Cocktail bars, wine bars, dive bars and gastropubs: drinking in Helsinki for grown-ups.

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Trillby & Chadwick

Drink Bespoke cocktails in a 1900s detective-agency setting

Trillby & Chadwick is a hidden Kruununhaka cocktail bar styled as a 1900s detective agency, with no sign, just a buzzer, and drinks built to order.

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FOOD Tour with Rooftop Bar Visit in Helsinki

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Siltanen

  • ★ 4.1
  • Bar and club
  • €€€
  • Kallio

Drink Beer and house cocktails

Siltanen on Hämeentie is a Kallio mainstay, a bar and terrace by day and a club by night, with weekend DJs, a big summer terrace and pizza to share.

HogoHuene

  • ★ 4.2
  • Rum and cocktail bar
  • €€€
  • Kallio

Drink Rum-forward cocktails

HogoHuene on Viides linja in Kallio is a rum-focused cocktail bar with a deep back-bar and a tiki-tinged menu that the city's drinks crowd seeks out.

Haka

  • ★ 4.0
  • Beer bar
  • €€€
  • Kallio

Drink Finnish and guest craft beer

Haka on Toinen linja near Hakaniemi is a craft-beer bar pouring Finnish and guest taps for the Kallio crowd, built around the glass not the decor.

Ambient Bar

  • ★ 4.1
  • Listening bar
  • €€€
  • Arabia

Drink Cocktails to a vinyl soundtrack

Ambient Bar on Hämeentie in Arabia is a listening bar built around a hi-fi system and records, pairing careful cocktails with a clear, loud soundtrack.

Tislaamo

  • ★ 4.1
  • Distillery bar
  • €€€
  • Teurastamo

Drink Gin and whisky from the on-site still

Tislaamo in the old Teurastamo abattoir district is a distillery bar pouring gin and whisky from its own still, with cocktails built around the house spirits.

Struts

  • ★ 4.1
  • Cocktail and queer bar
  • €€€
  • Kallio

Drink House cocktails

Struts on Fleminginkatu is a Kallio cocktail and queer bar with a welcoming room, a tight cocktail list and weekend DJs, a hub of the area's nightlife.

Harju 8

  • ★ 4.0
  • Bar and cafe
  • €€€
  • Kallio

Drink Natural wine and beer

Harju 8 on Harjutori is a Kallio corner that works as a cafe by day and a wine-and-beer bar by night, with outdoor tables facing a quiet neighbourhood square.

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