Café Esplanadi – Giant Buns on Esplanadi

Café Esplanadi is well known for its huge sweet buns, giant sandwiches, big big salads and competitive prices. The flip side is that there is always a queue and the cafe is really noisy at some times.

The portions are not just huge, but they taste good, too. Try Finnish “korvapuusti”, a cinnamon roll that is very traditional to Finnish coffeeshops.

There is no service to speak off, you queue to the counter, ask the staff to pick the buns for you and then pay at the cashier. After that you are on your own, except that you don’t have to carry anything to the trashcan.

They have opened a restaurant on the basement of the cafe, so they can serve those of us that fancy more intimate settings or warm food.

Café Esplanadi, Pohjoisesplanadi 37, Helsinki, Finland, +358 9 665 496