Zucchini Vegetarian Cafe is a dietary-friendly spot in Keskusta, Helsinki.
Zucchini on Fabianinkatu is a long-running vegetarian and vegan lunch cafe in a Jugend building, serving weekday plates of soups, salads and bakes.
Tip: Weekday lunch only, 11am to 4pm, and cash-friendly. A Helsinki vegetarian institution near the Esplanadi.
Address: Fabianinkatu 4, 00130 Helsinki
Kahvila Rakastan on Mannerheimintie is a fully vegan cafe whose plant-based Karelian pies, with carrot lox or smoked-reindeer fillings, are its signature.
Tip: The vegan Karelian pies are the order. Lunch on weekdays, then Finnish sapas, wine and mocktails in the evening.
Plants By Us on the third floor of the central Forum mall is a fully vegan sandwich and quinoa-bowl shop, a fast all-plant lunch in the shopping district.
Tip: Inside the Forum shopping centre on Mannerheimintie. Quick all-vegan sandwiches and bowls when you are downtown and short on time.
Brindavan and its Bhajan Cafe on Kumpulantie run a daily-changing vegetarian buffet, fully vegan since 2020, an Indian-leaning plate near Kumpula.
Tip: The buffet changes daily and has been fully vegan since 2020. Filling, well-priced and worth the short tram ride out.
Magu on Korkeavuorenkatu cooks a vegetarian and vegan menu of organic, locally sourced and foraged ingredients, between the design district and Ullanlinna.
Tip: Vegetarian and vegan plates from organic and foraged produce. Quieter and more composed than the city's quick veggie counters.
Kahvila Rakastan on Mannerheimintie is a fully vegan cafe whose plant-based Karelian pies, with carrot lox or smoked-reindeer fillings, are its signature.
Tip: The vegan Karelian pies are the order. Lunch on weekdays, then Finnish sapas, wine and mocktails in the evening.
Thai Vegan Kitchen on Lapinlahdenkatu is a fully vegan Thai kitchen turning out plant-based pad kra pao, khao soi and grilled mock pork with papaya salad.
Tip: Everything is vegan, so order freely. The khao soi and the Beyond-meat pad kra pao are the dishes regulars return for again and again.
Plants By Us on the third floor of the central Forum mall is a fully vegan sandwich and quinoa-bowl shop, a fast all-plant lunch in the shopping district.
Tip: Inside the Forum shopping centre on Mannerheimintie. Quick all-vegan sandwiches and bowls when you are downtown and short on time.
Sen Chay on Siltasaarenkatu near Hakaniemi has been fully vegan since 2017, cooking plant-based Vietnamese pho, summer rolls and noodle bowls in a small room.
Tip: Fully vegan since 2017. The pho and fresh summer rolls are the staples; a calm spot near the Hakaniemi hall.
