Moose & Wildlife safari with campfire dinner from Helsinki
Get the best chance to encounter moose and other wildlife in their natural habitats. Enjoy a light campfire dinner in a pristine forest, as we guide you through the mo...
Elite is a nordic restaurant in Toolo, Helsinki.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Elliot Marsh, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Vorschmack, Fried Baltic herring
Must order: Vorschmack, the minced-meat hash, or the platter of fried Baltic herring with mash.
Tip: The terrace and the artist-portrait walls are the draw as much as the food. A living room for Helsinki's cultural set since 1932.
Get the best chance to encounter moose and other wildlife in their natural habitats. Enjoy a light campfire dinner in a pristine forest, as we guide you through the mo...
Explore Nuuksio National park in winter on a guided snowshoe hike with hotel pickup from Helsinki. Enjoy a private experience with a certified guide and refuel with an...
Explore Nuuksio National Park on a guided hike with hotel pickup from Helsinki. Enjoy a private experience with a certified guide and refuel with an open-fire lunch.
Address: Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22, 00100 Helsinki
Wellamo has anchored a quiet Katajanokka corner since 1975, with a chef-led team cooking seasonal Nordic plates from local producers in an unhurried room.
Signature: Seasonal Nordic plates, Local producer menu
Order: The seasonal set of plates; the kitchen leans on small Finnish producers through the year.
Tip: One of the older neighbourhood rooms in the city, on a residential Katajanokka street. Calm, local and reservation-friendly.
Nolita on a quiet Punavuori street is a trattoria with a zero-waste streak and a Finnish-ingredient slant on Italian cooking, led by handmade pasta.
Signature: Handmade pasta, Zero-waste Italian plates
Order: Whatever pasta is on; the kitchen builds Italian plates from Finnish produce.
Tip: A low-key Italian room committed to using the whole ingredient. Good for a relaxed dinner away from the tourist streets.
Elm on Puistokatu in Ullanlinna cooks Mediterranean sharing plates around a wood fire, set in a restored 1880 villa near the Kaivopuisto seafront.
Signature: Wood-fired vegetables, Mediterranean sharing plates
Order: The wood-fired vegetables and a spread of sharing plates for the table.
Tip: Set inside a restored villa near Kaivopuisto park. The menu is built for sharing, so come with a group.
305 on Toinen linja in Kallio holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for inventive seasonal cooking and natural wine, run by chefs Janne Keskevaari and Dani Hänninen.
Signature: Seasonal small plates, Natural wine pairings
Order: Whatever the short seasonal menu offers; the natural-wine list is the real draw.
Tip: Keskevaari cooked at Grön before opening here. Bib Gourmand value in a Kallio side-street; book ahead for weekends.
Skörd on Fredrikinkatu in Punavuori cooks a seven-course menu where every ingredient except the salt is Finnish game, fish, herbs and berries.
Signature: Seven-course Finnish menu, Game and freshwater fish
Order: The seven-course menu; the only imported ingredient on the plate is the salt.
Tip: Fiercely local cooking that changes with the foraging calendar. Closed Mondays; the room is small, so book.
Bona Fide on Vironkatu in Kruununhaka holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for fresh, modern Finnish cooking built on sustainably sourced fish and vegetables.
Signature: Sustainable Finnish fish, Seasonal vegetables
Order: The fish course; the kitchen builds the menu around the day's sustainable catch.
Tip: Open Wednesday to Saturday from 17:00. A short, sharp menu in a calm Kruununhaka room; reserve for the weekend.