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Opera and Ballet dinner menus
Find out more about our new dinner menus for performances in autumn 2025.
Enjoy dinner at the Lounge Parvi before the performance
Our dinner menus will beautifully complement your night at the opera or ballet. Starting at 5 p.m. on the selected performance days, the dinner is served in the Lounge Parvi.
The menus offered before opera performances, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Autumn Sonata, and Winter Story, are themed according to the seasons, showcasing the best seasonal ingredients. The starters and desserts are enjoyed from a buffet, while the main course is served as a plated dish. A cheerful Pas de tapas menu is served before ballet performances. It is a combination of timeless favorites and the best seasonal flavors. Pas de tapas is laid out as a buffet. On New Year’s Eve, December 31st, we serve a festive three course New Year’s Eve menu.
See the dinner schedule in autumn 2025 and explore the menus below. You can also find the menus in the Pre Show section of our online store.
We accommodate special dietary requirements as per advance notifications. The price of the dinner menu includes ice water. Other beverages can be purchased on-site. You can also order a wine tasting tailored to the season and dinner menu to be enjoyed before the dinner.
Groups (of 15 or more) can also order the dinner menus for other performance dates by contacting the Opera Restaurant via email: ravintola.oopperabaletti[at]restel.fi.
We reserve the right to make changes. Dinner menus do not include tickets to the evening’s performance.
Please use the Töölönlahti entrance when arriving to dinner.
How to order a dinner menu online
Ordering the dinner menus is easy in our online store. Start by choosing the date, performance, and the size of your party. Then select Evening Pre Show.
autumn schedule
August
Fri 22 Aug CircOpera 2.0, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Fri 29 Aug CircOpera 2.0, A Midsummer Night’s Dream
September
Fri 5 Sep Cinderella Pas de tapas
Fri 19 Sep Elektra, Autumn Sonata
Fri 26 Sep CircOpera 2.0, Autumn Sonata
October
Fri 3 Oct Giselle, Pas de tapas
Fri 17 Oct Giselle, Pas de tapas
Fri 24 Oct Hansel and Gretel, Autumn Sonata
Fri 31 Oct COW, Pas de tapas
November
Fri 7. Nov COW, Pas de tapas
Fri 14 Nov Hansel and Gretel, Winter Story
Fri 21 Nov Tosca, Winter Story
Fri 28 Nov Hansel and Gretel, Winter Story
December
Fri 5 Dec The Nutcracker and the Mouse King Pas de tapas
Fri 12 Dec Tosca, Winter Story
Sat 13 Dec The Nutcracker and the Mouse King, Pas de tapas. Notice: the dinner starts at 4 p.m.
Fri 19 Dec Tosca, Winter Story
Wed 31 Dec Tosca, New Year’s Eve
see the menus
New Year’s Eve
€55 / person. Ice water is included in the menu.
This menu is served to tables. Special dietary options are also available when ordered in advance.
Starters
Scallops, white wine broth, fennel, dill, and balsamic pearls (gluten free, lactose free)
Main course
Sous vide duck, butternut squash, charred leek, and madeira sauce (gluten free, lactose free)
Dessert
Opera´s pastry chefs’ pumpkin cake, spiced white chocolate mousse, and blackcurrant (low-lactose)
sales terms and conditions
Opera and Ballet dinner menus and wine tastings can be purchased via the Opera and Ballet’s online store, box office, telephone service as well as the Opera&Ballet mobile app. Menus and wine tastings must be ordered no later than 48 hours (two days) before the performance. Menus and tastings do not include tickets to the evening’s performance.
If you are unable to attend, you can cancel your dinner menu or wine tasting in our online store or by
calling our customer service or via email no later than 48 hours (two days) before the show. The value of your cancelled refreshments will be refunded for credit to your customer account. Service and delivery fees are non-refundable. If you cancel later than this, you will receive a 50% refund. Orders cancelled later than 24 hours before the performance will not be refunded. Read more about the sales terms and conditions of the Opera Restaurant.