Went here on a lark and was not disappointed. Had two great appetizers and the fish of the day was…read morevery tasty. Will definitely go back.

Bistro Sinne is close by the river but not quite next to it. We were looking for a place to have…read moredinner with view on the river. Luckily we were not that strict on the requirement that evening :) The place is well decorated with scandinavian menu. Most of the food is produced nearby, so the restaurant tries to operate ecologically. It has excellent menu and the food is just so good! Service was perfect and we felt welcomed. The staff really knew their trade. Price level is pretty normal for a Finnish place, starters, main course and some drink for two were about 100 euros. Sinne was chosen to be #11 on the "50 best restaurants" in Finland in 2012 - and I have no doubts it has earned it's place there rightfully. I can recommend the restaurant for good dinner for friends couples and business meetings alike.

Really good restaurant located in Porvoo. We came here at 1 pm on a Saturday and it wasn't too busy…read moreso no reservation was needed. If you're looking for a multiple course meal but don't want to break the bank, this would be your place. They offer courses from 2-4 course meals. A two course meal was I believe 28 euros, which is what I ordered. The menu changes daily and you're able to select one option from the starters, mains, and a dessert. I forgot what my starter was called or what it had but my main dish had perch. My bf had a starter with cucumber and roe, and ordered the perch as well. All dishes were on point with flavor. The service was pretty good. Although we walked into the restaurant a bit lost with no hostess, we eventually got seated. Our server was a really kind man who told us about each dish and even told us about some activities to do in Porvoo. Overall if you're willing to pay the costly price, I would definitely recommend this place :)

Beautiful setting both inside and terrace. Dogs are allowed on the terrace and are provided with…read morewater without request. The waiting staff are young therefore service is little slow and unorganized. Many people had to wait a long time to be served. The menu sounds really good... But at least the burger was a total let down: over priced, not suitable for kids (even we had had a conversation with the server to make it suitable), you can not have fries with it even if you pay extra, the closest thing are the country style new potatoes... In the adults' portion there was ridiculously little amount of the side order oriental salad. I also find it strange that the coffee was served in Henrick's gin coffee cup. I was not having any alcoholic beverages. I feel it is a touristic place and they do not put enough effort to make it worth its cost.

We visited Johans on a sunny summer day and eating lunch on the terrace was an overall good…read moreexperience. The restaurant has a superb location with one edge on the riverfront while surrounded by the picturesque houses of Porvoo old town. The heart of the place is the owner, who gives the restaurant a very warm character. The food is very tasty. Staff is friendly. But, there are some drawbacks. Price is one. Also, there are some limitations to the offer. Burgers are highly advertised, but you cannot order fries. During summertime high season service was a bit sluggish.

Excellent service and food. The atmosphere is cozy and upscale. I cannot say enough about the…read moredishes. All were very good - not a single misstep. Cannot say that very often.

What an absolutely wonderful dining experience. It is obvious that the staff work together and…read moreenjoy presenting unique and interesting flavors.

I popped in for a quick bite after a show at a discotheque nearby, Olympia-kortteli. I was there to…read moresee a reputable black metal band called Hyülkenweiss or something. It was a recommendation from a coworker. The band was ok, but like, they had no stage presence and it seemed like they were on some kind of hallucinogenic drug. If I had to guess which kind of drug they were on I'd say pcp, aka 'angel dust'. 'The devil's sweet, sweet mama,' is what we used to call it. My friends and I used to dabble with pcp. It makes you feel like you took 30 cat tranquilizers and then went bungee jumping. Anyways, the singer of the band... his eyes were pure white, like he was doing a thorough examination of the back of his skull. It looked like he was possessed. Over all the band was good. They were no Apocolyptica, but I'll give them a pass. I checked out their first album and it was pretty cool, but the second album got a little too poppy. It's like they sold out. The audience was cool though, it was like half old fans and half new fans. I could tell that some of the old fans were like, just waiting to hear the hits, but the younger crowd were totally vibing. Let's just say that I saw some very new and unique dance moves that night. I now know what it looks like to twerk to metal. I digress. I read that the elk burger was great, and it totally was. It almost rivaled the reindeer steak, which stole the show. You don't see gazpacho on too many menus, so that was a delightful surprise. Almost as delightful as the cocktails. I asked the pleasant bartender to make me a mocktail because I'm 2 weeks sober. She went a little heavy on the pineapple juice, but that was ok. I'm kind of open to new things...ish. Thanks Ilves for the awesome time! I'lves definitely be back!

This is our go to when we come to the Helldone festival to see HIM. We had eaten dinner here before…read moreplenty of times, but this was one of the last times in a while that we would be coming to this restaurant..since our favorite band was giving us their farewell tour. It is pretty small and if you had ever come for a HIM show like we did, you would know that it's going to get full pretty quick and once in a blue moon you will see one of the guys. The service is pretty quick, the servers are very nice. We ordered hamburgers as we were in the mood for something quick and familiar. The restaurant was clean and as usual we had a good time. If you're in the mood to be close to Tavastia and want to have some good food which and good drinks stop here it's a pretty good place.

