Campus restaurants and cafés
For special hours, please check each restaurant's website.
Campus restaurants are opening their doors
Many of the campus student and lunch restaurants open their doors at the turn of August and September.
Due to the corona situation, many restaurants and cafés in the Otaniemi area had to close their doors in the spring. At the turn of August and September, lunch options on campus will increase significantly as a large number of student and lunch restaurants reopen their doors to customers.
Student and lunch restaurants opening at the turn of August and September:
- Arvo (Ekonominaukio 1) from 31 August
- Food & Co Alvari (Otakaari 1) from 1 September
- Food & Co Dipoli (Otakaari 24) from 31 August
- Food & Co TUAS (Maarintie 8) from 7 September
- Kipsari (Otaniementie 14) from 31 August
- Kvarkki (Otakaari 3) from 31 August
- Subway (Konemiehentie 2) from 31 August
- Tietotekniikantalo (Konemiehentie 2) from 31 August
- Valimo (Metallimiehenkuja 2) from 31 August
- VMT2 (Vuorimiehentie 2) from 31 August
Open campus restaurants and cafés:
- Cafetoria Aalto (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
- Eat Poke HKI (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
- Espresso House (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
- Fafa’s (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
- Food & Co A Bloc (Otaniementie 12)
- Jungle Juice Bar (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
- MAUKAS (Vuorimiehentie 5)
- Ravintola Factory (Otaniementie 5)
- Ravintola Fat Lizard (Tietotie 1)
- Ravintola Konnichiwa (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
- Täffä (Otakaari 22)
- Who the xxxx is Alice (A Bloc, Otaniementie 12)
A more detailed list of campus restaurants and cafés and their opening hours can be found here:
All restaurants and cafés in shopping center A Bloc are open. More detailed opening hours can be found on the A Bloc website:
Shopping center A Bloc is the beating heart and meeting place of the Otaniemi campus with its restaurants, cafés and other services.
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