Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
Bergga
14 Viides linjaA nice café that serves lunch and good cakes.
Vietnamese kitchen next to a bar and a club.
12 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lie Mi Kamppi
1 Urho Kekkosen katuVietnamese kitchen next to a bar and a club.
For fast thai food. Big portions for a reasonable price. Definitely not fine dining.
9 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Du Dii
7 Viides linjaFor fast thai food. Big portions for a reasonable price. Definitely not fine dining.
A very good vegetarian restaurant. Go for the burgers.
33 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ravintola Soi Soi
9 VaasankatuA very good vegetarian restaurant. Go for the burgers.
Vegetarian pitas, burgers and meze plates. Good stuff that fills you up.
34 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Just Vege
15 VaasankatuVegetarian pitas, burgers and meze plates. Good stuff that fills you up.
An almost legendary pizza place in the Kallio district. It's open late and serves cheap pizzas that aren't bad at all. Very local, very Kallio.
21 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ravintola Mäkikupla
2 TorkkelinkatuAn almost legendary pizza place in the Kallio district. It's open late and serves cheap pizzas that aren't bad at all. Very local, very Kallio.
A vegetarian vietnamese restaurant. Go for the Fried Udon and the rolls. The other things on the menu are so-and-so.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sen Vegetarian Restaurant
3-5 SiltasaarenkatuA vegetarian vietnamese restaurant. Go for the Fried Udon and the rolls. The other things on the menu are so-and-so.
Rulla
4 AnnankatuGreat Vietnamese rolls!
The best Chinese restaurant in the city. Highly recommended. It has moved and is now located in Vuorikatu 20 in Kaisaniemi.
Dong Bei Hu - Chinese Restaurant
20 VuorikatuThe best Chinese restaurant in the city. Highly recommended. It has moved and is now located in Vuorikatu 20 in Kaisaniemi.
Try some Finnish food in this Finnish restaurant which has been serving it's Finnish food since 1934. It's like going into an Aki Kaurismäki film.
97 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sea Horse
11 KapteeninkatuTry some Finnish food in this Finnish restaurant which has been serving it's Finnish food since 1934. It's like going into an Aki Kaurismäki film.
If you like barbecue, then try this place, owned by two Finnish filmmakers. There's also a bar here called B-Side so it's a win-win.
17 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
B-Smokery
2 R1 TyöpajankatuIf you like barbecue, then try this place, owned by two Finnish filmmakers. There's also a bar here called B-Side so it's a win-win.
Maybe the best thai place in the city. At least the best in Kallio. It's close by, so there's no reason not to go.
13 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pinto B'Staurant
3 VilhonvuorenkatuMaybe the best thai place in the city. At least the best in Kallio. It's close by, so there's no reason not to go.
Avoid bad life and get your coffee from this small and respectable café. They now roast their own coffee and serve it to you so I don't see why you're not there already.
58 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Good Life Coffee Oy
17 Kolmas linjaAvoid bad life and get your coffee from this small and respectable café. They now roast their own coffee and serve it to you so I don't see why you're not there already.
Drinks & Nightlife
When in Kallio, go to the Kallio bars and get to know the local way of drinking from 9 in the morning to two in the morning. There are many places like this close by. Also recommended are the bars over at Vaasankatu.
11 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Ravintola Roskapankki
20 HelsinginkatuWhen in Kallio, go to the Kallio bars and get to know the local way of drinking from 9 in the morning to two in the morning. There are many places like this close by. Also recommended are the bars over at Vaasankatu.
Onda
13 b HämeentieA cool bar with DJ's and live shows.
The always popular and crowded Kaiku Club is very close by.
140 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kaiku
4 KaikukatuThe always popular and crowded Kaiku Club is very close by.
It's a beer bar. It has a great selection of beers. If you like beer, try a beer here.
10 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Oluthuone Kuikka
32 HelsinginkatuIt's a beer bar. It has a great selection of beers. If you like beer, try a beer here.
A wide selection of beers, ciders and wines, including their speciality range from Solmu brewery.
22 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Solmu Pub
8 VaasankatuA wide selection of beers, ciders and wines, including their speciality range from Solmu brewery.
Sightseeing
A great historical place to hang out and have a picnic in the summer. Just walk around the island and find your spot.
430 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Suomenlinna
A great historical place to hang out and have a picnic in the summer. Just walk around the island and find your spot.
Parks & Nature
What you need to do is take a boat (you can find some here http://www.jt-line.fi/eng/index.php) and spend some time in the Helsinki archipelago. You can find different islands to go to from the JT Line site.
49 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pihlajasaari
What you need to do is take a boat (you can find some here http://www.jt-line.fi/eng/index.php) and spend some time in the Helsinki archipelago. You can find different islands to go to from the JT Line site.
If you're looking to go to a proper forest not too far away, try here.
111 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Central Park
If you're looking to go to a proper forest not too far away, try here.
Entertainment & Activities
This small island next to Suomenlinna is now a cool place to eat, drink and hang out.
40 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lonnan sauna
This small island next to Suomenlinna is now a cool place to eat, drink and hang out.
It's a local sauna. You gotta go, right?
151 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kotiharjun Sauna
1 HarjutorinkatuIt's a local sauna. You gotta go, right?
Another sauna with a touch of culture. Everyone loves a good sauna, right?
113 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kulttuurisauna
17 HakaniemenrantaAnother sauna with a touch of culture. Everyone loves a good sauna, right?
Washing people clean since 1929. Watch out for the hot steam when throwing water in the stove.
50 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Sauna Arla
15 KaarlenkatuWashing people clean since 1929. Watch out for the hot steam when throwing water in the stove.
A beautiful old cinema showing classics, rare gems and recent releases.
30 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Orion
15 EerikinkatuA beautiful old cinema showing classics, rare gems and recent releases.
Arts & Culture
The Museum of Modern Art.
384 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Kiasma
2 MannerheiminaukioThe Museum of Modern Art.
Ateneum
2 KaivokatuAn art museum.
Essentials
It's Lidl. It has food and stuff. Cheapest place to get those is your local Lidl.
62 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Lidl Sörnäinen
33 HämeentieIt's Lidl. It has food and stuff. Cheapest place to get those is your local Lidl.
Alepa Hämeentie
25 HämeentieThis one's open 24/7.
Mercado de Hakaniemi
1 HämeentieA nice market hall close by.