I know, I know .. Harald is a Viking -theme restaurant, so why on earth did you go there? And on…read moretop of that you are a local! Weeeeeellll, I had been at a Harald (it is a chain) once before with foreign guests and thought to try it again. When we were seated, I noticed that there was hardly anyone at the restaurant, although it was Saturday evening. The only other people at this large restaurant was a one small group of tourists. Since we only had an hour to eat (we were going to see a movie), we decided to skip the appetizers and just have a main course to be safe. I ordered a pork plate and decided to have a beer with it. When asked for a recommendation, the waitress told us that they have their own house tar beer. I asked that was it similar to medieval beers like the German rauchbier (smoke beer) or steinbier (stone beer) the waitress told us that it was and that it was "really good". Well, after that kind of sales pitch I thought why not, let's give it a go. When the tar beer arrived, I had one sip of it and though that wow, this is really terrible, and isn't anything like the old medieval beers. On the contrary, it tasted like really-really-really-really watered down beer with a HUGE amount of sugar added to it, making it taste almost like a syrup. I took another sip and couldn't drink any more after that, it was that bad. The food arrived quickly after that and the waitress asked us that are we good drinks wise. I tried saying it the most politely way possible, that I had two sips of the beer and unfortunately it was simply undrinkable. The waitress apologized and asked me that would I like anything else with my food and I went with a Krušovice Cerne (dark lager). When the waitress gave me the dark Krušovice, she took the watered down beer resembling sugar-syrup mix (the tar beer) away and apologized once again. The pork that I had was pretty good, although massively greasy. And when I say greasy, I mean that even in the good US of A diners would notice that this food is particularly unhealthy, and that is saying much. When it was time to pay, I noticed that the restaurant was trying to charge me for both the Krušovice and the tar beer that they took away. I asked that was this an oversight on their behalf, since the beer clearly wasn't what they advertised it as (well heck, it didn't even resemble beer). The waitress said that their policy was that they will charge for everything no matter what. I said this was completely unacceptable (I never ever say this at restaurants) and she said that she'll talk to the manager if anything could be done about the situation. After a few minutes the manager walked right past our table, didn't stop and didn't want to make eye contact and went to the back of the restaurant. This was a bit strange as we were literally the only people at the restaurant (8pm on a Saturday!!). The waitress came back and said that the manager told her that the 'beer' tastes as it does we will be charged for the full amount. What the h..... yup, this is a tourist trap alright. I guess it was my own fault for going to an theme restaurant that was completely empty. I dine out about five times a week on average and have done so for the past 18+ years. In all this time I've just had one experience that was worse than this... and that was in 2000. I know it must be terrible to run a crew of 5-6 prime time on a Saturday and not having anyone at the restaurant, but if the customer is deeply disappointed in the food and/or service, the restaurant should always try to make it right. Even by giving a discount of 30 or 50% (in this case, 3-4eur) they could have fixed the situation. But they decided to go the other way and charge us the full amount, the manager couldn't care less about the situation and they lost two paying customers for life. Looks like they had already scared away the other locals... Just like the other locals, we won't be back either.

Fantastic Viking-style food with nice surroundings and friendly service! I can strongly recommend…read morethis one!

We were very cold and wet from a nasty weather day and wanted to try something warm. Also wanted…read moresomething local to Helsinki as well and Yelp said this one would satisfy our taste buds. Not a single tourist in site, everyone speaking Finnish so we knew this was the perfect spot. Had only 30 minutes before lunch ended so we ate quick and snapped as many pictures as I could. Very interesting salads with unique dressings, most them couldn't tell what in the world made them taste so good. Helsinki proved to be awesome and to not copy Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Finland borders Russia on the East side which might be why their foods are so different and yet so delectable. Would be better to visit when the weather is warmer with some sunshine. For sure would return to this place as it was superb!

Love the unpretentious lunch hidden in the street corners of Helsinki city centre here. You kind of…read morehave to look for a place as it doesnt have street front...just a sign they put outside to say they are open...and you kind of have to brave yourself to step in a small corner inside the streets to actually get to the restaurant. There are all types of clienteles here and you pay right when you arrive, get your plate, grab your food from the buffet line and seat whereever the table is free. Pretty casual and stress free...and the staff there do run like a well-oiled machine. They clear thr empty plates and clean the tables, and refill the food in tje buffet line as much as they can. The buffet line has a section for vegetarian and regular hot meal food. There's also a separate corner to grab your own tea/coffee as you wish, too. For ~€12 and quality all you can eat lunch...this is a very very good deal! I did try everything from the buffet line and they all tasted fresh! I had 2 full plates and a cup of tea..and didn't feel bloated after eating so much afterwards at all. If I had time to come back to Helsinki again, I would definitely want to have lunch here again. I debated goinf back there again my last day in Helsinki but unfortunately didn't have enough time to go back there...else I would be back there again! Give yourself and your friends a nice casual lunch when you are in Helsinki and you will be happy to stopped by for sure!

This was our favorite place for fish soup after being in Helsinki for 3 days. The order did take a…read morewhile to come out, but thankfully we had some wine to sip on. The soup itself was very tasty and creamy, with lots of fish, making it a good portion to share.

A great breakfast spot in the harbor district of Helsinki. The food was fresh and authentic…read moreFinnish fare. The place is charming.