Delicious food and great atmosphere. Ordered the Sashimi and Beef Skewers…read more My brother and I decided to walk to the restaurant from our airbnb, and ended up getting caught in a crazy rain storm. The wait staff was so kind to give us some hot tea and help us dry off.

Wonderful contrasts of all the Asian food types. The service was attentive without being over the…read moretop. We enjoyed every entree and appreciated the assistance in picking the food and drink.

I decided to try Hoku at the recommendation of our AirBnB host and Yelp. 40 reviews on…read moreYelp...that's impressive for Finland! This place lives up to the hype. Since it is located on the 5th floor of Kamppi Square and has floor to ceiling windows, the views are reeeeal nice. The boyfriend and I came for lunch at 11:30am on a Friday and were seated without a reservation after we placed our order and paid at the counter. I tried the Kalua Pork & Tiger Prawns (14€) while the boyfriend went with the Salmon Teriyaki (15€) after reading the glowing reviews on here. The Kalua Pork dish was super tasty and had more broth than I was expecting; I was glad it came with a bowl of rice. The salmon was SO moist with a teriyaki sauce that wasn't too overbearing! Needless to say we finished both our dishes without a bite to spare. The portions are medium-sized. If you come starving, it may not be enough to make you feel 100% satiated. However, the sophisticated atmosphere and unique & flavorful dishes made Hoku a great experience.

Hoku is really small place, but their portion are really H-u-g-e and lunch-time the place is always…read morefull. Salmon Teriyaki with potato-salad as japanese-style.. yes please! On dinner-time you have to make a reservation if you are coming with big groupie or 2 people. For 1 person... Sometimes there is window-place for walk-in people, so just try your luck if there is the place for you. Their Dinner-menu is sort and not so long. The price are ok. Must try Hoku's Chicken Katsu!

Three stars for our server and the view. Food is overhyped and overpriced for the teeny portions…read more We ordered the large order of four seared scallops and requested them to be cooked more than seared. The scallops were the size of a US quarter and thin. The four skewers of prawns held two small shrimp apiece. Both items were tasty, but the portions were small for the prices. The tempeh was decent in portion, as was the rice. The chocolate dessert lacked substance and taste, and we left 95% of it. Most disappointing.

Got lucky with this place, we wanted something to top the other places we were eating at…read more On Yelp this place came up as an Asian Fusion with a Helsinki twist. Also is a Michelin rated restaurant which we didn't know until we arrived. After eating I would say this place was more Eurasian Fusion if that is such a word?!?! Service was on the slow side as people probably liked to sit for 3 hours and eat their food slowly. Doesn't work for me since I am the most impatient person you would ever meet! :-) On multiple occasions asked them to keep bringing out the food. Once they figured out the rhythm, plates started coming out in time and was just right. Every single item was full flavored and didn't lack in anything, lots of spices and flavors all seemed to work together in a unique way. For sure would come back and do the tasting menu again.

Very delicious and flavorful! The crispy pork stayed crispy throughout. Service was fast and…read morefriendly. Everyone else in my group also enjoyed their dishes (they ordered chicken curry and the eggplant salad) and the portions and pricing were a great deal. Would recommend!

From the owner: Pobre Filipino is the first and only Filipino kitchen in Finland. We serve new Filipino cuisine.read more

From the owner: Aasialainen fuusioravintola. Filippiiniläistä, korealaista, vietnamilaista ja thaimaalaista ruokaa…read more Teemme oman tofun ja kimchin

Pastor is some sort of Peruvian, Asian and Latin crossover restaurant and whatever they wish to…read morecall themselves it does work. The space is welcoming and despite the packed room and fairly barren walls they managed to keep the sound level low enough for people to easily carry-on a conversation. Staff are friendly albeit a bit stressed but not so that it bothered me. They have a fairly interesting wine list, with a lot of variety and fairly many wines by the glass (for example four different sparkling wines by the glass). The beer selection is also good with many interesting options and the cocktails impress as well. What was a disappointment was however the non-alcoholic selection- 2 beers and sodas. No cocktails, ciders or other interesting stuff and the beers were not really that exciting. Food is meant to be shared and that was what we did. Great and plentiful edamame with ginger, soy and lemongrass sauce was very nice. The empanadas were ok and the sauce saved the dish. The zucchini tempura was fresh and the sauce was r a good fit. The highlight was however the short ribs, plenty of food and really tender and juicy with the right flavors. A bit messy to eat but good. The churros for dessert are better skipped, not bad but also not worth it.

