This was honestly one of the best and most memorable meals from my trip to Finland. My friend and I opted to just order a bunch of Sapas so we could try a bit of everything. Every dish was so delicious. My favorites were the pork tenderloin and the celeriac dish. I had to order another pork tenderloin dish because it was so good! What I liked best is that no ingredient is used in vain. Every part of each dish really shined and blended together perfectly. I had the petit fours for dessert and like the Sapas they were a great way to taste a variety of desserts. The service was also amazing. Our server was very friendly and attentive. She gave us a few suggestions for dishes and also recommended some of of her favorite local libraries to visit when she heard we were in Finland for a library conference. This was simply a wonderful meal and a nice twist on Finnish food. read more

Juuri - Our first set of Sapas! - Scandinavian Near Me - Helsinki, 18

OMG. So so good!! Their presentation is impeccable and the flavor of each dish is very well thought out having quite exquisite balance. I had big lunch so was not hungry at all but the dish I order, a lamb dish from the appitizers menu blew me away. The portion here is pretty small. The size is not any smaller than what you would expect at qualifying three dollars sign restaurant. You get complimentary breads and chips with spread. So so good :) If I were to visit Helsinki again, I would definitely be coming here again. It's a place that you want to introduce to your friends! read more

Juuri - Yums - Scandinavian Near Me - Helsinki, 18

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Scandinavian style healthy, modern eats. Juuri has the reputation of great Sapas ( tapas, small dish);so I started with crispy perch in horseradish and lamb in broad bean purée. Did not feel I will be able to take aquavit and wine together, so I took house snaps. Quite good with Caraway flavors.main entree is of organic beef tenderloin in dare cider sauce with tiny mustard seed sauce and ground meat loaf+ micro green. Dessert: blueberry with licorice and kahvl. read more

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Their Finnish tapas are incredibly good. The ambiance is great and although it might not be on your tredded path it is well worth a visit.

Both my non-foody friend and I raved about this meal, both while we were eating it and afterwards to anyone who would listen. Each dish paired together numerous flavors that sometimes hit the palate in waves. For the two of us we ordered to of the small plates, 2 mains and a cheese dish for desert. We were pretty full at the end, but we basically licked our plates clean. Even the bread and butter were special. One of the best meals I've had all year. read more

One of the best food experiences I've had. Every bite of the beautiful small dishes, called Sapas, resulted in fireworks of flavours. I'll return next time I'm in Helsinki. read more

Juuri - A selection of delicious Sapas. - Scandinavian Near Me - Helsinki, 18

Excellent place to try Nordic Finnish cuisine. The set dinner menu is great for those who don't know what to pick. Remember to book ahead since it is very popular. read more

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simply wonderful and creative. I would highly recommend a visit if you are in Helsinki. Excellent service and presentation of all dishes.

These dishes are contrived - foam on every course. Two courses had "(fill in the blank) three ways". The blue cheese and blueberry dessert was disgusting - and I love blue cheese. Even the drinks were bad. The service and atmosphere are fine, but the food is extremely overpriced and not good at all. Skip it. read more

Great food. Recommend the wine pairing. I did the 6 course and it was wonderful. Make sure to come on an empty stomach if you do the 6 course as you will not want to leave anything on your plate. read more

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3 stars for food and 2 for service. There was nothing wrong with the food but also nothing inventive about it. We ordered 5 dishes and they all shared a common theme -- heavy reliance on the balance of cream and sour flavors (eg pickled veggies). The service was where they really fell short. We had a reservation and we were initially told they couldn't find us on the calendar. When they eventually found us, we were led downstairs to be seated in a room with a large group of 8 women. The 8 women clearly had quite a bit to drink and were rowdy and loud to the point where we were unable to hear each other. The lady sitting directly behind me had an ear piercing laugh that quite literally hurt my ears. Our server saw all this but rather than ask them to be considerate of their fellow diners, joined in their conversation. Even if the food was 5 stars, it would've been hard to make up for the lack of consideration for our party. read more

