Café-Restaurant Daphne
In the Forum Marinum, adjacent to Forum Marinum
About
Between 1947 and 1984, Göran Schildts, one of Finland's most respected writers, sent reports back to Helsinki about what he discovered on his voyages on the waters of the Baltic, the Mediterranean, and the canals of France aboard his two-masted schooner, the Daphne. The building that contains this restaurant, named after Schildts's Daphne, was built as a warehouse in 1936. Immediately adjacent to Turku's maritime museum, it overlooks a marina from its location about 1.6km (1 mile) southwest of the commercial core of Turku. There's an outdoor terrace, lots of delectable pastries, and self-service buffets laden with tempting hot and cold foods, including an admirable collection of herring.
