Restaurant harbours – by boat for a meal
For many, a good lunch or dinner at the destination is the reason for a boat trip. Here we have gathered our destinations with a restaurant, from Kustavi to Hamina. Choose a destination, and in its trip guide you will find the route, the travel time and directions for getting there.
Details checked against sources in October 2026.
Check the opening hours before you set off
Archipelago restaurants are often only open in the summer season, and opening hours vary with the season. We do not keep track of what is open at any given time, so check the opening hours and, if needed, book a table on the restaurant's website before you set off.
In the trip guides we tell you which restaurants there are at the destination, and you will find links to their websites in the guide's sources.
Destinations with a restaurant
The destinations are grouped by area and listed from nearest to farthest. The travel times are our one-way estimates for the routes, and the actual time depends on the boat, the conditions and the traffic.
Archipelago Sea (18)
- Maisaari
From Särkänsalmi approx. 40 min · From Hovirinta approx. 50 min
A family day on the island, time outdoors together and a pizza break.
- Seili
From Särkänsalmi approx. 45 min · From Hovirinta approx. 55 min
The history of a leprosy and mental hospital, protected archipelago nature and day visits free of harbour fees.
- Nauvo
From Särkänsalmi approx. 50 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 05 min
A harbour day in an archipelago village: free day berths, lunch by the water, a medieval church and a maritime museum.
- Gullkrona
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 05 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 15 min
A boat trip together, a nature and troll trail, and time for the children's own discoveries.
- Korpoström
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 25 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 35 min
A whole day at sea: exhibitions at the Archipelago Centre, a children's science lab, lunch and refuelling in Korppoo.
- Houtskär
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 25 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 35 min
A whole day at sea: a church-village guest harbour, an early 18th-century wooden church, an archipelago museum and a bike ride on the island.
- Iniö
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 25 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 35 min
A whole day at sea: two guest harbours, pizza, Thai food, a café with home-made cakes and a 19th-century church.
- Peterzéns
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 25 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 35 min
A family harbour day in Kustavi: a sheltered guest harbour, a restaurant with a terrace, a playground, mini golf and disc golf.
- Lootholma
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 30 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 45 min
A full day in the Kustavi archipelago: a sheltered guest harbour, a restaurant, shore saunas and round-the-clock refuelling.
- Vuosnainen
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 35 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 50 min
A marine station next to the Åland ferry pier: a café, a restaurant, a sauna and refuelling.
- Bodö
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 40 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 50 min
A whole day in the outer archipelago: an award-winning guest harbour, a bistro café, saunas and nature trails at an old coast guard station.
- Aspö
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 40 min · From Hovirinta approx. 1 h 50 min
A whole day in the outer archipelago: an island of fiddlers, a fish shop and café, a wood-heated sauna, a nature trail and a white church.
- Högsåra
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 45 min · From Hovirinta approx. 2 h
A pilot village in the Hitis archipelago: three guest harbours, Farmors Café's cakes, a museum and beaches.
- Kasnäs
From Särkänsalmi approx. 1 h 50 min · From Hovirinta approx. 2 h 05 min
A service harbour at the southern tip of Kimitoön: refuelling around the clock, a restaurant, a spa and a village shop.
- Rosala
From Särkänsalmi approx. 2 h · From Hovirinta approx. 2 h 15 min
A Viking day in the Hitis archipelago: the Viking village, two Viking ships, archery and lunch next to the village harbour.
- Taalintehdas
From Särkänsalmi approx. 2 h · From Hovirinta approx. 2 h 15 min
A historic ironworks village: a full-service guest harbour in the middle of the village, restaurants, a market square, the ironworks museum and refuelling.
- Utö
From Särkänsalmi approx. 2 h 05 min · From Hovirinta approx. 2 h 20 min
A long trip for a fine-weather day: Finland's oldest working lighthouse, the history of pilots and a fortress, and rugged outer-archipelago nature.
