Demo has held a Michelin star since 2007 and in 2024 moved to a Ruoholahti tower with near 360-degree views, where Tommi Tuominen serves three tasting menus.
Order: The chef's menu at dinner, or the four-course lunch for the city's best-value star meal.
Tip: Now on the top observation floor of the We Land building in Ruoholahti. The weekday lunch menus are far cheaper than dinner.
18 Grams on Livornonkatu in Jätkäsaari blends a specialty coffee bar with a vinyl listening-bar setup, pouring espresso and filter to a soundtrack.
Signature drink: Espresso in a listening-bar room
Tip: Part coffee bar, part listening room. Good for an afternoon coffee in the newer harbour district of Jätkäsaari.
Each April the Cable Factory hosts the Helsinki Coffee Festival alongside an Ice Cream and Chocolate Carnival, three days of specialty roasters, artisan chocolate and frozen treats under one ticket.
Martat, the long-running Finnish home-economics association, runs English-language classes on Välimerenkatu, including A Tasty Trip to Finland, a 3.5-hour seasonal Finnish menu you cook, eat and clean up together.
18 Grams on Livornonkatu in Jätkäsaari is a specialty coffee bar and vinyl listening room, pouring espresso and filter to a soundtrack of records through the day and into the evening.
Tip: Coffee by day, records throughout. A relaxed listening stop in the newer harbour district of Jätkäsaari.