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Zetor Helsinki
32 Reviews Very special atmosphere with funny decorating. Very popular - mostly among tourists so you find crowds of them there. this also makes the prices a little bit higher. Sometimes crowded and hectic. But...
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Plevna - Brevery and pub & Restaurant Tampere
7 Reviews Whether you like dark or pale lager, stout or wheat beer, all these tasty beers, and many more, can be enjoyed in the historic surroundings of the Plevna Brewery Pub & Restaurant. Plevna was...
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Kappeli Helsinki
11 Reviews There are over 600 restaurants in Helsinki. Kappeli is a very famous restaurant (since 1837). Scandinavian cuisine, e.g. the Kappeli sandwich (different Finnish fishes, egg, lettuce), good cakes and...
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Harald Tampere
4 Reviews My favorite restaurant in Tampere! Waitresses are dressed in Viking style, glasses weigh a lot, plates are far from ordinary... names for the portions are funny :) Here you can eat even pheasant,...
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VAPIANO (Old name was Texas & Eatz) Helsinki
12 Reviews Vapiano Helsinki is now open. With its big and sunny summer terrace it is the best place to have lunch or spent the evening with friends in the heart of the city. Lot of choices of fresh pasta, pizza...
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Näsinneula Tampere
5 Reviews The rotating restaurant is in the Näsinneula Observation Tower at the height of 124 meters. From there you see a very wonderful panorama over the city, many lakes, forests and ridges dating back to...
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Lappi Helsinki
10 Reviews This restaurant felt like it was straight of the 1960's to 1970's, which has both good and bad aspects - keep reading. The decor is something like being in a log cabin in Lapland, especially if you...
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Salud Tampere
6 Reviews This spanish-style restaurant has always been and still is the place to eat when I'm in Tampere. ................. To have a glimpse at their fantastic menu check Salud : www.bodega-salud.fi/english
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Cafe Ursula Helsinki
10 Reviews I'll forget the view because so many tips already enthuse about it. However I haven't noticed any reference to its interesting location close to numerous beautiful buildings that house the embassies...
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Pancho Villa Tampere
6 Reviews There are four Pancho Villa restaurants in Tampere and two of them are situated on the main street Hämeenkatu. On my previous trip to Tampere I had a lunch at Hämeenkatu 23, which in on the street...
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Himalaya Helsinki
4 Reviews In Ravintola Aangan restaurant you will always feel like a distinguished guest. Welcome! Ravintola Aangan has become a popular name Finns signify for mouth-watering Nepalese cuisines. The restaurant...
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Ristorante Napoli Tampere
5 Reviews Ristorante Napoli on Aleksanterinkatu is a small italian restaurant with a nice atmosphere. The prices are cheap, especially during lunch hours and the portions are HUGE! There are 100 pizza options...
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Saslik Helsinki
5 Reviews They present themselves with: ´a culinary trip to Czarist Russia´ and they are not exaggerating. It definitely is! When you´re having an incredibly good dinner, no matter which night of the week you...
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Tillikka Tampere
5 Reviews After looking around quite a while for a good place to eat we found this restaurant. The food is nothing really fancy, but typical for Finland. The service was friendly and the prices modest. We ate...
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Cantina West Helsinki
8 Reviews Some people say this is one of best palces in Helsinkin,and some say it is over-rated.I don´t know why it has so different opinions.But we liked it,that I can tell!! It was so popular,that we couldn´t...
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Katupoika Tampere
2 Reviews EDIT! IT´S CLOSED AFTER TENS OF YEARS. wE WEREN´T THE ONLY ONES TO THINK THE NEW OWNERS DIDN´T DO IT RIGHT, AND THEY HAD TO SHUT IT DOWN. This used to be one of our favourites.Now they have a new...
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Teatteri Helsinki
6 Reviews Very ultra modern decor, fresh outta the Superman(chrisopher reeve) home planet JOREL. Cool music from the adjacent bar can be heard(warning, older travellers might not like this.) Staff friendly,...
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Vohvelikahvila Tampere
3 Reviews They have a good selection of waffels,sweet or salty.You can eat them with ice-cream,or whipped cream-with jam or chokolate-sauce,or with smoken salomon or mushrooms,ghevre or taco-flavoured minced...
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Wayne's Coffee Helsinki
8 Reviews Wayne's Coffee offers a nice deal for thos very expensive coffees - buy 9 coffee's get _any_ 10th coffee for free. Unfortunately the offer is valid only in certain Wayne's Coffees and doesn't include...
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Chicos Helsinki
5 Reviews There are several locations around Helsinki and it is a good choice for a price range and food quality somewhere batween fast food and mid priced restaurants. The food is basic american,tex-mex,BBQ....
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Pikku Nepal Helsinki
4 Reviews My visit here was a pleasant experience - I had an enjoyable meal of starter and main course. The portions were large and reasonably inexpensive. The staff were very good and service was excellent....
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Cafe Carusel Helsinki
7 Reviews Unpretentious atmosphere, it is more like a bar with a side facing the street in the second floor that is fairly nice. The food is reasonable Spanish style, you can get self service soup and bread...
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Juttutupa / Marco Polo Helsinki
4 Reviews If you want to eat Pizza but the Marco Polo is full, then you just go to the room which is more like a hall next door. This hall is inbetween the Marco Polo and the pub/bar called Juttutupa. The...
