Where to eat in Kihnu?
This is one of the most popular questions we get during the summer season. Since we don't get many tourists during the winter season, our local cafes and restaurants are only open during the summer. But don't worry, if you visit Kihnu during the colder and darker months of the year, you won't go hungry. Most accommodations also offer catering services in addition to accommodation, or you can arrange a caterer in advance if you are coming with a larger group. Some of our local caterers can be found HERE.
The following cafes are open during the summer season:
- KURASE KOHVIK
Kurase Kohvik is open from June to August every day from 11:00 to 20:00. FB - Kurase baar - ROOSLAIU FARM
Rooslaiu Koffee is open from June to August every day from 9:00 to 18:00. FB - Rooslaiu talu - ARU GRILL
The most recent information about opening hours can be found on the cafe's FB page - Aru grill - SIRELI KOHVIK
The most recent information about opening hours can be found on the cafe's FB page - Sireli kohvik - UIÕ-KURAGA ÕUÕ
The most recent information about opening hours can be found on the cafe's FB page - Uiõ-Kuraga õuõ - LUMISTE FARM
The most recent information about opening hours can be found on the cafe's FB page - Lumiste Talu Tooted - CAFE PANIPAIK
Located in the Kihnu harbor market building. The most recent information about opening hours can be found on the cafe's FB page - Kohvik Panipaik
Even today, the meals of Kihnu people are a little different. Since they live in the middle of the sea, they eat a lot of fish, and women bake bread at home.
Cooking certain foods on certain days of the week is something that the islanders still do: on Saturday night they make mashed potatoes and warm bread is taken out of the oven. Wednesday is also a day when mash is eaten and Sunday is soup day. There are standard meals for proposing, for the wedding and holidays, for example during a baby shower and placing the dead in the casket, people usually eat porridge, thus following old traditions.
Sea gives important additions to daily meals of Kihnu people; different fish is eaten in different ways. Very often daily food is baked potatoes with stewed herring and pan-fried meat. The highlight of a party table is meat and potatoes, which have been cooked in the same pot; meat pies are certainly baked.
From time to time, seal meat that has been boiled with unpeeled potatoes has always been a treat for Kihnu people. A newer dish is smoked seal meat but this is liked more by mainlanders rather than the locals. In the spring, they eat merganser eggs, which are especially good for baking cakes because of their dark yellow yolk.
