Kuappi

Not to be confused with Kauppi.
The exterior of Kuappi
The interior of Kuappi. One of the restaurant's two seats is pictured; the photographer occupied the other.

Kuappi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkuɑpːi]) is a restaurant located in Iisalmi, Finland. According to the Guinness World Records, it is the smallest restaurant in the world. The building has a footprint of 8 m2 (86 sq ft), of which 3.6 m2 (39 sq ft) is indoors.[1][2][3]

The building originally served as a cabin for Finnish State Railways (now the VR Group) track inspectors and was built in 1907. It was later relocated from its trackside location to its current site in Iisalmi.[1][4] For a long time, the building was known as Korkki.

The interior features a bar, a television, one table for two, and a toilet. The space is fully licensed to serve alcohol and can accommodate two diners plus a waiter. In addition, there is a small outdoor terrace.[1]

In late May 2020, due to COVID-19 restrictions, it was announced that only one customer could be seated inside at a time during early summer. However, the outdoor terrace remained open to two guests, as it was not subject to the same limitations.[5]

The name Kuappi is derived from the Finnish word kaappi, meaning "cupboard". In Savonian dialects, the vowel sequence "aa" often changes to "ua", making kaappi become kuappi.[6][7]

Services

Kuappi is fully licensed to serve alcoholic beverages to customers.[3]

The restaurant offers a variety of dishes, including salads, hamburgers, fish, chicken, meat, and mushrooms. Notable menu items include fried vendace, hunter's steak sandwich, pork schnitzel, and traditional Savonian blueberry "kukko" (mustikkakukko[8]) or chocolate cake for dessert.[1]

Due to the restaurant's extremely small size, it does not have its own kitchen. All food served at Kuappi is prepared in the kitchen of the adjacent restaurant, Olutmestari.[9]

Kuappirock

In the summer of 2018, Kuappi organized Kuappirock, the smallest rock music festival in the world. Only four tickets were sold for the event, which featured a single act: a one-man punk rock band called Impotent Givärs.[9][10] Tickets were sold via an auction on Facebook, with bids reaching up to €125 for two tickets.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Laine, Oona (19 July 2018). "Maailman pienin ravintola löytyy Iisalmesta – intiimi tunnelma on taattu!". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  2. ^ "The world's smallest restaurants". Fox News. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Iisalmen Olutmestari - Kuappi". www.olutmestari.com. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  4. ^ Pohjois-Savon kulttuuriympäristöselvitys osa 2 (in Finnish). Northern Savonia Association. 2011. p. 34. ISBN 978-952-5759-29-7.
  5. ^ Jaakkonen, Pasi (21 May 2020). "Koronarajoitukset iskivät myös iisalmelaiseen "maailman pienimpään ravintolaan" – "Yksi asiakas voi mennä sisälle ja kaksi terassille"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  6. ^ "kaappi - Koko artikkeli - Suomen murteiden sanakirja". Suomen murteiden sanakirja (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Do You Know How to Say Cupboard in Different Languages?". Indifferent Languages. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  8. ^ Mustikkakukko, Blueberry Rye Pie
  9. ^ a b Zitting, Marianne. "Tässä on maailman pienin ravintola – intiimimpää vaikea kuvitella". Iltalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  10. ^ a b ""Maailman pienin rockfestivaali" kiinnostaa Iisalmessa – lipuista tarjotaan yli sataa euroa". Savon Sanomat (in Finnish). 6 July 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2022.

63°33′16.31″N 27°11′8.63″E / 63.5545306°N 27.1857306°E / 63.5545306; 27.1857306 (Kuappi, Iisalmi)

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