In the immediate vicinity of the famous landmark Sokos Hotel Torni and one of Helsinki’s most central restaurant streets one finds Helsinki’s fresh breeze of Vietnamese air – hand-to-mouth Rulla. Rulla, that fits 20 customers, offers Vietnamese treats: fresh, healthy and filling hands-on eating summer rolls. The restaurant space, designed by Finnish interior design company [...]
Saslik, that is celebrating its 40th birthday this year, honors the ancient tradition of a ritual burial of the bear at the end of a successful hunting season by organizing a Bear Feast for the 13th time. This feast is thought to conciliate the spirit of the animal. The king of the forest, the bear [...]
Kruununhaka which is best known for its governmental buildings, e.g. the House of Estates and the Finnish Bank, and flea markets and second hand shops, is also an interesting gastronomic jewel among the districts in Helsinki. At a walking distance from the city center there are both enchanting cafés Qulma and Espresso Edge, as well [...]
During the upcoming ten months restaurant Chez Dominique hosts ten internationally known top chefs. This fall e.g. Anatoly Komm from Russian restaurant Varvary, Mauro Colagreco from French restaurant Menton, Heiko Nieder from Swizz restaurant The Dolder Grand and Carlo Cracco from Italian restaurant Cracco will be seen in Chez Dominique’s kitchen. Each guest will visit [...]
As the summer cools off, a familiar breeze from the Finnish waters reaches Helsinki as restaurant Lasipalatsi organizes its annual Fish Weeks in August-October (6.8.-13.10.2012). This is the ninth time Lasipalatsi hosts these fishy theme weeks. According to the restaurant, pike perch is the theme weeks’ most popular type of fish. Merely during last year’s [...]
Helsinki’s fall brings new forms of design to the design capital! The following five weeks are the busiest during the whole WDCHelsinki2012 year! The so called “September of Design” offers a wide range of events for design lovers, e.g. the Helsinki Design Week, the international design house exhibition Everyday Discoveries in Suvilahti, the interior and [...]
A rural-like feel hits Helsinki when the local and organic food event “Delicacies of Finland” (Herkkujen Suomi) conquers the Railway Square in the end of August. The event that already last year became widely popular brings some 150 local and organic food producers from 18 different provinces to Helsinki on the 23rd of August -25th [...]
Close by to the Helsinki city center, on scenic Mustikkamaa Island, lies restaurant Alia in a glorious villa. The name Alia stands for “the other place” and refers to the fact that it was the second restaurant of the Michelin star restaurateurs at Postres. Even Alia has received a Michelin guide honorable mention. The same [...]
The Finnish summery lunch and dining tables aren’t complete without new potatoes. The potato that came to Finland in the 1720’s along with German tinsmiths is a substansial part of Finnish everyday life. Finns eat a stunning 62,5 kilos a year of potatoes per person. Regardless of the fact that potatoes are perceived as ordinary, [...]
This summer top chef Hans Välimäki’s restaurant Chez Dominique has decided to keep its doors open throughout the summer, something that happens only at rare occasions. Besides embellishing Helsinki’s gastonomical summer, it also offer a true summery surprise: Finnish design shine in the restaurant both on the plates and in the interior! Hans Välimäki’s tribute [...]
