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Food and Restaurants

Sasso offers one of the best Italian 3 course meals in town. The Italian culture of enjoying food and wine while chit chatting is evident here at Sasso, so if you’re looking for a quiet evening this is not the place to be. The chef holds back nothing in perfecting the order you place. The wine collection is also one of the best in Helsinki so make sure you order one for starters or the main courseYou will certainly leave with good Italian memories once you visit Sasso!

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Sasso

The Italian culture of enjoying food and wine while chit chatting is evident here at Sasso, so if you’re looking for a quiet evening this is not the place to be.

La Petite Maison

One of the more upscale and modern French restaurants in Helsinki, La Petite has delicious French food and the way it’s presented makes it even more mouth watering.

Yume

Yume has introduced Helsinki to a new way of dining with exquisite flowers, a very sophisticated dining hall and an elaborate wine and steak list.

Restaurant Walhalla

This restaurant is atop a hill on the island of Suomenlinna in Helsinki. The place has a touch of elegance and class amidst the fortified island that has had a dark past.

Chez Dominique

One of the best restaurants in Helsinki in terms of food and décor is Chez Dominique. The place offers excellent French food prepared by the world renowned chef Hans Välimäki.

Havis

One of the largest restaurants in Helsinki is Havis. High ceiling and wooden panels add much beauty to the dining hall; it is tough to decide between having your meal in the hall or the spacious airy terrace.

G. W. Sundmans

Sundmans is one of elegance with 19th century Finnish paintings lined on the walls and a mansion like look that is set beautifully overlooking the harbor.

Gallery Restaurant Wellamo

One of the posh dine-ins in Helsinki, Gallery restaurant is situated on the Katajanokka Island and is visited mostly by prestigious people.

Farouge

The dishes offered are exquisite and are made from rare herbs and spices that are hardly used in Western foods.

Cella

A very casual place where the chef himself serves the dishes, Cella was opened in 1969 as a traditional Finnish restaurant that would offer spicy dishes at a price of around 10 to 20 Euros in the Kallio distric

Bellevue

Bellevue is located in the Market Square near the Uspenski Church. The place has been running successfully since 1917 and serves everything Russian!

Juuri

A small but very well organized restaurant that the Finns love is the Juuri. It offers delicious traditional Finnish cuisines that are prepared with fresh herbs and handmade from the scratch.

New Bamboo Center

This small place is very cramped and stuffy from the inside yet serves a delicious array of Chinese delicacies. The lunch and dinners are reasonably priced and special dishes are also offered for Vegi lovers.

FishMarket

FishMarket is a one of its kind restaurant located along the South Harbor. It is famous for its Sea Food cuisine all around Finland.

Kappeli

Kappeli is a restaurant, bar and café, all in one. The building has a very appealing homey look to it with its small terrace in front.

La Cocina

Unlike many other restaurants in Helsinki, La Cocina offers a mixture of cuisines from Spain to Northern Europe like ‘pintxos’ for starters and lamb or deer sautéed with passion fruit.

Sea Horse

Sea Horse was established in 1933 but to date it has preserved its interior decorations and its menu. The place offers excellent sea food and Finnish entrées.

Restaurant Torni

The hotel has maintained the restaurant well and it serves classic Finnish food that is made from a collection of wild herbs and spices.

Restaurant and Bar Olo

Olo adjusts its food to the different seasons of Finland and serves an unusual and exotic variety of Northern European food such as delicious fried pike perch and wild duck with rosemary sauce.

Mt. Everest Restaurant

The best Nepalese food in Helsinki is served here at Mt Everest Restaurant. The place is located in the center of the city and attracts a large amount of people who are out shopping or exploring the city.

Kellarikrouvi

Kellarikrouvi had been built out of a storage room in 1956 and since then it has been recognized for preparing some of the finniest Finnish delicacies in Helsinki like grilled kidneys, mustard cream sauce and r

Kolme Kruunua

It is located in a prime area in the city center and hence reservations are required before dinning in.

Kynsilaukka Restaurant Garlic

This restaurant gives a unique twist to its cuisine by using a hint of garlic in all dishes. Rumor has it; the place uses 20 pounds of garlic every day! Kynsilaukka is a cozy place to enjoy your meal in peace.

Chilli

If you wish to eat on a budget and when you are on the go, Chilli will offer you a variety of kebab, shawarma and falafel molded to its own recipe. The food is good but variety is limited.