For Carelian food, try Karjalantalo restaurant, serving lunch menu all year round and evening menu at summertime. At the cityhall there is a restaurant as well serving delicious food. Rosso in the corner of the marketplace is a mainly family restaurant, but very popular all over finland. In Kauppatori marketplace you have a choice of local and etnic including thai food stands. For small snacks only, try local "karjalanpiirakka" pastry at the marketplace stands or from Marttakahvila's Piirakkapaja.In Finland so called grilliruoka or Grill food is popular but not much recommended. For fish lovers, however, some stands will serve "muikku," a small fish that is fried whole in butter and coated with rye flour. It's eaten whole, head and all; it's small enough to not even feel the bones. A choice of these are around the town, including in both ends of the marketplace Kauppahalli.You can also go to eat in any of the University canteens or in the canteen of Joensuu Science Park most busy and maybe best of them Lunch menu starting from around 5 euros.Otherwise there are plenty of mixed restaurants all around the city center.
