Restraunts/Food in Helsinki

Chicago Maiden Fan · Post by **Chicago Maiden Fan** » Thu Nov 11, 2004 23:58

Hello,
as an American visting Finald, aI am wondering what are any good restraunts I should check out to get some Finnish food? Also what are the best Finnish beers to have?? One of my favorite things about traveling is checking out the local food and beverage.

thanks in advance

Post by **asa** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:06

Well... I don´t like American Beer (only tasted Bud though...), finnish KOFF tastes a bit like Bud. You can safely try out all finnish beer labels, they´re all really tasty, but little stonger than in USA.

If you want to feel like home, then eat at McDonalds

Starstruck · Post by **Starstruck** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 1:39

Don't know Helsinki well enough to tell the BEST restaurants, so I'll just stick to the beer question.

You'll have to try at least Karhu (Bear in English), which is a product of my hometown, Pori. It's one of the strongest in taste we have in Finland, if you don't count those of 5,0% or more proof. Karhu is one of the most popular ones as well.

My own suggestion would be Legenda, which is quite not the typical Finnish lager. The bottle says it's Dortmunder-type lager, but it's actually as close to stronger English ales.

All other lagers you usually get in a pub, are not so distinctive as those too. That means Karjala, Koff, Lapin Kulta etc.. IMO, they all taste similar, and are drinkable only if nothing else is around.

It's really weird that Budweiser, Molson, Miller etc. are the most well known American beers in Europe, since you've got some very good stuff there too. Eg. Anchor Steam and Anchor Brewery's another product, Liberty Ale. The latter actually makes it in my Top 10 beer list.

Chicago Maiden Fan · Post by **Chicago Maiden Fan** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 7:17

Chicago Maiden Fan wrote:Hello,
as an American visting Finald, aI am wondering what are any good restraunts I should check out to get some Finnish food? Also what are the best Finnish beers to have?? One of my favorite things about traveling is checking out the local food and beverage.

thanks in advance

thanks i DO NOT like typical american beers.. I love english ales, stouts, german lagers, etc.

Alex Machine · Post by **Alex Machine** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:03

You should check out this site, if you haven't already:
http://www.hel.fi/tourism/EN/matko.asp

Here's something about restaurants:
http://www.kolumbus.fi/rahola/helsinkim ... rants.html

tsorl · Post by **tsorl** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 10:39

And just for shits and giggles, you should also check out this site:
http://www.co.jyu.fi/~np/misc/foreigner ... nland.html

Make · Post by **Make** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 16:56

In my opinion Lapin Kulta is best finnish beer. Does some foreigner brewery owns it or Hartwall? I don't like Karjala, but it is cheap. At last week Tampereen Säästötex (a cheap finnish market) sold Lapin Kulta 12-pack at price of 7,95 euros with collateral. I bought two of them.

I hope you understand my english skills. I'm ninth grader.

ozz3 · Post by **ozz3** » Fri Nov 12, 2004 17:43

If you want to keep your budget low and still enjoy good food, I think you should try these restaraunt-corporations:

Chico's
http://www.hok-elannonravintolat.fi/rav ... hicos.html

Rosso
http://www.hok-elannonravintolat.fi/rav ... rosso.html

Fransmanni
http://www.fransmanni.fi

I have personally eated in all of them many times and tell you that all of them are damn good! You can eat traditional finnish food in them and foreign food aswell (italian,mexican...you know

)

EDIT:
And best finnish beer is Karjala, there's no doubt about it

Uni-cron · Post by **Uni-cron** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 10:18

If you like dark beers, then Sinebrychoff´s Porter is damn good choice. My english is not the best possible, so let this do the talking: http://www.alcoholreviews.com/BEERS/sinebrychoff.html
http://www.koff.fi/en/news/product_pres ... s/230.html

Koff and Sinebrychoff are the same company.

Make · Post by **Make** » Tue Nov 16, 2004 21:50

^ I thought that Sinerbrychoff is company, who owns Koff, what is brand like Lapinkulta etc.

Well, I quess that You know better than me 'cos I'm 15 years old.

Lappis · Post by **Lappis** » Wed Nov 17, 2004 0:47

Here in Lahti/Finland we don't eat. Finland= Full of REAL MEN; No food at all, just alcohol and metal.

Sorry, I'm tired. Maybe I should sleep or something...

Lane · Post by **Lane** » Sun Dec 19, 2004 0:47

Karjala tastes the best of lagers I can tell ya!!!

