Smoked taste experiences on Tervasaari Island

Restaurant Savu is located on Island Tervasaari, on the eastern shore of Helsinki center. In the old days households were counted based on the number of smoke (=Savu) plumes you could see rising from a village. Restaurant Savu is the only "savu" on Island Tervasaari. The red Tervasaari storehouse, built in 1805 for storing tar barrels, creates an unique milieu for Savu. At Savu we also use smoke-curing, which is one of the oldest methods of cooking, in preparing the starters and main courses.

During hundreds of years tar has played a very important role in Finnish culture. Tar has been used to lengthen lifetime of different goods, like tar ropes, and it has also been used in folk medicine. Tar has also had an important role in preparing and flavouring food. At restaurant Savu tar flavour is used daily in cooking. At Savu you will enjoy appetizers and main courses smoked with various methods or seasoned with smoke aromas. The dessert menu is short but tasty. The classic dessert is pancakes prepared by our special pancake chef. With pancakes you will get several delicious accompaniments and of course tar!

Asparagus with Alsace wines - s'il vous plaît

Asparagus has been well-known and respected food from early times. Egyptians, Greeks and Romans loved asparagus and Romans even founded a navy to bring asparagus to the kings. Asparagus was a respected vegetable and medicine, owing to its delicate flavour and healthy properties. Those times people even believed that asparagus had some love wakening effects. On the 19th century in France the groom arranged an asparagus dinner for his future wife to guarantee her love. To the French dining tables asparagus came with Romans but the use became general only in the beginning of the 17th century. Ever since asparagus has had an important role in French kitchen and the unique French wines emphasize its flavours. To the Finnish restaurants asparagus arrived in the end of 19th century and the journey to the Restaurant Savu took a while more. Now they are here – tribute to spring and arriving summer!

To respect the traditions we serve asparagus with the French wines from Alsace. We have selected Gustave Lorentz’s vineyard located in Bergheim village in the heart of Alsace. Wines emphasize perfectly the flavours of asparagus and give a fantastic taste experience.

We wish you pleasant experiences with asparagus delicacies during 2.5.-21.6.2012!

Restaurant Savu
Tervasaarenkannas 3, 00170 Helsinki
tel. +358 9 7425 5574