Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
LUNGI Kortteliravintola
2 a KorkeavuorenkatuDinner, drinks
Maxill
4 KorkeavuorenkatuSlightly fancier dinner. Great food!
Traditional Finnish milieu and food. If you are a fan of Kaurismäki (Finnish film maker), this is a must-visit.
97 locals recommend
Sea Horse
11 KapteeninkatuTraditional Finnish milieu and food. If you are a fan of Kaurismäki (Finnish film maker), this is a must-visit.
A classic Helsinki cafe (same owner as Café Esplanad). Try the cinnamon buns the size of your head. Heaven!
31 locals recommend
Café Succès
2 KorkeavuorenkatuA classic Helsinki cafe (same owner as Café Esplanad). Try the cinnamon buns the size of your head. Heaven!
Primula
10 LaivurinkatuRestaurant and cafe
Café Ursula
3 EhrenströmintieClassic spot for coffee with a view.
New cafe/restaurant. If the weather is Sunny, this is where you should head!
55 locals recommend
Birgitta
2 HernesaarenrantaNew cafe/restaurant. If the weather is Sunny, this is where you should head!
Crowded and overprized, but still a classic. They have a great chevre salad.
71 locals recommend
Cafe Carusel
10 MerisatamanrantaCrowded and overprized, but still a classic. They have a great chevre salad.
This is also a must - go here for a drink (top floor) for the best view of Helsinki. Be sure to go to the bathroom as well (even if you don't have to go) for the real experience.
35 locals recommend
Restaurant Torni
5 KalevankatuThis is also a must - go here for a drink (top floor) for the best view of Helsinki. Be sure to go to the bathroom as well (even if you don't have to go) for the real experience.
For some fine dining, I would most warmly recommend Sinne. Fantastic service and fantastic food! If you are in Porvoo (small old city east of Helsinki), the original Sinne restaurant can be found ther
Restaurant Smyg
2 EerikinkatuFor some fine dining, I would most warmly recommend Sinne. Fantastic service and fantastic food! If you are in Porvoo (small old city east of Helsinki), the original Sinne restaurant can be found ther
A restaurant with a view. Fairly reasonable prices at one of the top locations in Helsinki. Also has a (very small) but cozy bar area!
11 locals recommend
Ravintola Loiste
3 KaivokatuA restaurant with a view. Fairly reasonable prices at one of the top locations in Helsinki. Also has a (very small) but cozy bar area!
Essentials
Alepa Ullanlinna
29 VuorimiehenkatuGroceries
Organic groceries. Expensive but great quality goods and fantastic service!
25 locals recommend
Anton & Anton Ullanlinna
52-54 KapteeninkatuOrganic groceries. Expensive but great quality goods and fantastic service!
Drinks & Nightlife
Fancy place for a glass of champagne in the early evening. Or a coffee during your walk around the park. Anyways a cool place (with salty prices!)
70 locals recommend
Kaivopuiston Mattolaituri Oy
3 A EhrenströmintieFancy place for a glass of champagne in the early evening. Or a coffee during your walk around the park. Anyways a cool place (with salty prices!)
This is where you want to go for some afterwork-drinks, especially when the weather is sunny. mbar's DJ:s also keep you warm :)
Lasipalatsinaukio
LasipalatsinaukioThis is where you want to go for some afterwork-drinks, especially when the weather is sunny. mbar's DJ:s also keep you warm :)
Sightseeing
A must, if you are in Helsinki. Go there, eat lunch, come back. And if there are any tours, do one, to learn more about this place.
430 locals recommend
Suomenlinna
A must, if you are in Helsinki. Go there, eat lunch, come back. And if there are any tours, do one, to learn more about this place.
For a one-day excursion, I would recommend Porvoo. With it's charming old town and cobblestone roads it is quite charming!
50 locals recommend
Porvoo
For a one-day excursion, I would recommend Porvoo. With it's charming old town and cobblestone roads it is quite charming!
If you are into nature, I would recommend going to Nuuksio / Noux. 1 hour by bus and you are in the wilderness :). Has a great new museum, too.
150 locals recommend
Nuuksio National Park
84 NuuksiontieIf you are into nature, I would recommend going to Nuuksio / Noux. 1 hour by bus and you are in the wilderness :). Has a great new museum, too.