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Cafe Aitoleipa Keskustori
Review
About
Located on the corner of Keskustori and Aleksis Kiven Katu street, in the historic Palander’s building from the early 20th century, Aitoleipä Café serves an abundant breakfast at affordable price on weekdays. On weekends you can enjoy of their brunch, which is known as Tampere’s most versatile one. Throughout the day Aitoleipä provides not only coffee, tea, pastries and bread rolls but also soup and other dishes; the warm Palander bread with various filling options is a specialty of the house. On Sundays Aitoleipä entertains their clients with live piano music and they also organize regular music evenings in addition to small-scale art exhibitions.
Features
CUISINES
Cafe
Meal types
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Late Night, Drinks
PRICE
$
FEATURES
Accepts Credit Cards
Buffet
Dog Friendly
Gift Cards Available
Reservations
Seating
Serves Alcohol
Takeout
Wheelchair Accessible
Wine and Beer
Does this restaurant offer highchairs for toddlers?
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Hours
Closed now
• Opens at 8:00 AM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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3.9
32 reviews
Excellent
12
Very good
9
Average
9
Poor
1
Terrible
1
saronic
Zurich29093 contributions
Aug 2024 • solo
After strolling around the centre of Tampere I arrived late morning by the Keskustori (Central Square), where I saw the Café Aitoleipä (in English 'the real bread') and felt like a coffee and a bite. The 'Aitoleipä' is part of chain in Tampere and surroundings, founded in 1980. The city's most centrally located branch occupies part of the ground floor of an attractive, now protected Art Nouveau building from the first decade of the 20th century.
There is very limited outdoor seating by the adjacent pedestrian Aleksis Kivi street, reached through a side door, where I sat down with my tray, after having ordered inside. My choice was a cappuccino (good) and a rye bread topped by hot smoked salmon. It was tasty.
Written September 21, 2024
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Sari K
Turku55 contributions
Jul 2022 • solo
Used to be my favourite cafe in Tampere. Paid several visits here this weekend visited twice. Used to have a good assortment of bakery items. Now a much limited one. Prices gone up and service not so excellent as before. No cash payment.
Clean toilet. Code from the waitress.
Written July 17, 2022
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Verttila
Helsinki19 contributions
Sep 2018 • solo
I went in for breakfast at around 8.30 because the cafe looked really nice with large windows overlooking Keskustori. The place was far from crowded, yet coffee cups, trays etc. remained piled up on most tables.
There were two persons in front of me in the queue ordering coffee. Ordering took so long that people behind me decided to leave. The waiter did not greet or acknowledge anyone waiting, her service (once I got that far) was friendly though.
Coffee was good. I ended up having yogurt instead of the buffet breakfast because the bread did not look tempting. Yogurt was mediocre, had too much honey.
I wish the owners obtained professional consulting on customer service etc as this could be a great place for a wonderful cafe.
Written September 14, 2018
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VonSandell
Tampere2 contributions
Feb 2022 • solo
We were driving through Tampere with my belgian shepherd and had to stop to the very center of Tampere. Decided to take Nitro for a walk in the city as that was something he had never done so thought it would be a good experience for him. We walked by Cafe Aitoleipä and I was bit hesitant if we could enter but on our way back I decided to open the door and ask. We were welcomed inside with warmth and Nitro got couple scratches and I get t my coffee and bread. Perfect!
Written February 7, 2022
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Essi T
1 contribution
Sep 2024 • family
Absolutely shockingly bad service from catering. The only good thing they had was the food, but that really doesn't make up for the horrible behavior we had to put up with from them the last few weeks and during the event itself. I don't recommend to anyone, it's definitely not worth the effort to take catering from here!
Written August 31, 2024
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Ruokailija
1 contribution
Mar 2024 • friends
Brunch was not very good for a vegetarian when even scrambled eggs had bacon mixed in. Was not worth the price (29,90 euros).
Written March 10, 2024
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Leena V
Karlsruhe1 contribution
Dec 2020 • friends
We visited this beautiful cafe in July 2020 and again December 2020. Breakfast and lunch were both excellent and the cake options we tried were delicious too. I can recomend visiting this for beakfast, lunch or just a coffee and a snack.
Written December 30, 2020
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PapaJoe1539
Oulu75 contributions
Dec 2019 • none
A nice place to have your lunch just in the downtown. This coffee house has large portions of salads and soups. The friendly staff takes care of your wishes (allergic etc.).
Written April 8, 2020
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Jooppo
Southwest Finland107 contributions
Jun 2018 • solo
Great location, peacefull promising place, but service and food wasn’t that excellent. Ovenpotato was small, salad poor, and surprisingly bread wasn’t fresh! Staff seemed to be non-peofessional, but I managed to get rid of my hunger 😅
Written June 16, 2018
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Mr_Pasi
Salo359 contributions
Jul 2017 • couples
Café Aitoleipä is nice cosy Café at the center of Tampere. Coffee was strong and tasty. Apple pulla was delicious.
Written July 19, 2017
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Mirja T
Helsinki75 contributions
Sep 2016 • solo
The cafe interior is very basic and does not stand out from among hundreds of similar cafes: tables and chairs. There is no menu outside, so you have to guess what they offer. The selection of beverages and foods is ok. The selection of teas is very good, and they serve brewed tea, which is a big plus among cafes. The shrimp sandwich was also good, fresh and plentiful. Cleanliness is so-and-so, tables are not cleared fast enough. The place is very centrally located, another plus for the cafe.
Written September 12, 2016
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Paradise220046
1 contribution
Aug 2016 • friends
Very nice cafe, Scandinavian design, great cakes, friendly staff. We've tried several cafes in Tampere already and this would be one of our top choices.
Written August 13, 2016
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Heli55Finland
Tampere413 contributions
Feb 2016 • none
Very good sandwiches - fresh and have a lot of fylling. And of course very friendly staff. They smile.
Written February 7, 2016
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