Guidebook for Helsinki
Food Scene
Döner Harju
23 FleminginkatuBest döner in Helsinki
The best lunch around. I go here almost every day. Besides lunch you can eat here Friday and Saturday evenings.
6 locals recommend
Kahvila-Ravintola Nuppu
12 Läntinen BrahenkatuThe best lunch around. I go here almost every day. Besides lunch you can eat here Friday and Saturday evenings.
Vegan, gluten-free cafe with raw cakes. Could it be more hip? Yes! They also have yoga classes.
34 locals recommend
Roots Helsinki Vallila
8-10 EurantieVegan, gluten-free cafe with raw cakes. Could it be more hip? Yes! They also have yoga classes.
Just Vege
15 VaasankatuThe best veggie and vegan burgers in town. Also great meze plate.
A really nice small cafe next to picturesque Puu-Vallila with wooden houses. Their roast their own coffee and I think it might be the best in Helsinki.
23 locals recommend
Helsingin Kahvipaahtimo
29 PäijänteentieA really nice small cafe next to picturesque Puu-Vallila with wooden houses. Their roast their own coffee and I think it might be the best in Helsinki.
If you want to have a bit finer dining experience in Kallio this is the place. Good food and not too expensive. Very good and sometimes even amazing lunch for just 10-12 €.
51 locals recommend
Restaurant Kolmon3n
11 Kolmas linjaIf you want to have a bit finer dining experience in Kallio this is the place. Good food and not too expensive. Very good and sometimes even amazing lunch for just 10-12 €.
A nice little cafe with good quality tea too. They also serve breakfast.
20 locals recommend
Cafe Pequeño
11 VaasankatuA nice little cafe with good quality tea too. They also serve breakfast.
Cafelito
A small Spanish cafe to have some breakfast or light lunch.
A cool cafe with great interior design next to Kallio library. They serve lunch and also brunch on Saturdays, highly recommended.
68 locals recommend
Ipi Kulmakuppila
13 PorthaninkatuA cool cafe with great interior design next to Kallio library. They serve lunch and also brunch on Saturdays, highly recommended.
Rupla
16 HelsinginkatuTasty brunch on weekends, lunch buffet on weekdays.
Great pizzas. They have concerts, gigs and other happenings almost everyday.
85 locals recommend
Tenho Restobar
15 HelsinginkatuGreat pizzas. They have concerts, gigs and other happenings almost everyday.
A winebar with organic wines and great food. A bit more expensive than most of the places around but worth every penny.
55 locals recommend
Wino
11 FleminginkatuA winebar with organic wines and great food. A bit more expensive than most of the places around but worth every penny.
Levant Kallio
25 VaasankatuMediterranean fast food. Mezes, falafel and great salads.
Kanniston leipomo
6 KankurinkatuA bakery with a small cafe. Try out the flatbread!
Sävy
12 Aleksis Kiven katuGood coffee and affordable breakfast.
A bakery and a winebar in one. Their bread is amazing, go and try it out. Excellent wines and nice variety of food to go with the wine.
31 locals recommend
Way Bakery and Wine Bar
9 AgricolankatuA bakery and a winebar in one. Their bread is amazing, go and try it out. Excellent wines and nice variety of food to go with the wine.
The Bull & The Firm
2 KulmavuorenkatuGreat cocktails, wine and food.
Parks & Nature
This is called the central park but actually it is a big forest in the middle of Helsinki. You can bike, run, walk or ski here. You can also pick mushrooms and berries.
111 locals recommend
Central Park
This is called the central park but actually it is a big forest in the middle of Helsinki. You can bike, run, walk or ski here. You can also pick mushrooms and berries.
This is a really nice little park, a hidden gem just next to Linnanmäki amusement park. Nice views from the top.
11 locals recommend
Leninparken
VesilinnankatuThis is a really nice little park, a hidden gem just next to Linnanmäki amusement park. Nice views from the top.
Essentials
This is the closest supermarket and quite a big one. It's open until midnight every day. However, remember to buy your beer before nine in the evening.
65 locals recommend
S-market Vallila
11 Aleksis Kiven katuThis is the closest supermarket and quite a big one. It's open until midnight every day. However, remember to buy your beer before nine in the evening.
Alko is the alcohol monopoly in Finland. You can get beer and cider in supermarkets but if you want wine or anything stronger you have to get it here. However, the staff is very good and will gladly help you pick the right wine for any occasion.
31 locals recommend
Alko Helsinki Kallio
15 HelsinginkatuAlko is the alcohol monopoly in Finland. You can get beer and cider in supermarkets but if you want wine or anything stronger you have to get it here. However, the staff is very good and will gladly help you pick the right wine for any occasion.
Getting Around
This is a major public transport hub with a lot of buses, trams and the metro stopping here.
7 locals recommend
Sörnäinen
This is a major public transport hub with a lot of buses, trams and the metro stopping here.