Guidebook for Turku

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Guidebook for Turku

Essentials

Nearest grocery store, small but all the basic items. Open mon-fri 7-21, sat 8-18, sun 12-18.
Valintatalo Brahenkatu
12 Brahenkatu
Nearest grocery store, small but all the basic items. Open mon-fri 7-21, sat 8-18, sun 12-18.
Grocery store in the basement of Wiklund department store. Good selection of fresh ingredients. Open mon-fri 7-21, sat 7-18, sun 12-18.
S-market Wiklund Herkku
11 Eerikinkatu
Grocery store in the basement of Wiklund department store. Good selection of fresh ingredients. Open mon-fri 7-21, sat 7-18, sun 12-18.
mon-fri 9-21, sat 9-18, sun 12-18
16 locals recommend
Lidl Turku Keskusta
4 Eerikinkatu
16 locals recommend
mon-fri 9-21, sat 9-18, sun 12-18
Seasons vegetables, berries, fish and bread. Enjoying breakfast on a warm summer morning and watching people passing by.
8 locals recommend
Turku Market Square
Kauppatori
8 locals recommend
Seasons vegetables, berries, fish and bread. Enjoying breakfast on a warm summer morning and watching people passing by.

Food Scene

Groceries + Restaurants. Our favourites for lunch are Hallin kotikokki (home made dishes) and Herkkunuotta-fishmongers soups. Open mon-fri 8-18, sat 8-16, sun closed.
Turun Kauppahalliyhdistys
16 Eerikinkatu
Groceries + Restaurants. Our favourites for lunch are Hallin kotikokki (home made dishes) and Herkkunuotta-fishmongers soups. Open mon-fri 8-18, sat 8-16, sun closed.
Best asian food in town. Also lunch.
Käsityöläiskatu 1
1 Käsityöläiskatu
Best asian food in town. Also lunch.
Raw food cafe. Lunch, raw cakes, smoothies and other trendy delicacies.
Eriksgatan 7
7 Eerikinkatu
Raw food cafe. Lunch, raw cakes, smoothies and other trendy delicacies.
The most legendary fast food kiosk in Turku.
Mantun Grilli
The most legendary fast food kiosk in Turku.
Fine dining. Table reservation needed.
29 locals recommend
Restaurant Kaskis
6a Kaskenkatu
29 locals recommend
Fine dining. Table reservation needed.

Arts & Culture

Fine arts. Free entrance on Fridays 4 pm - 7 pm
42 locals recommend
Turku Art Museum
26 Aurakatu
42 locals recommend
Fine arts. Free entrance on Fridays 4 pm - 7 pm
Interesting exhibitions, mostly modern art. Also a section for photography (Photographic Centre Peri).
24 locals recommend
Waino Aaltonen Museum of Art
24 locals recommend
Interesting exhibitions, mostly modern art. Also a section for photography (Photographic Centre Peri).
Museum of history and contemporary art. Lunch + cafe.
55 locals recommend
Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova
4-6 Itäinen Rantakatu
55 locals recommend
Museum of history and contemporary art. Lunch + cafe.

Sightseeing

Hop on to a bus and spend a day in Helsinki! Check prices and timetables at åbus.fi.
12 locals recommend
Aurajokiranta
12 locals recommend
Hop on to a bus and spend a day in Helsinki! Check prices and timetables at åbus.fi.
Make a time travel to 19th century Turku. See the only whole wooden area surviving the Great Fire in 1827 and visit the craftsmen's workshops to see what they do. Also nice Cafe.
38 locals recommend
Luostarinmäki Handicrafts Museum
38 locals recommend
Make a time travel to 19th century Turku. See the only whole wooden area surviving the Great Fire in 1827 and visit the craftsmen's workshops to see what they do. Also nice Cafe.

Everything Else

Great architecture combining old and new. A place to sit down and read the magazines. Also nice cafe at the back yard.
7 locals recommend
Kirjasto
7 locals recommend
Great architecture combining old and new. A place to sit down and read the magazines. Also nice cafe at the back yard.
Best place to be if you have to stay in the city during hot summer days.
11 locals recommend
Samppalinnan Maauimala
11 locals recommend
Best place to be if you have to stay in the city during hot summer days.

Entertainment & Activities

Traffic-City, Adventure Park, the Kupittaa Outdoor Pool and Bird Pond. Great place for picnick.
19 locals recommend
Kupittaa Park
19 locals recommend
Traffic-City, Adventure Park, the Kupittaa Outdoor Pool and Bird Pond. Great place for picnick.

Drinks & Nightlife

Best selection of craft beers and ciders (over 200 different) in Turku. Lots of comic books for customers to read while sipping beer. We highly recommend this place for beer geeks!
Cosmic Comic Cafe
4 Kauppiaskatu
Best selection of craft beers and ciders (over 200 different) in Turku. Lots of comic books for customers to read while sipping beer. We highly recommend this place for beer geeks!