Restaurant reviews

Sala Thai is a cheapish Thai restaurant on Connecticut Avenue. The restaurant is hidden in the basement and thus it is easily missed from the street. It is located in a microcluster of restaurants, so there are plenty of other places to choose from in the neighbourhood.

The food is average, not b... More >

Update December 16, 2006: Salatti has moved to the beginning of Santana Row, and it is now a full-scale restaurant.

Salatti is a small lunch café at the end of Santana Row. All tables are outside, shared with two other cafeterias.

The restaurant provides various sets of salads and sandwiches.... More >

The most conveniently located Tex-Mex joint in Helsinki is buried inside Aikatalo, and you have to be careful enough to spot their small advertisement on Aleksanterinkatu. Most of the younger people in Helsinki know this place, so don't be afraid to ask.

As the location is nice, the place can be ... More >

Good eateries are usually far and between in typical American malls. The best bets for me have been sushi restaurants, as the food is fresh and there is no fat to speak of -- compared to other stalls deep frying everything, and having probably one third of fat in total.

Most of the times, mall su... More >

Sasso is quite new restaurant near Helsinki Market Square. The place is sort of a combination of fine dining restaurant, café and wine bar. The place is owned by Palace Restaurants that have several top-notch restaurants in Helsinki.

Food is very good and service is extremely swift, a unique fea... More >

Satsuma is a good Japanese restaurant in the middle of Soho in London. The place does not look like a traditional Japanese place, instead it has got some influences from modern (one could say Scandinavic) design.

There are seats on two floors, and at least on the basement you may have to share th... More >

Restaurant Savoy has been on the top of Finnish haute cuisine since 30s. The place used to be favourite of field marshall Mannerheim, later a president of Finland. His favourite plate, vorschmack, is always available on the menu.

The restaurant is conveniently located on Eteläesplanadi park stre... More >

SEA Thai Bistro is a well designed Thai restaurant in Williamsburg. The place has been able to combine good food, good service and trendy interiors with inexpensive prices. I was especially delighted to see Eero Aarnio's bubble chairs on the lounge. Way to go!

The restaurant provides the basic Th... More >

Silk sushi bar is a stylished version of sushi restaurants found nowadays in every major city. The interiors of the restaurant have very modern look and feel, somewhat typical to the more upscale joints in Tallinn. The restaurant is kocated on a quite prominent place in the Tallinn old town, and the... More >

Restaurant Sipuli ("Onion" in English) is located on a prime spot in Helsinki, next to the Orthodox cathedral and very near the presidential palace. The restaurant is carefully renovated into an old harbour warehouse, and the bare red brick walls create really cozy atmosphere when lit with candles.
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