Leivonnainen CupCake Helsinki Guidebook
Cafes
Our area has the best cafes. Here are some of our favourites. Many of them are next door.
Enchanté Café
9 EerikinkatuAuthentic French cafe run by real French folks
Best tea in Helsinki! (Especially recommend the Spicy Ginger tea. Anything from here is a wonderful souveneer!)
Théhuone
10 EerikinkatuBest tea in Helsinki! (Especially recommend the Spicy Ginger tea. Anything from here is a wonderful souveneer!)
Helkatti Cat Cafe
55 FredrikinkatuIf you like cats, you have to stop in :D
New in our hoods! Legendary Fazer Cafe provides great coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Fazer Café Annankatu
28 AnnankatuNew in our hoods! Legendary Fazer Cafe provides great coffee, breakfast and lunch.
Gran Delicato, Kalevankatu
31 AlbertinkatuReally nice cafe to pop into for coffee or lunch.
Gallery of cakes. Great atmosphere and amazing cakes. Try the cake buffet, which includes as many slices of cake as you want!
18 locals recommend
Kakkugalleria
41 FredrikinkatuGallery of cakes. Great atmosphere and amazing cakes. Try the cake buffet, which includes as many slices of cake as you want!
Seaside place where you will feel like you were in the countryside miles away from the city
225 locals recommend
Regatta
8 MerikannontieSeaside place where you will feel like you were in the countryside miles away from the city
Food scene
Great food and cool experiences very near the apartment
Ravintola Muru
41 FredrikinkatuCosy and delicious. Often full so make your reservation early!
Michelin Star restaurant with creative seasonal, contemporary Scandinavian cuisine.
34 locals recommend
Restaurant Grön
36 AlbertinkatuMichelin Star restaurant with creative seasonal, contemporary Scandinavian cuisine.
Lappi Ravintola
22 AnnankatuLapland style restaurant with pure fresh ingredients
Boulevard Bar & Seafood
Regarded as the best seafood restaurant in Helsinki by many food critics.
Magu
Wonderful vegetarian dinners with great service
Nabi Korean BBQ
Extremely popular Korean restaurant: must book ahead
Upscale restaurant with either 3 or 5 course surprise menus. They often have space for walkins.
7 locals recommend
Restaurante Passio
13 KalevankatuUpscale restaurant with either 3 or 5 course surprise menus. They often have space for walkins.
Ravintola Vinkkeli
8 Pieni RoobertinkatuVery boutique gourmet restaurant
Parks
The “Old Church Park” is one of the most popular green areas in the city centre known as the “Plague Park” (Ruttopuisto), as victims of the plague in 1710 were buried here when 1/3 of Helsinki population died.
9 locals recommend
Old Church Park
BulevardiThe “Old Church Park” is one of the most popular green areas in the city centre known as the “Plague Park” (Ruttopuisto), as victims of the plague in 1710 were buried here when 1/3 of Helsinki population died.
Take a quick walk around the park perimeter when you need a break during the day.
11 locals recommend
Lastenlehdon puisto
RuoholahdenkatuTake a quick walk around the park perimeter when you need a break during the day.
Esplanade
PohjoisesplanadiThe Helsinki grand promenade park
Cosy bars
A really cool wine bar that was recently converted from an old last century pharmacy
6 locals recommend
Viinibaari Apotek
1 LapinlahdenkatuA really cool wine bar that was recently converted from an old last century pharmacy
Wintergarden Bar
13 YrjönkatuExpensive and very cool bar
Ateljee Bar
26 YrjönkatuFabulous views over Helsinki.
MINIBAR Helsinki
17 EerikinkatuTiny place that plays vinyl records and serves amazing cocktails.
SalamaNation
Cosy bar that focuses on craft beer.
Grocery Stores
K-market Freda
40 FredrikinkatuGrocery store at our corner with excellent hours and surprisingly good selection.
S-market Sokos Helsinki
9 Mannerheimintie24 hour large Grocery Store
Herkku has the reputation of being the best grocery store in the city
9 locals recommend
Food Market Herkku, Helsinki City Centre
52 AleksanterinkatuHerkku has the reputation of being the best grocery store in the city
Medical
Terveystalo Helsinki Kamppi
3 Jaakonkatu24 hour physician service
Mannerheimintie 5
5 MannerheimintieUniversity Pharmacy. Yliopiston apteekki, 24 hour service
Favourite Lunch Places
Sandro is one of our favourite restaurants at Kamppi Kortteli. The views are great and there is a load of selection so you will not go hungry.
Sandro
Sandro is one of our favourite restaurants at Kamppi Kortteli. The views are great and there is a load of selection so you will not go hungry.
The cozy 120-year-old Hietalahti Market Hall has many cool cafés and restaurants.
105 locals recommend
Hietalahti Market Hall
34 LönnrotinkatuThe cozy 120-year-old Hietalahti Market Hall has many cool cafés and restaurants.
Restaurant HOKU
Fabulous fusion of Hawaiian and Japanese flavors.
Pupu Tennispalatsi
65 FredrikinkatuQuick healthy and delicious lunch salads
Fisken på Disken
1 Urho Kekkosen katuGreat fish restaurant for lunch
Levant Bulevardi
15 BulevardiFresh, healthy, delicious meze and falafels for lunch
Hills Dumplings
17 KalevankatuExcellent location, friendly service and tasty dumplings.
Sushibar + Wine
42 FredrikinkatuExcellent sushi close by.