Tostada – Delicacies from Catalonia

Tiina Kiilavirta’s tiny little shop at Vuorimiehenkatu is just the place to shop if you want to cook Catalonian. She sells olives, spices, like heavenly saffron, sauces, asparagus, grilled paprika, honey, gourmet salt, summer- and winter truffles, liquorice etc. all from Catalonia, Spain. And all organic and without any food additives.

The famous house of E&A Gispert delivers spices, dried fruits, oil, chocolate and other organic foods and Querida Carmen the fantastic gourmet fast food meals in a can, just what you need in the summer, bolete risotto, arroz negro, bouillabaisse, onion soup, paellas, crab soup etc. . Their delicious coffees and teas and herbal drinks come from Cafés el Magnífico.

You can just pop in for a great espresso, sit down on one of the four (4!) chairs and have a lovely discussion with the owner, Tiina Kiilavirta.