- Örö
From Särkänsalmi approx. 2 h 10 min · From Hovirinta approx. 2 h 20 min
A fortress island in the Archipelago National Park: tsarist-era guns, nature trails, two restaurants and an award-winning guest harbour.
West Uusimaa (3)
- Jussarö
From Ekenäs approx. 45 min
An abandoned mining island on the edge of the national park: a guest harbour, a restaurant and a sauna, and nature trails past mine shafts.
- Hanko
From Ekenäs approx. 1 h
The Eastern Harbour guest harbour next to the town centre, restaurants on the waterfront and the spa town's villas within walking distance.
- Barösund
From Ekenäs approx. 1 h 05 min · From Tervasaari approx. 2 h 20 min
An archipelago village on an old fairway: a guest harbour, a restaurant in the old village school, a village shop and refuelling.
Helsinki region (6)
- Vallisaari
From Tervasaari approx. 15 min
A former military island: a sheltered guest harbour, the Aleksanterinpatteri battery and marked loops through diverse nature.
- Suomenlinna
From Tervasaari approx. 20 min
A sea fortress and World Heritage Site: a guest harbour next to the dry dock, museums, ramparts and cafés a short ride away.
- Pihlajasaari
From Tervasaari approx. 25 min
A beach day off Helsinki: sandy beaches, a nature trail, saunas for hire and free day visits.
- Pentala
From Tervasaari approx. 40 min
An archipelago museum on an old fishing homestead, a nature trail to Diksand beach and lunch at an archipelago restaurant.
- Kaunissaari (Sipoo)
From Tervasaari approx. 45 min
Helsinki's outdoor recreation island in Sipoo: free day visits, a restaurant, saunas, a nature trail and sandy beaches.
- Lähteelä
From Tervasaari approx. 1 h 30 min
An excursion harbour on the Porkkala Peninsula: wood-heated and electric saunas, a café kiosk, rowing boat and kayak rental, and a bird tower.
Porvoo–Loviisa (4)
- Pellinki
From Porvoo approx. 1 h 05 min · From Tervasaari approx. 1 h 30 min
Tove Jansson's archipelago: a guest harbour, Benitas Café, a summer market, fuel and a sauna for hire at Sandholmsudden.
- Porvoo
From Tervasaari approx. 1 h 50 min
An old town on the riverbank: a guest harbour close to the centre, the cathedral, riverside storehouses and cafés.
- Svartholma
From Porvoo approx. 1 h 55 min
Suomenlinna's sister fortress off Loviisa: a free guest jetty, an exhibition, a walking tour and a summer restaurant.
- Loviisa
From Porvoo approx. 2 h 10 min
Laivasilta guest harbour next to the salt storehouses: a maritime museum, summer restaurants, fuel and the old wooden town.
Kotka–Hamina (4)
- Varissaari
From Sapokka approx. 10 min
The Fort Elisabeth fortress island just off Kotka: a summer restaurant, a memorial to the naval battles and a short journey.
- Rankki
From Sapokka approx. 25 min
A former fortress island: a guest harbour, Restaurant Sotku in the old soldiers' canteen, coastal guns and accommodation in the barracks.
- Kaunissaari (Pyhtää)
From Sapokka approx. 30 min
A fishing village in the outer archipelago of Pyhtää: a sheltered guest harbour, a shop, a café, a restaurant, an archipelago museum and sandy beaches.
- Hamina
From Sapokka approx. 35 min
A star-shaped fortress and circular town centre: guest harbour within walking distance of the town hall, the museum and cafés.
Remember for your restaurant trip
- The restaurant's opening hours and, if needed, a table booking
- The harbour fee and payment method from the harbour's website
- A skipper who does not drink alcohol
- Time for the return trip, so that you arrive while it is still light
A boat for your trip
For destinations in the Archipelago Sea, we rent out our own Buster Magnum from Kaarina and Naantali. We do not have a boat of our own on the Gulf of Finland, so see the area's rental boats on Friilo.