We visited Juuri in November 2016 while in town for a conference. The Slush conference was also happening, which meant very few tables were available anywhere in the city. Juuri didn't have any main level seats open but they did have a lower level table, which was very cozy and intimate. We all ordered the chef's 5 course menu and it was all, without exception, fantastic. My husband is normally a bit picky, only ordering things he's familiar with, so this was a stretch...and he loved it all. That in and of itself is a huge accolade. We'll be back at Juuri the next time we're in Helsinki for sure! read more

Juuri was our first stop in Helsinki and it was amazing! We ordered a bunch of sapas to share, and each one was so incredibly rich and flavorful. The salmon and the herring sapas were my favorite. We finished with the licorice and yoghurt dessert....which was heavenly. I'm not a huge licorice person, but this dessert was so delicious. The atmosphere was also fantastic. We went on a Friday night without reservations and were seated promptly in the modernized basement. The server was attentive (attended to my food allergies) and helpful. Overall, a fabulous experience and a really great welcome to Helsinki! read more

The restaurant has big basement. It offers Modernized traditional Finnish food with secret menu which brought us surprises when the courses came. read more

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Excellant dinner and great service, our waitress Karalina took really good care of us. Karalina was attentive and patiently described all items on the menu. Tip to potential diners, try the appetizer sampler, the kitchen selects 6 dishes for you. read more

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I really like this place. They specialize in "sapas", which is a clever combination of Suomi and Tapas, I suppose. From that you can deduce that they do Finnish small plates! I loved everything I had here. They have 4-5 items for vegetarians; my vegetarian friend loves it here. I for one greatly enjoyed the non-vegetarian stuff: the sausages, the meat, the fish. It was really good. It's very, very popular and space is quite limited, so you must book ahead. read more

We arrived on time for our reservation, ordered quickly, and then waited 40 minutes for any food, even bread and butter. The food was just ok, but terribly salty. Servers were stressed and hurried. Do not recommend. read more

Excellent restaurant - food was very well done, taste, texture and presentation - we had both the fish and chicken dishes. Sides of carrots and potato purée were nice additions. White wine from Spain was an excellent pairing. Carrot / cream cheese dessert role was very good, with dash of soft ice cream - Service was very attentive. read more

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Juuri never disappoints! While it is certainly not the cheapest Finnish restaurant in town, its Finnish food with a twist using delicious local ingredients is most definitely worth its cost (if not more). The menu consists of sapas, a Finnish take on tapas, as well as meat, fish, and vegetarian main dishes. I love the fact that there are only four mains on Juuri's menu; they have really thought out those few, and it tastes. For a cheaper way to get to know Juuri, try their lunch, which, in my experience, does not quite meet the high standard set by their dinner options, however. Oh, do book a table if you go for the dinner! read more

This place was recommended by my hotel (Klaus K) and did not let us down. We ordered the holiday tasting menu and were all very happy. The food was fantastic (The dessert with sea buckthorn was phenomenal). Service was first class (highly knowledgeable waitress). Location was great (right next to a terrific bar - actually owned by the restaurant). They seem to get booked quickly so a reservation is highly recommended. read more

Quite possibly the best restaurant I have been to for quite a while. Quality, classy, tasty, fulfilling, healthy; yes all of that. The sapas (tapas) are just magnificent. Ordering 3-5 of them, any one of them is excellent, will do it. Must go in Helsinki! read more

We took a menu for the whole table (starter, main dish and dessert). Some unexpected combinations, friendly service, cozy atmosphere. Loved it. I would definitely recommend the berry based Finnish sparkling wine. read more

It's not a good choice for tasting. We chose this restaurant as the last dinner in Helsinki and booked a long time ago. But the original seats are downstairs. After discussion we changed to the first floor. The food is just so so. Not typical. Very small dishes each. We ordered 5 courses menu... it's hard to get full actually. very disappionted! read more

My first night in Finland and found this restaurant very close to my hotel. Food was excellent! Fresh, delicious, trendy and modern, with a flair for new Finnish food. Waitstaff were so friendly and I followed all of their recommendations. Small plates but so good and filling! You can't go wrong with this restaurant! read more

This is truly Finnish kitchen. Be prepared for seafood, raindeer heart, bone marrow sauce and blood pudding!

