Can anyone recommend some good restaurants in Helsinki?

[CountessDracula]

Thanks

Oh DH went to an AMAZING one a few months ago. I can't remember the name and he is in meetings all day but I do know it was v v expensive (but utterly delicious). I'll ask him and get back to you

I haven't been but I know that tripadvisor ranks it's hotels based on customer reviews.
Here's the page with the top 10.
Dawnx

Sorry, here's the link:
www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g189934-Helsinki_Southern_Finland-Vacations.html

God, I love you CD, you're so damn esoteric in your demands

is it chez dominique ndp?

Puffling thanks but I have a hotel

esoteric?

We are off for 4 days dog sledding in the arctic followed by 3 nights in helsinki

ON OUR OWN

(though am sad not to take dd to lapland I think she would quickly tire of dog sledding being only 4)

Possibly, CD. I will ask DH when he's free.

WOW

I do hope you are going to fire yourselves up with lots of schnapps and vodka and make mad passionate love under a swathe of furs and then beat each other with birch twigs, so we can live vicariously of course

of course suzy

ring 0898 123 SHAG for details (all credit cards accepted)

CD, just got hold of him via text. He says he thinks it is called G S Sundman, it's def not chez dominique

My DH went to the Tractor Bar a few years ago!

G W Sundmans

Here it is

Decor looks pretty traditional but DH assures me the food is fab

thanks ndp
will show to dh

any more?

Sorry, I didn't read your message title properly.
Egullet is a serious foodie website with chefs etc. on their forum. I've no doubt Helsinki will feature there somewhere.
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Here is a link. It mentions Chez Dominique and Sundmans as 2 peoples' fav. restaurants in Europe.
209.85.129.104/search?q=cache:CpgQciKEkXgJ:forums.egullet.org/index.php%3Fshowtopic%3D96700+egullet+helsinki&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=4
And here's a much better link:
forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=92577

thanks puffling

Hope you like fish! I had a bad experience at Sundman's - dd threw her plate on the floor and smashed it because her food was "horrible". We were with colleagues of dh as well who'd taken us there.... I've never been so close to physical violence before! Food was excellent though.

I also liked the Swedish Theatre restaurant but that could be simply because dd was better behaved. It was a few years ago.

Ooh, small (cyber) world! Those egullet messages about Helsinki are DH reporting on our last holiday before DS arrived. So, if you're footloose, then Chez Dominique is reportedly pricey but the best in Finland; Sundman's is very good too, we thought. Likewise, Nokka is swish and trendy, while Bellevue is very distinctively Russian (Bear on the menu!) and a taste of something different. We were in Helsinki in high Summer, so it would be colder now, but we really enjoyed he city. Have a good trip!

For a drink from the highest point in helsinki there's the Atelier bar on the top floor of Hotel Torni.

Nice cocktails and seem to remember there was a great view from the loo as well!

Think it's maybe a bit touristy but worth a look.