cantina west
kasarmikatu 23, tel. 020 742 4210
take fajitas, burritos and strawberry margaritas. add a laid back staff, odd interior design and value for money.
casa largo
kaivokatu 6, tel. 270 72 020
a spanish style restaurant with tapas and other spanish delicacies close to the rail-way station.
chez dominique
rikhardinkatu 4 tel. 612 7393
this restaurant focuses on custom-made prime quality french-finnish cuisine. quality comes with a price, but customer satisfaction is definitely guaranteed. proud holder of two michelin stars. chez dominique moved from ludviginkatu to rikhardinkatu last year.
demo
uudenmaankatu 9-11, tel. 228 90 840
a stylish fusion restaurant. demo is a favourite among the restaurant professionals in helsinki.
don corleone
kamppi shopping centre tel. 321 87 01
good quality italian food. quick service. we warmly recommend the pastas.
elite
eteläinen hesperiankatu 22, tel. 434 2200
a favourite of the artsy, this classic cultural restaurant opened its doors at the end of prohibition in 1932. the white table cloths and peaceful feeling.
farouge
yrjönkatu 6, tel: 612 3455
popular, excellent but pricy and lebanese restaurant.
fishmarket
pohjoisesplanadi 17, tel: 1345 6220
stylish scandinavian seafood restaurant close to the real fish market. idyllic archipelago interior with fish nets in the seiling and screaming seagulls in the toilets.
george
kalevankatu 17 , tel. 647 662
finnish-french cuisine. the restaurant recently got a new owner.
g.w. sundmans
eteläranta 16, tel. 622 64 10
an excellent wine cellar with château petrus 1990 and château mouton-rotschild 1986. holder of one michelin star. the house was originally built for sea captain sundman.
hullu kukko
simonkatu 8, tel. 685 9660
covers a lot of space in various sections with bars and dining tables. hullu kukko (=‘wild rooster’) specializes in fowl, but the menu covers a wide variety of tastes.
kosmos
kalevankatu 3, tel. 647 255
the living legend of helsinki’s restaurants, kosmos, has been owned and operated by members of the same family since its foundation in 1924.
l´osteria
korkeavuorenkatu 47, tel. 678 345
l´osteria is aiming to become a public living room in helsinki, just like it’s italian examples. serves italian food and has a wine bar, vinoteca, with 50 italian wines.
maithai
annankatu 31-33, tel. 685 6850
this small family restaurant offers the best thai-food in town. you can have it as hot as you wish or more rounded with coconut milk.
maya
mikonkatu 18, tel. 666 554
a new restaurant next to the railway square and the national theatre. the food and interior has a latin american touch. serves also lunch.
mecca
korkeavuorenkatu 34, tel. 134 562 00
spacious mecca opened its doors in june 2004. good quality food, interior design by vertti kivi.
n&w
sanomatalo, tel. 681 21 450
a popular lunch restaurant that serves cross oriental food. the restaurant is located in the house of helsingin sanomat, the largest newspaper in finland.
manala
dagmarinkatu 2, tel. 580 77 707
located behind the parliament building, this popular restaurant provides its treats until the small hours. hence, it is the primary choice for late-dinners. try the salmon soup!
l´osteria
kasarmikatu 44, tel. 665 566
a new comer in the helsinki restaurant scene. one of the owner excellent food, customer friendly prices. three course menus from 38 euros.
papà giovanni
keskuskatu 7, tel. 622 6010
this dinner venue on the second floor of the world trade center has a lobster aquarium and an award-winning all-italian wine list.
pos3
esteläesplanadi 8, tel. 663 300
restaurant that specialises in desserts. founded by young chefs that have worked in finnsih michelin-star-restaurant.
santa fe
aleksanterinkatu 15, tel: 4242 6010
very popular tex-mex-restaurant in the heart of helsinki. try the strawberry margarita!
sasso
pohjoisesplanadi 17, tel: 1345 6240
italian restaurant that offers pasta and risotto but also full-course menus. stylish, elegant decoration.
saslik
neitsytpolku 12, tel. 742 555 00
a russian restaurant that keeps it’s doors opened also on sundays, which is not common in finland.
savoy
eteläesplanadi 14, tel. 684 4020
savoy was designed by alvar aalto and opened on the eve of world war ii. fantastic view over the esplanade park and the kitchen offers modern courses while strongly relying on finnish traditions.
slussen
punavuorenkatu, tel. 659 380
wanna have trendy lunch? this is where the movers and shakers of the helsinki bar scene spend their days and, eh, evenings.
teatteri
pohjoisesplanadi 2, tel. 681 1130
a full service restaurant that includes a night club, a bar, deli and a restaurant that serves cross kitchen food.
tori
punavuorenkatu 2, tel. 6874 3790
cozy, smoky and usually full, tori is like a livingroom for the young and trendy in the neighbourhood of punavuori. laid back service and a reasonably priced basic menu. breakfast is served until 11 p.m.
zetor
mannerheimintie 3-5, tel. 666 966
fanatically finnish agrarian spirit all the way, including the decorative tractors in the interior. try the strong finnish sahti, the world’s oldest commercially brewed beer drink.