Restaurant OOBU · Turku
About us
OOBU is a restaurant in the heart of Turku, on the second and third floors of the historic Bassi house. Our kitchen turns fresh Finnish ingredients into honest flavours — handmade from scratch. Dinner on the bank of the River Aura starts here.
Our story
Ingredients take centre stage
OOBU opened its doors on 30.10.2020 on the bank of the River Aura, in the old rooms of the Bassi house. Our kitchen is built on fresh Finnish ingredients — fish we smoke ourselves, seasonal vegetables and berries that tell you where we are.
From the start we made one defining choice: every one of our dishes is gluten-free and lactose-free. It is not a limitation but discipline — every sauce, bread and dessert is built from scratch, by hand.
Honest food is not a style. It is the ingredient, the season and the craft — on the same plate.
The dining rooms span two floors of old rooms — each with its own character, all with the same view: the river along which the archipelago’s people once brought their harvest to town.
Our service is present but unhurried. The sommelier walks alongside the kitchen, and our wine list tells the same story as the plate — precisely chosen.
Head chef
Tommy Gråhn
”The ingredient sets the rhythm. Our job in the kitchen is not to overdo — to let the fish, the season and the smoke speak.”
Tommy Gråhn has led OOBU’s kitchen since opening night. His cooking joins Finnish tradition with precise craft — from house-smoked fish to new readings of Finnish classics.
Restaurateur
Turo Jokinen
Turo Jokinen opened OOBU in the Bassi house in October 2020 — the idea being a house where Finnish ingredients take centre stage, without unnecessary flourishes. His hand shows beyond the dining room, down in the cellar: the house's own wine import from Piedmont began at his initiative.
Welcome. — Turo Jokinen, restaurateur
Restaurant manager
Joonas Sippo
”The restaurant world in Turku was already familiar to me, so coming back felt natural.”
Joonas Sippo runs OOBU’s dining room. A sommelier by background — pairing food and wine comes naturally to him, and it is heard in a recommendation at the table as much as it is seen on the list. Work took him elsewhere for a time, but the road led back to central Turku.
The whole team
Twelve people
Twelve people work in the house, and the core team has been here since the first evening. The dining room works in Finnish, Swedish and English.
The years together show: people back each other up, they take pride in their work, and laughter travels between the kitchen and the dining room. It shows on the plate as much as in how a guest is met.
On Instagram
@ravintolaoobu