rondinella, Corvinone, Oseleta, Corvina
Sparkling wines & Champagnes
Jaume Serra Cava Brut, Spain 45,00 € / 75cl
Casa Canevel Prosecco Brut, Italy 48,00 € / 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
Rosé wines
Zenato San Benedetto Rose, Italy 48,00 € / 75cl
Caves d’Escland Whispering Angel, France 96,00 € / 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 6.11.2024