5 restaurants in Helsinki, editor-picked for monday dinner. Open on monday, the day most kitchens go dark. All restaurants in Helsinki.
Skörd ★ 4.4
punavuori · Fredrikinkatu 37, 00120 Helsinki
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-24:00
Skörd on Fredrikinkatu in Punavuori cooks a seven-course menu where every ingredient except the salt is Finnish game, fish, herbs and berries.
Tip: Fiercely local cooking that changes with the foraging calendar. Closed Mondays; the room is small, so book.
Nokka ★ 4.4
katajanokka · Kanavaranta 7 F, 00160 Helsinki
Hours: Mon-Thu 17:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 17:00-24:00
Nokka, in a Katajanokka harbour warehouse, won a Michelin Green Star in 2024 for sustainable Finnish cooking around an open kitchen and named producers.
Tip: A converted red-brick warehouse on the Katajanokka canal. The Green Star reflects long relationships with small Finnish producers.
Kuurna ★ 4.3
kruununhaka · Meritullinkatu 6, 00170 Helsinki
Hours: Mon-Sat 17:00-23:00
Kuurna on Meritullinkatu is a small, long-running Kruununhaka bistro whose short menu changes every three weeks around Finnish regional ingredients.
Tip: Tiny and popular in quiet Kruununhaka. The rotating menu and fair prices are why locals keep the tables full; book ahead.
Elite ★ 4.1
toolo · Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22, 00100 Helsinki
Hours: Mon-Tue 12:00-22:00; Wed-Fri 12:00-23:00; Sat 13:00-23:00; Sun 13:00-22:00
Elite in Töölö has been the artists' restaurant since 1932, its walls hung with paintings, serving Finnish classics like vorschmack and fried Baltic herring.
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.
Elm ★ 4.1
ullanlinna · Puistokatu 4, 00140 Helsinki
Hours: Mon-Fri 11:30-22:30; Sat 13:00-23:00
Elm on Puistokatu in Ullanlinna cooks Mediterranean sharing plates around a wood fire, set in a restored 1880 villa near the Kaivopuisto seafront.
Tip: Set inside a restored villa near Kaivopuisto park. The menu is built for sharing, so come with a group.