Apparel^ · Post by **Apparel^** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 11:31

I think it would be best if you taste all those great finnish lagers

Seems that everyone has their own favourite attitude. Attitude because if u are in Finland it means a fucking lot. So come to the pub or whatever and say "Okay doodie, i want all of those damn beers and i will fight for those assholes down there who buy my beers!!!

" Maybe they think u are a finnish man though.

And remember, whatever lager it it's and it's finnish IT IS FUCKING GREAT!

justiina · Post by **justiina** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 21:59

Best finnish "normal beers" are Karhu and Koff
You should also try Nikolai beer.

Best restaurant in Helsinki is Chez Dominique but it may be little too expensive.
Chicos is also very good restaurant and its not even too expensive.

Gravehill · Post by **Gravehill** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 1:25

Finnish specialities

Edward The Great · Post by **Edward The Great** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 15:30

As you can see the beer is very much a question on taste.

So instead of telling you my favorite beer I advise you to taste all the biggest beers in Finland which are Karjala, Koff, Karhu, Olvi, Lapin Kulta etc.

One great but expensive restaurant in Helsinki is Lehtovaara. That one I like very much. Hope you find atleast one good restaurant based on the tips given to you by us.

Lane · Post by **Lane** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 15:19

What's that cheapish small restaurant, Dick Tracy? From the comic character with same name...
Good steaks and quite big portions too, but maybe not really "Finnish" food, though. I've always visited it, when coming to Helsinki.

NoMoreLies · Post by **NoMoreLies** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 20:04

If u come to Finland so drink lapin kulta. And best that u try finnish sauna. I don't now about finnish food so mouch. Maybe meat or something like that.[/b]

Pentelesh · Post by **Pentelesh** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 20:52

Fuck beer, Koskenkorva!!!

http://www.dlc.fi/~marianna/gourmet/kosknkrv.htm

HenrikRamone · Post by **HenrikRamone** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 16:06

If you like ethnic food, here's couple of restaurants in Hellsinki:

Mexican=Cantina West
Lebanese=Farouge
Chinese= Nan King
Pizzeria=Dennis (I'm Not sure about name

)
Thai=Kok Thai
Arabic=Mecca

You can find adresses from Google...

Have a Nice Visit!!

darealjyra · Post by **darealjyra** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 17:21

HenrikRamone wrote:Have a Nice Visit!!

[OT]

Tuohon kannattas varmaan laittaa "Had a nice visit??", kun tuo alotusviesti on kuitenkin vuodelta 2004 ja viimesin vastaus ennen sinua melko lailla kaks vuotta sitten...

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Mother North · Post by **Mother North** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 17:53

Interesting reading. I am proud to say I have tasted almost all of those Finnish beer brands and Finnish beer really rocks!

Had some good times in Helsinki, love that city.

QazKFD · Post by **QazKFD** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 18:51

Mother North wrote:I am proud to say I have tasted almost all of those Finnish beer brands and Finnish beer really rocks!

Man you must be insane!

Sugar Daddy · Post by **Sugar Daddy** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 19:47

QazKFD wrote:
Mother North wrote:I am proud to say I have tasted almost all of those Finnish beer brands and Finnish beer really rocks!
Man you must be insane!

"We find your American beer like making love in a canoe. It's fucking close to water."

All hail Monty Python!

Finnish beer is heavenly compared to American but I still suggest you trying some Czech beer, for example. The world is full of great beers, and sadly, Finnish is not one of them.

Mother North · Post by **Mother North** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 0:12

Sugar Daddy wrote:
QazKFD wrote:
Mother North wrote:I am proud to say I have tasted almost all of those Finnish beer brands and Finnish beer really rocks!
Man you must be insane!
"We find your American beer like making love in a canoe. It's fucking close to water."

All hail Monty Python!

Finnish beer is heavenly compared to American but I still suggest you trying some Czech beer, for example. The world is full of great beers, and sadly, Finnish is not one of them.

Chech beer is better yes, and German. But I wanted to be polite to our hosts on my first post, insane or not. And I do like Lapin Kulta, I have nice memories of that beer. When I was very young, my family visited Finland for holidays. There were big signs saying "Lapin Kulta" everywhere. My mum suggested that it meant: "Lapish handicraft"

But when we arrived at the hotel and took a bath in the sauna, we were served ice cold Lapin Kulta outside...

That´s one of the first times I drank beer and it was lovely...

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