Café-Restaurant Trapesa – Valamo's Meeting Place of Flavors
Valamo's 260-seat Café-Restaurant Trapesa takes its name from the Greek word trapeza, table or monastery refectory. Trapesa is one of the monastery's most important meeting places – Good food and a peaceful atmosphere come together here. In the monastic tradition, vegetarian food plays a central role, but fish, meat, and dairy products are also available year-round.
Monastery Service Visiting hours can be found via this link.
Monastery breakfast €10/person (breakfast is included in the accommodation Price)
Traditional monastery breakfast is served in the Morning from 7:30 to 10:00.
Breakfast offers the monastery's own breads, porridge, yogurt, muesli, vegetables, fruit, monastery berry juice, as well as coffee and tea.
Valamo monastery lunch €16/person
The lunch buffet is served 1–31.10 Sun–Thu from 11:00 to 14:00 and Fri–Sat from 11:00 to 17:00
Available are salads and cold sides as well as always the monastery's own sauerkraut and breads (including the monastery's renowned malt bread), soup of the Day, a hot dish option, dessert, and coffee or tea.
Monday 26.10.
Lentil soup
Jansson's temptation
Karelian hot pot
Berry kissel
Coffee or tea
Tuesday 27.10.
Fish soup
Aura blue cheese and bacon casserole
Kale vegetable casserole
Fruit salad
Coffee or tea
Wednesday 28.10.
Mushroom and potato puree casserole
Salmon patties
Meat and cabbage rolls
Blueberry and talkkuna dessert
Coffee or tea
Thursday 29.10.
Pea soup
Almond-crusted fish
Onion-stuffed ground meat patty
Blueberry and talkkuna dessert
Coffee or tea
Friday 30.10.
Salmon casserole
Pork sauce
Soy mince Bolognese
Lemon kissel
Coffee or tea
Saturday 31.10.
Minestrone soup
Karelian hot pot
Baked saithe
Beetroot stew
Whipped lingonberry semolina porridge
Coffee or tea
Sunday 1.11.
Borscht soup
Baked salmon
Stroganoff
Roasted root vegetables
Quark dessert
Coffee or tea
Wine Room
In the atmospheric Wine Room, you can taste Valamo's own berry wines and high-quality artisan spirits.
Valamo's Wine Room is open June–August and for groups by order at other times by agreement.
Guided presentations and tastings for groups
Welcome to discover the world of wines and spirits produced in Valamo Monastery on site. The peaceful monastery surroundings and the atmosphere of the Wine Room make the tastings a memorable experience.
Wine presentation (duration approx. 1 hour)
Tasting of three Valamo wines.
Whisky presentation (duration approx. 1 hour)
Tasting of two Valamo whiskies.
Wine and whisky presentation (duration approx. 1 hour)
Tasting of two wines and one whisky.
Presentations are arranged for groups of at least 8 people by order. Request a quote from Sales Service.
Trapesa café services
Coffee, tea, and savoury and sweet snacks the whole day – doughnut coffee is already an institution.
Valamo Tea Table €15/person
The tea table is a modern version of the old Valamo tea table, created with respect for tradition.
The tea table is served in June–August. For groups by order also at other times by agreement.
Served with monastery tea and raspberry jam, pickles with smetana and honey, salmon pie, meat pie, sauerkraut, sponge cake, cookies, sweets, and fruit.
Breads and sweet pastries also to take away
You can purchase the monastery's own products to take away, such as malt bread, sauerkraut, and pastries (selection varies daily).
Breads and sweet pastries baked at the monastery have been awarded the Key Flag Symbol. The Key Flag is a mark of Finnish work.
For groups and events
Trapesa also serves as a private restaurant for meetings and celebrations.
Practical information
The restaurant has barrier-free access. Pets are welcome at the monastery, but not in the restaurant or on the terrace.
Welcome to enjoy Valamo's flavours and atmosphere!
Table reservations for groups
Valamo's Sales Service
tel. 017-570 1810
salesservice@valamo.fi
