Guidebook for Helsinki

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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.
19 locals recommend
Hoku
4 Korkeavuorenkatu
19 locals recommend
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.
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.
80 locals recommend
Ravintola Juuri
27 Korkeavuorenkatu
80 locals recommend
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.
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.
14 locals recommend
Latva
9 Pohjoinen Makasiinikatu
14 locals recommend
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.
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!
64 locals recommend
Kanniston leipomo
6 Kankurinkatu
64 locals recommend
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!
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.
34 locals recommend
Kaffa Roastery
29 Pursimiehenkatu
34 locals recommend
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.
Moroccan restaurant Sandro is one of the hottest things in Helsinki right now.
36 locals recommend
Sandro Eira
34 D Tehtaankatu
36 locals recommend
Moroccan 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.
71 locals recommend
Cafe Carusel
10 Merisatamanranta
71 locals recommend
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.
Nice café by the sea in Kaivopuisto park. Also warm dishes on the menu.
56 locals recommend
Café Ursula
3 Ehrenströmintie
56 locals recommend
Nice 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.
49 locals recommend
Fafa's Iso Roba
2 Iso Roobertinkatu
49 locals recommend
FAFA's serves delicious falafels and is one of the pioneers of the current street food trend in Helsinki.
Italian restaurant with lovely lunches and delicious brunches.
Mille Mozzarelle
5 Albertinkatu
Italian 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!
149 locals recommend
Design Museum Helsinki
23 Korkeavuorenkatu
149 locals recommend
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!
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
16 locals recommend
Museum of Finnish Architecture (Arkkitehtuurimuseo)
24 Kasarmikatu
16 locals recommend
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
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.
49 locals recommend
Pihlajasaari
49 locals recommend
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.
149 locals recommend
Design Museum Helsinki
23 Korkeavuorenkatu
149 locals recommend
Get 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!
40 locals recommend
Moko Market Café & Store Punavuori
10 Perämiehenkatu
40 locals recommend
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!

Drinks & Nightlife

Wide selection of craft beers and excellent service.
33 locals recommend
BrewDog Helsinki
20 Tarkk'ampujankatu
33 locals recommend
Wide 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.
29 locals recommend
Eira
29 locals recommend
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

A small grocery store near the apartment.
25 locals recommend
Alepa Viiskulma
4 Pursimiehenkatu
25 locals recommend
A small grocery store near the apartment.
A small grocery store near the apartment.
30 locals recommend
Alepa Perämiehenkatu
10 Perämiehenkatu
30 locals recommend
A 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.
64 locals recommend
S-market Bulevardi
7 Hietalahdenranta
64 locals recommend
A grocery store with a pretty good selection. There's also a pharmacy and a wine/alcohol shop Alko in the same building.
Local and organic food market hall.
105 locals recommend
Hietalahti Market Hall
34 Lönnrotinkatu
105 locals recommend
Local and organic food market hall.