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Food Lovers' Guide to

Feast Helsinki

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Last update

June 2024

Today’s culinary Helsinki offers a colourful smorgasbord of street food, Asian flavours, fine dining, wine bars, coffee shops, bakeries and bistros. Discover curated recommendations for great places to eat and drink by World of Mouth, a global restaurant guide powered by a community of culinary experts. Thanks to its compact size, Helsinki is easy to explore.

Helsinki

A gastronomic Nordic crossroads with a proximity to nature.

Neighborhoods

Discover different neighborhood vibes.

Food & Drink

Must eat dishes and where to try them.

Marketplaces & Food Shops

Where to find great food produce.

Your restaurant guide to Helsinki

Helsinki City

This guide has been curated in collaboration with the World of Mouth, an independent restaurant guide powered by a global community of experts, including some of the world’s best chefs and food writers. Discover recommendations by some of Helsinki’s most knowledgeable experts, who share their local favorites, classic institutions, and hidden gems. Culinary Helsinki offers a colorful smorgasbord of street food, Nordic and Asian flavors, fine dining, wine bars, coffee shops, bakeries, and bistros. Thanks to its compact size, Helsinki is easy to explore, and there is always an inspiring food destination around the corner.

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Neighborhoods

Helsinki is a fairly small seaside city surrounded by water in many parts of town. Most restaurants in town are located in the central and southern districts, but also the northern district of Kallio has an active restaurant scene. Much of the eating is within a walking distance of 20 minutes from the city centre, but for greater mobility take the tram, metro, city bikes or electric scooters. The old Helsinki can still be experienced in the districts of Katajannokka, Kruununhaka, Ullanlinna and Töölö with plenty of old residential blocks, beautiful architecture, local street side shops, cafés and restaurants and a village-like atmosphere. To meet the creative and younger crowd, go for the Kallio or Punavuori districts that are full of small boutiques, design shops and galleries as well as cozy cafés, bars and restaurants. In the summer, the small islands dotting the sea are accessible by ferries from the mainland - many of them offering nice restaurants. In the wintertime, when conditions are good, follow the footsteps in the snow of locals for some island hopping on the ice of the frozen Gulf of Finland and enjoy a mug of hot chocolate or mulled wine in the crisp cold.

Food & Drink

Here’s a list of a must eat dishes and drinks and where to try them.

Must EatS

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Baltic Herring

Silakka

Baltic herring is a small, local fish, usually served crisp fried in butter with mashed potatoes. The fish used to be the staple food of the people in Helsinki. Also try the pickled version.

Try it at Kosmos or Savoy

Cinnamon Bun

Korvapuusti

A freshly baked cinnamon bun; the taste of the Nordics.

Try it at Ekberg, Rams Roasters or St George Bakery

Karelian Pie

Karjalanpiirakka

A Karelian pie is a typical Eastern Finnish savoury pie made of a thin sheet of rye dough filled with rice porridge. The freshly baked pies are basted with butter and served with a spread of hard boiled eggs and butter.

Try it at Konditoria Hopia

Anton Sucksdorff

Vorschmack

Vorschmack is a traditional dish served at some Helsinki restaurants. It’s a mince made of lamb, beef and herring and has an Eastern European-Russian origin. The dish may sound odd, but served with a baked potato, pickles, sour cream, a cold beer and a shot of schnapps, the dish will convince most sceptics.

Try it at Savoy, Kosmos or Sea Horse

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Salmon Soup

Lohikeitto

A classic dish from the coastal regions of Finland, Finnish Salmon soup is a chowder with cubes of salmon, potato, onion and other vegetables. The soup comes in two versions, with a clear broth or with cream.

Try it at Seahorse

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Meat Pie

Lihapiirakka

A Meat pie, Lihapiirakka, is a common lunch snack and late night drunk food-the night version is filled with everything from fried eggs to pickles and grated cheese. The doughnut-like deep fried pasty has a savory filling of rice, minced meat and onion.

Try it at Eromanga Café or at the Central Market Square

Long Drink

Lonkero

Long Drink, Lonkero, is a ready mixed drink made of gin and, most commonly, grapefruit soda. The drink was created for the visitors of the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.

Try it at in most bars and restaurants on tap, in cans or bottles

Marketplaces & Food Shops

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Helsinki has three old food market halls: The centrally located Old Market Hall (Vanha Kauppahalli), the Hakaniemi Market Hall in Hakaniemi and the Hietalahti Market Hall. The first two of these have both fresh food merchants and cafés and restaurants and they also have open-air markets selling produce like vegetables and fruit. Hietalahti Market Hall is a food court with many restaurant options within the building.

Market Hall Restaurants: Kirsikka is a bistro in the Hakaniemi Market Hall serving both lunch and dinner.
Cheesemonger: Rolling Cheese is a popular cheesemonger with two shops: the main shop on Museokatu in Töölö and a smaller one in the Old Market Hall. On Museokatu Rolling Cheese has a nice selection of cheese and a few tables for eating small plates (like cheese toasts) with wine, beer and cider.
Traditional neighbourhood food grocer: Töölön Kyläkauppa is a tiny grocer on Museokatu, next to Rolling Cheese, focusing on quality tinned foods, spices, chocolate, oils etc. They also have fresh bread and Finnish savoury pies from some of the best bakers, fresh organic fruits, vegetables and charcuterie.

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