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Le Ankka sits at Huvilakatu 28 in Helsinki, serving modern cuisine that the White Guide rated at Masters level for 2026. The Times described it as combining French cooking with Finnish ingredients, and the menus shift with the seasons.
Kitchen master Ilkka Lääveri looks for small growers and fishers, and the restaurant says it uses mostly domestic ingredients. Meat and fish come from Finland. Starters include lightly salted whitefish from Kuusamo with whitefish roe and horseradish, and the reindeer pastrami arrives with shiitake mushrooms and lemongrass. The Michelin Guide has listed the restaurant as Recommended for 2026.
Diners choose from three, four or five course menus, with optional wine or alcohol-free pairings. Dishes like pike perch with blue mussel sauce and lamb rump with rosemary jus appear on the main course list. Vegetarian, vegan, meat-free and fish-free versions are available, and the house bread can be made gluten free. Guests with allergies or dietary needs are asked to note them when booking.
A private cabinet seats up to 40 guests and can be hired for group events. The restaurant also offers wine pairing and serves local wines throughout the menu.
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Sasu Laukkonen has worked in the same location on picture-perfectHuvilakatustreet since 2010. He was the head chef atChef & Sommelierwhich transformed into Ora in 2017. As the name suggests, the former was all about ambitious gastronomy and haute wine selections, the latter, however, has taken a step in a more relaxed direction, allowing Laukkonen to entertain his 20+ diners face-to-face.
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