10 fine dining worth the trip across Finland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Finland guides.
Palace ★ 4.9 · Helsinki
keskusta · Eteläranta 10, 00130 Helsinki
Palace holds Finland's only two Michelin stars, on the tenth floor of a 1952 Olympics building, where Eero Vottonen cooks a Finnish tasting menu.
Tip: The dining room is on the top floor with views over the harbour and Market Square. Book three to four weeks ahead for weekend tables.
Grön ★ 4.8 · Helsinki
punavuori · Albertinkatu 36, 00180 Helsinki
Grön in Punavuori holds a Michelin star and Green Star; Toni Kostian cooks a plant-forward set menu of foraged Finnish produce in a 16-seat room.
Tip: Just 16 seats around an open kitchen on Albertinkatu. Vegetables, wild plants and fermentations lead; book three to four weeks out.
Olo ★ 4.7 · Helsinki
keskusta · Pohjoisesplanadi 5, 00170 Helsinki
Olo on the Pohjoisesplanadi has held a Michelin star since 2011, serving a long Nordic tasting menu of northern ingredients in a grand 19th-century townhouse.
Tip: Set in a neoclassical merchant's house on the Esplanadi. Reservations take one to six guests online; larger groups by enquiry.
Demo ★ 4.7 · Helsinki
ruoholahti · Itamerenkatu 25, 00180 Helsinki
Demo has held a Michelin star since 2007 and in 2024 moved to a Ruoholahti tower with near 360-degree views, where Tommi Tuominen serves three tasting menus.
Tip: Now on the top observation floor of the We Land building in Ruoholahti. The weekday lunch menus are far cheaper than dinner.
Finnjävel Salonki ★ 4.6 · Helsinki
kamppi · Ainonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki
Finnjävel Salonki, in the Kunsthalle building, won a Michelin star in 2021 for refined, modern takes on traditional Finnish home cooking by its kitchen.
Tip: The fine-dining Salonki sits upstairs; the casual Sali is downstairs in the same building. Both are in the Taidehalli art hall.
Jason ★ 4.6 · Helsinki
keskusta · Yrjönkatu 5 E, 00120 Helsinki
Jason opened in 2024 as Jari Vesivalo's first solo room after years leading the starred Olo, folding Asian flavours into Nordic produce on Yrjönkatu.
Tip: Vesivalo ran the kitchen at Olo for years before going solo here. Two menus only: the Jason and its plant-based twin.
Savoy ★ 4.5 · Helsinki
keskusta · Eteläesplanadi 14, 00130 Helsinki
Savoy on the eighth floor of the Esplanadi has served Finnish-French cooking since 1937 in an Aalto interior; vorschmack is the house signature.
Tip: The 1937 Aalto-designed room and roof terrace look over Esplanade Park. It sits in the Michelin Guide, and lunch is the affordable entry.
Boreal ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
punavuori · Uudenmaankatu 9, 00120 Helsinki
Boreal in the design district serves a roughly ten-course New Nordic tasting menu from chef Pasha Demin, who cooked at Noma and Azurmendi before opening here.
Tip: A 40-seat room on Uudenmaankatu in Punavuori. Demin's Noma and Azurmendi training shows in the plating and the foraged notes.
Nolla ★ 4.4 · Helsinki
punavuori · Fredrikinkatu 22, 00120 Helsinki
Nolla on Fredrikinkatu was one of the world's first zero-waste restaurants and now carries a Michelin Bib Gourmand, cooking local seasonal plates.
Tip: The name means zero in Finnish. Producers deliver in reusable crates and the in-house composter closes the loop.
Aoi ★ 4.3 · Helsinki
ullanlinna · Neitsytpolku 10, 00140 Helsinki
Aoi is a small Ullanlinna room in the Michelin Guide, run by a trio cooking a short four-course menu where global ideas meet Nordic produce like pike perch.
Tip: A personal, low-key dining room on quiet Neitsytpolku. The menu is short and rewritten often, so trust the kitchen.