What and where to eat in Helsinki, the specialties to try in the Finnish capital and some restaurants where you can taste them. The review of three typical restaurants: Shelter, Loyly and Memphis.
I've been twice in Finland and one a Helsinki. I then had the opportunity to try his cuisine for several days. I must say that most of the typical dishes are prepared in a very simple way. Almost all ingredients of the territory and without any particular frills.
The Finnish one is also one quite healthy cuisine compared to other European cuisines, especially in cooking methods. You will find many soups, turnips, omnipresent potatoes. At the table always butter and various cereal bread specialties. As fish mainly perch and salmon or pike. Among the meats, reindeer, elk and beef. All in all you eat well, and anyone who loves healthy food will no doubt enjoy eating in Helsinki.
Where to eat in Helsinki
There are many great restaurants to eat in Helsinki. Even on an aesthetic level, you will be surprised by the care and class of many of these.
To signal the “Restaurant day”, During which, four times a year, the streets of Helsinki and parks become open-air restaurants. On that occasion the inhabitants can open the doors of their house and prepare food for the patrons.
Among the restaurants to eat in Helsinki, I point out three places that I personally tried and where I found myself very well. The choice in the city is really wide, but here you are on the safe side.
Shelter
Intimate atmosphere, soft lighting and refined dishes. This restaurant immediately gave me the idea of ​​being the perfect place for a first date romantico. The open kitchen, usually a guarantee of quality and hygiene, immediately gives you security. The dishes are a mix of local ingredients and creative cuisine. Undoubtedly very well designed and elegantly presented.
The Shelter is located in an old refurbished warehouse in the port area of ​​Katajanokka. Vegetarian dishes are also available for non-meat eaters.
website: www.shelter.fi
Loyly
Loyly is a different restaurant than usual. Overlooking the sea, is located inside a bizarre and eccentric wooden building with external terraces.
Inside the structure, in addition to the restaurant, there are different types of saunas where you can relax before and after lunch. Loyly's restaurant offers typical local dishes, with ingredients a kilometer zero and respecting the environment.
To make sure you get a table, you should book. You can also reserve the entire restaurant for a party with friends or a company dinner. And after, everyone in the sauna. Truly a unique place of its kind.
website: www.loylyhelsinki.fi
Memphis
More than a restaurant it is a American style pub. It is located in the very central Kamppi, next to the metro stop.
It is a very nice place, with colored lights and design furniture. I was immediately struck by this. Also, when I went there there was also the deejay playing during dinner. An unpretentious place where to eat a hamburger or some other chef's dish.
I tried a veggie quinoa burger with potatoes and it was really good. The atmosphere is young and easy-going and you can also drink excellent cocktails.
The price is around 25/30 euros per person for a dish plus a drink. And to be in Helsinki it is also a fairly low expense.
website: www.raflaamo.fi
Of course, the choice of restaurants to eat in Helsinki is much wider, this was just a small selection. And you, what places have you tried in the city?
