Wining & Dining in Tampere - Gastropub Tuulensuu

While living away, whenever we were in Tampere, we found time to visit some of our favorite restaurants in town.
Tampere has one of the wi(l)dest selections of good restaurants per capita in Finland, and those give amazing value for your money.
(Though, please do not compare the Nordic prices with prices in SEA or such.)

One of those restaurants is Gastropub Tuulensuu, which used to be our living room in Tampere – so often we have been wining and dining there.

Last updated Nov. 2025

The microbrewery beers are a big thing in Finland at the moment (like everywhere else, too), and you’ll find plenty of them in Gastropub Tuulensuu.
But if you prefer wine, you will find many choices of that also.

Update your thoughts about pub food – this is a gastropub – Gastropub Tuulensuu

If you thought pub food is something like deep-fried onion rings and crappy burgers, you should try Gastropub Tuulensuu.
They are proud of their Belgian-style cuisine for a reason. After all, this is a gastropub, not just a pub. You can find us here, any time of the year – we’ve been enjoying candlelight dinners here in three different decades. My gosh, I’m that old, but anyway…

Tuulensuu is not for fine dining, but rather hearty pub food to enjoy with friends in a relaxed atmosphere or to have a date by candlelight.
They have rather unusual ingredients for Finnish cuisine. Meatballs are, of course, typical of Finland, but Tuulensuu’s meatballs have a twist. My fave meal here is lamb meatballs with goat cheese potatoes, but you can find interesting suppers to try, from frog legs to rabbit.

Service is great, these guys have a good sense of humor.
Beware, they might test you with their laconic phrases.
Yet they know what they’re doing. Ask for recommendations for food and drinks, and especially for the combination.

Make sure to get here early on weekends, as many people love to queue here.
Welcome to my old living room!

Check their webpage for the menu and more information.