Where to eat in Helsinki after midnight, and the classic 2am move.
Where to eat in Helsinki after midnight. kitchens that keep going, post-bar staples and the classic 2am move.
Jaskan Grilli is an open-air burger kiosk near the National Museum open to 4:30am, the classic Helsinki end-of-night stop for a burger or sausage and fries.
Try: Burgers, sausages and meat pies
Tip: Open-air and cash-friendly, near the Parliament. The Jaskan burger on toast is the order after a night out.
Putte's on Kalevankatu is one of Helsinki's classic pizza bars, pouring beer and sliding out pies until 1am on weekends, a reliable late slice in the centre.
Try: Pizza and beer
Tip: Open to 1am Friday and Saturday. A central, no-fuss pizza-and-beer stop when the kitchens elsewhere have shut.
Siltanen on Hämeentie keeps its Kallio bar and dance floor going until 3am on weekends, with pizza and snacks to line the stomach as the DJ sets run late.
Try: Pizza and bar snacks
Tip: Open to 3am on Friday and Saturday. Eat the pizza early in the night before the back room turns into a dance floor.
The Bull and the Firm in Kallio runs a kitchen and a cocktail bar in one room, so dinner slides into late drinks, a rare proper late kitchen in the area.
Try: A la carte plates and cocktails
Tip: Order food before the kitchen winds down, then stay at the bar for cocktails. One of Kallio's better late-evening rooms.
Wino in Kallio keeps pouring Old World natural wine and small plates until midnight on weekends, a late, low-lit option for a glass and a bite by Karhupuisto.
Try: Natural wine and small plates
Tip: Kitchen runs to 10pm, wine to midnight on weekends. A calmer late option than the bars, with beef tartare and ravioli on offer.