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Cafe Regatta

Cafe Regatta is a traditional red cottage cafe by the sea, close to the Sibelius monument in Töölö, famous for fresh cinnamon buns and blueberry pie.

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Ekberg 1852

Order Organic Arabica coffee blend from Latin America and Sumatra

Ekberg is Finland's oldest bakery, patisserie and café, on the Boulevard in Helsinki's centre, where every delicacy sold is made by its own bakery.

Andante

Order Seasonal coffee from roasters across Europe

Andante is a multi-roaster café that opened in 2014, works with over 30 coffee roasters and serves house-made pastries, breakfasts and warm drinks.

Lykke

Order Bam Bam signature espresso blend

Lykke is a colorful cafe-bar of the Lykke Kahvitilat coffee company at Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 21, 900m from the Central Railway station and 300m from Kamppi.

Café Clé

Café Clé is a small and cozy café at Mariankatu 21 with carefully curated books and delicatessen products, plus cold and warm drinks and simple food.

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Outrun Cafe

Order Specialty coffee with a vegan muffin

Outrun Cafe is a retrofuturistic specialty coffee cafe in East Pasila serving cakes, macarons, croissants, vegan muffins and savoury pastries.

Papu Cafe

  • ★ 4.3

Papu Cafe on Mariankatu has served specialty coffee since 2015, using beans from Finnish roasters, with desserts and pastry made by its in-house baker.

El Fant

  • ★ 4.5

Order Carrot cake and hand-brewed filter coffee

El Fant is an independent specialty cafe and bar in central Helsinki serving seasonal lunches, daily salads and sourdough toasts, plus monthly jazz nights.

Ateneum Bistro

  • ★ 4.3

Order Traditional Finnish salmon soup

Ateneum Bistro is a cafe-restaurant in the Ateneum art museum, serving traditional cafe products, lunch, traditional salmon soup, refreshments and wines.

Saurahuone

Order Table-served lunch with coffee, 13.50 euros

Cafe Saurahuone is a Käpylä-owned cafe and wine bar on Pohjolanaukio, at the tram 1 terminus, with a vegetable-focused menu and vegan and gluten-free options.

Scandinavia Cafe

Order Traditional salmon soup in the old market hall

Scandinavia Cafe is a 29-seat cafe inside the old market hall on Eteläranta, serving fresh Eromanga bakery goods, good coffee and traditional salmon soup.

Roasberg

  • ★ 4.3

Roasberg has been a coffee house near Helsinki Central Station since 2015, with food from its own kitchen, Italian wine in the evening and tables for laptops.

Café Engel

  • ★ 4.3

Cafe Engel is a classic cafe on the edge of Senate Square in one of Helsinki's oldest stone buildings, built in 1765, serving food from morning to evening.

Café Esplanad

Order Large cinnamon bun with filter coffee

Cafe Esplanad has served coffee and pastries on Pohjoisesplanadi since 1994 and is known for its large cinnamon buns, with a salmon soup lunch.