Restaurant reviews

Ravintola Pannu is seemingly small restaurant at the basement of Stockmann in Oulu. When you descent the stairs, you find that the place is surprisingly big and does not look like most of the restaurants in basements. The place is well designed with modern theme.

The menu is really long, you can ... More >

Ravintola Pääkonttori (literally "Head Office") is a top-notch Italian-Scandinavian style restaurant renovated in the old head office of SOK, the biggest Finnish retail corporation (a co-operative, to be exact). The building hosts also Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel.

The restaurant is huge and it has... More >

New York City has several Ray's Pizzas, "Original", "Famour" or just plain Ray's. We visited one of them on 7th Avenue between 53rd and 54th Streets, a "Famous Original Ray's Pizza".

The pizzas, sold by slices, were good, but otherwise the restaurant was a bit rundown and dirty. Don't let the pla... More >

Restaurant Istanbul was referred to us by locals as a great place to eat Turkish food in Oulu. The town, as most Finnish cities, has several kebab joints that serve washed out junk food version of Turkish cousine.

This place, however, is completely different. We enjoyed an extremely well done set... More >

Restaurant Thanachote is just one of the waterfront restaurants on Naretdamri Road. They got us lured inside with inexpensive prices and fresh lobsters in tanks nearby the entrance.

The dining area has excellent view to the sea, as it is built on top of an old fishing pier. Which is nice, althoug... More >

Restoran Ö is an eclectic restaurant carefully restored in an old harbour warehouse. Poshy dark interiors, peek-a-boo kitchen and very big windows are trademarks of the restaurant.

Fortunately, the quality of the food follows the interiors. The menu is international, there are some modern Estoni... More >

Estonia's Silverspoon society selects best restaurants every year. We've visited in a couple of the winners and have never been disappointed to the food. This year we heard that Restoran House is among the top three restaurants.

The interior looks good, it is sort of loft style renovation execute... More >

If you are strolling around Corso Como and feel hungry, check out restaurant Rocking Horse at the northern end of the street. Usually filled with eaters, the restaurant has an excellent price quality ratio combined with good service.

We ordered a pasta dish for each and some tomato bread. Pasta w... More >

Rosso is one of the biggest restaurant chains in Finland, operated by the co-operative S group. The restaurants are usually found next to Sokos Hotels or Sokos department stores. Lahti is no exception, as the local Sokos Hotel is next to Rosso and Sokos store is across the street.

The food in Ros... More >

Ryan Thai is one of the best Thai restaurants in Helsinki. The place is located on Kasarmitori and it seats something like 40 people or less.

The food is excellent, as usual in Thai restaurants. The taste is somewhat different to the other Thai places in Helsinki, but I cannot tell what's the dif... More >