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Papa Giovanni Helsinki
5 Reviews I visited Papa Giovanni Spaghetteria in August 2007 and had a nice enough salad (I think it was Chicken Caesar Salad) there. Although the service was speedy and friendly, I didn't think it was that...
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Perho Helsinki
2 Reviews The Perho, which is run by the Helsinki Culinary School, is located a bit outside the centre near the Rock Church. Future chefs, waiters and waitresses are working at the Perho as part of their...
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Every day I spent some time at the various markets and market halls, my favourite being the one just by the harbour in Helsinki - of course! Favourite stuff to eat in Finland: peas or strawberries from the market, and the great sweets you get. I tried a reindeer sandwich... nothing special. Favourite stuff to drink in Finland: Pear Cidre! Lonkero ( a gin long drink)! And coffee.
They are found all over Finland. The food is great, not too expensive. One of my favourite foods there is 'katkarapuruukku'. It's shrimps and redonion in curry-apple sauce, with wildrice. Delicious, and not expensive.
Try the Finnish fish foods. Some of these should probably be presented on the dangers-section but I'll take a risk...Silli. It, well, can't be described by words. You have to see it with your own eyes. If you actually have guts to taste it and even like it, you may have what it takes to survive here Kalakukko. You can buy this at least in Kuopio but also on markets around Finland. It's bread filled with very small fish and pork.Pääpälli (pictured above). Doesn't it look delicious? Ok, I'm kidding. It doesn't exist but I couldn't resist Let's try something that doesn't look disgusting. The smoked salmon is actually really delicious.Back to weird looking foods. How about mämmi? It's traditional easter food. It looks like thick, black porridge made of rye. You know why I say that it looks weird when you actually see it.You want dessert? Try salmiakki although I don't know anyone (besides...
Eating in Finland is a bit expensive. For example if you want to go the cheap route and head down to the local supermarket you will find youyrself spending more than you would like. Also some of the food can feel a little too processed. Bread is a dead loss , packs are tiny and feel like they've gone off before you get home. Some of the fresh meats are tasty but a tad expensive, stay away from anything in a box , it will not taste too good. There are a variety of cheap fast food outlets. Mc Donalds are everywhere and a meal will cost about $6. A better bet is one of finlands own fast food chains Carrols or Hesburger, both these offer pretty decent burgers and salads. In the mid range section there is the Rosso chain , nice selection of pizza's, chicken and the like for a resonable price , a typical meal here will set you back around $12. Pizza-hut in Helsinki and Tapiola are both quite...
My favorites are all Rosso restaurants.....You find them in the biggest towns,mostly somewhere near a Sokos department store...The menu isn´t so great but it is quite cheap and mostly quite good food....It does of course depend on the staff....The prices aren´t too high....One of the good things... I love almost everything from the menu....there´s something for everybody(at least I think so)
This if the way most finnish way of eating. If there is some finnish food culture this is it :-) You can find 'Grilli's everywhere in the Finland. Some of them are open 24 hours a day. You can eat better than in McDonalds, at least chaper, and the portions are such that you are not feeling hungry anymore (at least if you take meal which costs the same as in McDonalds). But honestly, the quality depends 100% on the grill. There are really good ones and really bad ones. And in one grilli, the one portion can be good and the other bad one. At least this is really finnish instead of McDonalds. Kokolihahampurilainen or höyrymakkara
I lived near Jyväskylä, which is in the middle of Finland. For example, there are allkinds of restaurants like restaurant Alexandra (very fancy), Arctia, Jazz Bar, Pizzeria Rax, Ravintola Jyväshovi, Rosso Jyväskeskus and so on.In Helsinki, the capital of Finland, you can find a restaurant of any culture (Indian, Chinese, Spanish..) and of course, there are restaurants where you can find Finnish food.
If you want a REALLY good steak, you should go to the spanish-style restaurant on Tehtaankatu called Amigo. Sooo lovely!! And just accross the street there's a russian restaurant called Saslik, which is nice too, although expensive but worth it.Another I should mention is Mexicana @ Viiskulma (5 corners), can't remember the name of the street but it's near where Fredrikinkatu begins...One I haven't visited myself yet, but I heard is really good is Tapasta on Uudenmaankatu, and I assume... you can get good tapas there... hee hee.And of course!!! I almost forgot! the one I work at, Laivakoira on tehtaankatu as well. Great pizzas and eccelent service!!! ;)price$$$, worth it! At Amigo- the steak that's served on a wooden board.
there are great resturantsall over finland. But most are in the Helsinki area. Frutti di Mare is great for pizza.- helsinki and Espoo (suburn of Helsinki) has thousands of Mc Donald’s and hamburger resturants.
'Restaurant' in Finnish is 'Ravintola'. Bear it in mind when you look for a place to eat, or you will have to starve not finding the 'restaurant'. You of course may be smart enough to recognize a restaurant despite of the signs, but it is better to be sure.But what surprised me was that Finland was not a tea drinking country at all. The tea serving culture is not characteristic here. Who serves tea in a tiny coffee cups??? Or brews it in the pot, pours a cup and takes the pot away? Water deficit in Finland, or what? and only teabags:( As a seafood fan, I was after it all the time in Finland. Shrimps, mussels, octopus, many kinds of fish, especially salmon, it's all really delicios. Finnish speciality is reindeer meat, also worth trying if cooked well.
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Q: Right - here's the brief. I've got a maximum of three days, and am going to pick up a car from either Helsinki or Tampere....
A: go to the koli national park. thats not too far so you can get to see something in 3 days, and its one of the most beautiful landscapes in finland.
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