Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
Hawaiian restaurant Hoku is one of my favourites and just one block away. Their dishes are delicious: try the salmon teriyaki! I recommend making a reservation beforehand or visiting during lunchtime.
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Hoku
4 KorkeavuorenkatuHawaiian restaurant Hoku is one of my favourites and just one block away. Their dishes are delicious: try the salmon teriyaki! I recommend making a reservation beforehand or visiting during lunchtime.
A true gem, Finnish restaurant Juuri focuses on fresh ingredients and serves honest Finnish flavours in a refined form. Try the lunch menu or enjoy a delicious dinner! Make a reservation beforehand.
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Ravintola Juuri
27 KorkeavuorenkatuA true gem, Finnish restaurant Juuri focuses on fresh ingredients and serves honest Finnish flavours in a refined form. Try the lunch menu or enjoy a delicious dinner! Make a reservation beforehand.
Latva Bar serves delicious lunches, bite-sized sapas dishes, quality wines, Finnish microbrewery beers and cocktails. This Finnish restaurant is the "little sister" of Juuri.
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Latva
9 Pohjoinen MakasiinikatuLatva Bar serves delicious lunches, bite-sized sapas dishes, quality wines, Finnish microbrewery beers and cocktails. This Finnish restaurant is the "little sister" of Juuri.
Yummy! A bakery right next door. Try their "korvapuusti", a traditional Finnish cinnamon bun. It's rated the best in Helsinki by our biggest newspaper!
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Kanniston leipomo
6 KankurinkatuYummy! A bakery right next door. Try their "korvapuusti", a traditional Finnish cinnamon bun. It's rated the best in Helsinki by our biggest newspaper!
Best coffee in Helsinki! A local roastery and a must visit for all coffee lovers. Love their Latte. Two entrances: one at the back of Moko Market and one from Pursimiehenkatu.
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Kaffa Roastery
29 PursimiehenkatuBest coffee in Helsinki! A local roastery and a must visit for all coffee lovers. Love their Latte. Two entrances: one at the back of Moko Market and one from Pursimiehenkatu.
Moroccan restaurant Sandro is one of the hottest things in Helsinki right now.
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Sandro Eira
34 D TehtaankatuMoroccan restaurant Sandro is one of the hottest things in Helsinki right now.
A seaside café with big windows and a large terrace. I recommend taking a walk by the sea and stopping here for coffee or lunch. They serve tasty pizza and yummy salads.
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Cafe Carusel
10 MerisatamanrantaA seaside café with big windows and a large terrace. I recommend taking a walk by the sea and stopping here for coffee or lunch. They serve tasty pizza and yummy salads.
Nice café by the sea in Kaivopuisto park. Also warm dishes on the menu.
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Café Ursula
3 EhrenströmintieNice café by the sea in Kaivopuisto park. Also warm dishes on the menu.
FAFA's serves delicious falafels and is one of the pioneers of the current street food trend in Helsinki.
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Fafa's Iso Roba
2 Iso RoobertinkatuFAFA's serves delicious falafels and is one of the pioneers of the current street food trend in Helsinki.
Mille Mozzarelle
5 AlbertinkatuItalian restaurant with lovely lunches and delicious brunches.
Sightseeing
Design Museum has exhibitions of both Finnish and foreign design, including industrial design, fashion, and graphic design. The Design Museum Shop also has many Finnish design gems, check it out too!
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Designmuseum Helsinki
23 KorkeavuorenkatuDesign Museum has exhibitions of both Finnish and foreign design, including industrial design, fashion, and graphic design. The Design Museum Shop also has many Finnish design gems, check it out too!
Get a glimpse of Finnish contemporary architecture in the changing exhibitions and walk through history of different architecture styles in the permanent one: Decades of Finnish Architecture 1900–1970
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Museum of Finnish Architecture (Arkkitehtuurimuseo)
24 KasarmikatuGet a glimpse of Finnish contemporary architecture in the changing exhibitions and walk through history of different architecture styles in the permanent one: Decades of Finnish Architecture 1900–1970
Pihlajasaari is my favourite place for a picnic during the summer. Take a ferry from the pier next to Café Carusel terrace and spend a day in this lovely little island.
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Pihlajasaari
Pihlajasaari is my favourite place for a picnic during the summer. Take a ferry from the pier next to Café Carusel terrace and spend a day in this lovely little island.
Shopping
Get a piece of Finnish design for yourself after visiting the Design Museum. They have a nice collection of classics and contemporary items.
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Designmuseum Helsinki
23 KorkeavuorenkatuGet a piece of Finnish design for yourself after visiting the Design Museum. They have a nice collection of classics and contemporary items.
Moko Market & Café is a concept store, combining an interior design store and a café, located in the trendy design district Helsinki. Nice Saturday brunch!
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Moko Market Café & Store Punavuori
10 PerämiehenkatuMoko Market & Café is a concept store, combining an interior design store and a café, located in the trendy design district Helsinki. Nice Saturday brunch!
Drinks & Nightlife
BrewDog Helsinki
20 Tarkk'ampujankatuWide selection of craft beers and excellent service.
Everything Else
Take a walk through this neighbourhood and admire the buildings that include lots of embassies and consulates. Good starting point on the way to the seaside boulevard.
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Eira
Take a walk through this neighbourhood and admire the buildings that include lots of embassies and consulates. Good starting point on the way to the seaside boulevard.
Essentials
Alepa Viiskulma
4 PursimiehenkatuA small grocery store near the apartment.
Alepa Perämiehenkatu
10 PerämiehenkatuA small grocery store near the apartment.
A grocery store with a pretty good selection. There's also a pharmacy and a wine/alcohol shop Alko in the same building.
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S-market Bulevardi
7 HietalahdenrantaA grocery store with a pretty good selection. There's also a pharmacy and a wine/alcohol shop Alko in the same building.
Hietalahti-Markthalle
34 LönnrotinkatuLocal and organic food market hall.