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Ravintola Kerubi

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Siltakatu 1
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kerubi.fi

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About this place Ravintola Kerubi

Kerubi is a well-known restaurant, concert and club venue on the Ilosaari islet in central Joensuu, beside the Pielisjoki river. It is a mainstream cultural venue rather than a dedicated gay bar, but it has become the home of the city's biggest queer night of the year. Each spring Kerubi hosts the official afterparty of North Karelia Pride (Pohjois-Karjala Pride) - the "Queer Joy" party, complete with drag performances and DJs. Outside Pride week it runs gigs, club nights and dining. For LGBTQ+ travellers it is the single venue most consistently tied to Joensuu's queer community events, so it is worth checking its programme at kerubi.fi around Pride in May.

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Food served Drag scene Dance DJ sets Gay-friendly (straight venue) Drag shows

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Jukka Niiranen
Jukka Niiranen Sep 2026
★★★★★
Henri Hyvönen
Henri Hyvönen Sep 2026
★★★★★

The place is really rustic. I really enjoyed staying here. I didn't eat or drink anything, but the food looked really rustic from the outside. Some of the people were drunk in the middle of the day, so apparently the drinking side is also at play. So the place deserves a full five stars.

Jose Piñeiros
Jose Piñeiros Sep 2026
★★★★★

Hamburger buffet was on point

Mika Po
Mika Po Aug 2026
★★★★★

Recommend

Mika Auramo
Mika Auramo Aug 2026
★★★★★

Kerubi's grill platter contained a couple of credit card-sized, thin, mouthwateringly good pieces of brisket and a couple of thin strips of chicken meat. More than half of the meat on the so-called grill platter was one hot dog. I've never eaten such a small grill platter, so I asked the waiter to ask the chef how much meat was in the portion. It was 120 grams including the hot dog?! The frozen fries didn't taste good at all. The mayonnaise was probably bought in bulk and seasoned a little more. My friend ordered a hamburger, and the meat tasted old, like it had been reheated twice and overcooked. Usually, in a similar dish like the one in the picture, the grilled food is the main part and the vegetables are side dishes, but at Kerubi it's the opposite...🤦‍♂️

iika hartikainen
iika hartikainen Aug 2026
★★★★★
Mika kokko
Mika kokko Aug 2026
★★★★★

Good place great job

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Last updated on 29 September 2026

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