One of our favorite restaurants we've ever been to ever. I wouldn't be surprised if this one gets a Michelin Star in the near future. We ordered a few small plates including Arctic Char, Mushroom, Rabbit and the Venison as the main course. To our surprise, because they delayed the Venison they brought us two additional small plates on the house. Probably the best tasting food and service we've experienced. Do not miss this gem of a place in the heart of the design district. Also, very reasonably priced. read more

good food！the dessert called meadow is wired. The others especially the salmon are perfect read more

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Great place to eat. We had to leave coz of German racist customers. We are a mixed couple and the last thing we need is racist comments.

A great place to get a wide sampling of Finnish cuisine in a tapas-style. Lunch specials are very good.

Outstanding. Very small portions with excellent balance of flavors. for me this is a good thing because I like to try a few bites of lots of different deliciousness and that is exactly what this restaurant does. I got six sapas and dessert and was satisfied but not stuffed. Do not come here if you want to get full. Come here if you want wonderful flavors. read more

Nice food, but the environment was really loud. They haven't thought about sound echoing around to all the tables. Food was good, rye whiskey can be skipped. read more

Very nice but somewhat "precious" Finnish restaurant. The food quality, ambiance, and service are excellent and they offer nice wine pairings. They are on the expensive side but if you want a really organic, natural, local "California Style" Finnish place, this is nice. read more

Simply perfect! 5 course w wine pairing.... desert unique but still wonderful... carefully prepared and presented. Our server was too the point but very informative and a dash of dry humor. Perfect amount for five courses left full but not stuffed... highly recommend if your in Helsinki..... read more

One of my best food experiences this year! Had the tasting menu with the wine package. A bunch of sapas as entry, meat as main and cake as dessert. They really manage to bring out the flavours of every ingridient, super cool experience, really worth a visit! Easily worth to spend a couple €s here! Nice and helpful staff read more

Charming place with dishes full of flavor and creativity. Modern Scandinavian cuisine. The richness and presentation of the small dishes were lovely. Our server was warm and charming. I recommend it highly if you are in Helsinki and want a fine dining experience at reasonable price. read more

Excellent dinner, impeccable tastes with fresh ingredients. Nice atmosphere especially in the lower floor.

Amazing chef and loved the tasting menu as well as wines paired with. The wait staff was great and gave us lots of ideas for other restaurants and sights to see. Great experience!! Highly recommend. read more

Really tasty restaurant in Helsinki with great service. All of the food we had was delicious. Only negative was the portion size of the main, felt that the price was not worth it. Overall, however, it was really nice dining here. read more

Our Finnish friend in NZ recommended this place without hesitation when we asked where we should dine while in Helsinki, and she hit a hole in one. The food was exceptionally good, with attentive and professional service to boot. The menu focuses on Finnish small dishes ("sapas") from which they suggest you choose between 2 and 4 to share (we went for two), along with several main courses, which on the night we were there included a special. So in the end our two sapas were one with rare horse meat, rhubarb and horseradish, and another with a pork sausage, goat ragout and smoked capsicum purée, and both were delicious. The main courses we chose were a pike perch with lemon sauce and a lamb cutlet with celery purée. The pike perch was a bit more interesting, but both were very good. In addition to these they served a wonderful amuse at the beginning of the meal of carrot soup with carrot purée and marinated carrots. To drink we had some Finnish craft beer. All in all a stupendous evening that resulting in our leaving very happy indeed. read more

Inventive, creative small plates with excellent attentive service in a hip setting. Tables well placed and menu carefully explained. Hubs had 4 small plates which were definitively small and I ordered off the ala carts menu from the main courses -- chicken and broccoli--again well plated and delicious blend of flavors but whoa small. A lovely assortment of presumably house made breads accompanied the meal. My only complaint would be that we are used to meals being served hot; every single plate (including a delightful amuse Bouche) was served at room temperature. Having just arrived in Finland, I'm not sure if this is customary or just this restaurant. Definitely a great culinary experience. read more