We had the unfortunate experience to be food poisoned here, Saturday 3 FEB, by the CEVICHE ESTILO…read moreFILIPINO dish. It must have been that one because it tasted way fishier than the other two ceviches we had. Our last day (Sunday) in Helsinki was ruined, and a hellish flight home awaited. Also, it took three days in total to get well enought to return to normal routine/work. Otherwise the staff was super friendly and the rest of the food was ok. The Pimientos De Padrón could have used some salt, because there was none, and the fried potatoes tasted/looked like standard restaurant fries except the sauce. We emailed Pastor about the food poisoning, but all we got was excuses and zero understanding. We'll probably never return to this restaurant because of that.

My favorite lunch spot in Helsinki. Great tasty portions of thai food just to my liking! This is a…read moreregular place for my colleagues in Helsinki and I often come here on my days in Helsinki.

Very nice lunch Had red bamboo chicken curry…read moreRecommend for any one visiting the rock church Best Thai in Finland

Fancy a nice meal for a good price? This may be the place for you! Asian fusion with a unique…read moreselection of meals. From hand made noodles (the only place in town that would serve such a dish), to different style of curries and Asian dishes alike. The place has been open for a while but the food selection has had a revamp recently with the noodle selection only included in the menu less than a month ago. Recommended with a nice group of friends or just a romantic meal for two. Staff is welcome to explain the dishes or give advice for the best choice of the moment. One downturn was that our companions that did not order hand made noodles received their dishes lukewarm. Enjoy!

A really bad experience today. The waitress was really nice and that's pretty much all the positive…read morefeedback I can give based on today. We ordered fried green beans, and immediately after tasting it we realised it SUPER salty, unedible. The tofu dish we had was fine. Everybody in our table agreed, so I told the waitress about this and asked if we could send it back. She went to the kitchen to ask about it, and a few minutes later a woman (who I guess was the manager?) came to our table and asked what's wrong. I told her about the issue and she basically brushed it off by saying "this is how it should taste like" and "many finnish people like it salty like this". I said that it is not edible and asked if we could send it back, and she said no. I was shocked about this, nobody should be forced to pay for something that is way overly salted to the point where you have to drink a full glass of water after every bean. Gladly I wasn't the one paying for the food, but if I was I wouldn't have. It was THAT BAD. I've never sent food back before, so trust me, it wasn't edible. The manager should learn a thing or two about customer service. Usually when you tell that something is wrong with the food you would want make sure that after leaving the customer can say they had a good experience despite the issue. Her solution to my feedback was "eat some rice with it". We didn't finish the dish, like I said it wasn't something that a normal person could eat. I can promise one thing; We'll never come back here again.

I came here on a cold, rainy day in search of some warm, spicy comfort food and got exactly that…read more It's a pretty roomy restaurant and was more than half full when I visited for dinner - so definitely popular among the locals. I ordered a chili chicken which comes with rice, a green salad, and some raita (yogurt dip). While waiting for my order, I got to enjoy some complimentary papad (fried crisps) with dips - a very nice touch, I must say. Was the chili chicken very authentic - probably not, but was it fresh and tasty - definitely yes. It didn't really have chilis and wasn't very hot, but had a nice kick to it. It was a lot of food for one person, but because my hotel did not have a refrigerator, I decided to finish the plate and go back with a very full yet very satisfied tummy.

We accidentally came to this place when [I] was in fact looking for a different place, but we…read moresettled on it. The inside is very nice, the wait staff seems friendly. It was a little weird at first because both of us just wanted small plates, so we could sample a few things instead of spending near 20 euro for just one dish. The waiter suggested we get one main course since it came with bread and rice and salad, whereas we weren't allowed to just order rice separately. We thought it was really strange and went back and forth about it for a while. In his defense, we both thought it was probably a management thing being strict about a trivial rule. The waiter was super nice about it, though.. and in the end we were granted a bowl of rice on the side. The dishes themselves were delicious! We were very happy with our meal, so I think it's a worthwhile stop if you're in the city and in the mood for Nepalese. But.. order a main, I guess. o_o