The places in Helsinki the guidebooks miss. locals-only counters, after-hours rooms and the spots tourists walk past.

Food tour in Helsinki

Helsinki Authentic Walking Food Tour with 8 Local Tastings

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8 places

Owan

Owan is a six-seat Japanese counter in punavuori serving a short menu of clean, umami-led rice bowls and soups, easy to walk past and hard to book.

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Kuurna

Kuurna is a small, family-run kruununhaka bistro whose three-week menu and fair prices keep locals coming, on a quiet street tourists rarely reach.

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Cafe Regatta

Cafe Regatta (Cafe) in Helsinki: Take the coffee and a korvapuusti outside to the shoreline rocks. Busiest on sunny afternoons; the indoor space is minute.

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