Well my experience in Helsinki did not include a large number of bars, I can't say that this one…read morewas as good as I could've expected! Myself and two close friends, one of which is currently living in the city, had to do tonight where we went to the bar and reminisced about times past and the future. What we found was incredible beer selection, including tons of rare beersAnd microbrews, as well as a comfortable location the trend towards an English pub. I'm generally not one for super expensive beers, but I about wet my pants when I saw that they had a Westvleteren 10! I'm definitely not a beer aficionado, but I do know something about Trappist style brews. The Westvleteren 12, One step up from what they had here, is largely appreciated as the best beer in the world. The stuff is incredibly hard to find and even harder to purchase in a bar setting. It was really cool to have an opportunity to try this, in Helsinki, with a couple of good buddies by my side. Call me in the nostalgic, but at the end of the day all we really have are stories! This made for a great one. Anybody who's looking for a Relaxed setting and some delicious beer need look no further!

One of the best craft beer bars in Helsinki. The bar is tiny, but the selection is great. The staff…read moreis knowledgeable and helpful, you can often spot them at local beer festivals. Occasionally they have live music. And they have peanuts with spicy crickets :)

Ei voi kuin ihmetellä asiakaspalvelun tasoa. Jos haluat huumorintajutonta, asiakasta vähättelevää…read morepalvelua, twistillä, jolla sinut halutaan nolata kaikkien nähden, niin tämä baari on sinun paikkasi. Olimme menossa Ravintola Skördiin 15- vuotishääpäiväillalliselle viikko sitten, kun ajattelimme ensimmäistä ja viimeistä kertaa piipahtaa tässä pubissa. Virhe. Oli niin surkuhupaisaa, että tuli jo mieleen, että ollaanko piilokameraohjelmassa. Mieli ei pahoittunut- näitäkin kokemuksia pitää olla. Onneksi Skörd oli nappivalinta. Ja Mendocinon palvelu jää kyllä, näin asiakaspalvelun ammattilaisena, elämään esimerkeissä, joita tulee heitettyä ihmisille eri tilanteissa. Eerikin kulmassa näytti väki viihtyvän, olisimmepa mekin ajautuneet sinne. Mutta tällä kertaa näin.

The Original Cowboy Peyton Place! This is a Texas Tornadoes…read morethemed bar located right in the middle of the Kamppi Design District in Helsinki. The bar owner is a total fan of the Texas Tornadoes and anything Texan. He's a Finn, but has traveled to the Lone Star State several times to take in the beauty, and is bringing a little Texas to Finland! I felt like this bar would be right at home in the Texas Hill Country. Around the bar, you'll find posters depicting the likes of Doug Sahm, Dale Watson, and Willie Nelson. There are Lone Star flags up over the register! God Bless Texas! The owner is a bigger Texas Tornadoes fan than I am, and I love their stuff- I thought I knew all their songs, but they've worked some Texas Tornado references into the bar that even I had to stop and think on. On Monday nights, they hold a jam session (no cover!), where local musicians get together and jam on a country/rockabilly rhythm, and crank out the jams. The best was hearing Johnny Cash sung with a Finnish accent! They have an extensive beer and liquor list, and the staff is friendly. The place feels safe, and clean. There are plenty of places to sit, along with some slot machines. They offer the national beer of Finland on draft, Karhu, but most of their best beers are micro-brews from a bit further north in Finland- amazing IPAs. The prices are quite reasonable, and it's warm inside. I had an absolute blast hanging out here, and reminiscing of Texas with the owner- he brought out his guitar and jammed out some acoustic Texas Tornado music. I'll certainly be back next time I'm in Helsinki!

BrewDog Helsinki is my favourite BrewDog bar so far. The best way I can describe is as Shredder's…read morehideout in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film: loads of young people (some wearing baseball caps back to front) in a colourful space, a droning rock soundtrack (beats MC Hammer!) and an explicit emphasis on fun. The fun is everywhere, from a large mock-up of VHS cases to the left of the bar, to the industrial-looking steps to nowhere that punters can sit on, to the cheeky message below a high window that states "This emergency exit may require Parkour." Unlike too many BrewDog bars in the UK, it's quite well lit too, making the whole experience less gloomy and instead uplifting. That's all backed up by really friendly staff, who were happy to point out local Finnish beer including an extraordinary one that tasted of ripe banana. There's also free wifi, the password seemingly the same as that found in other BrewDog bars.. The beer is expensive, no doubt, but that seems to be a Helsinki/Finland-wide thing rather than particular to BrewDog. Plus, unlike Bryggeri, you can taste the beer here before you buy it, which is certainly welcome.

My husband, the beer snob, who thinks nothing of dropping 5eur on a can of craft beer (yeah - a…read morecan) anxiously awaited the opening of this place like a child waiting on Father Christmas in Summertime. It was kind of sad and pathetic but it also gave him back his will to live, which I had taken from him some time ago. Thanks, BrewDog! His newfound vigor for life can be attributed to your presence just a three minute walk from our home. Score! This is the kind of bar I was missing after (I always mention it...) moving here from San Francisco, the land of beer and wine bars and craft/artisan/mixologized (insert anything really here). BrewDog is so awesome I wish they'd let me bring my baby here. Because if I they did, I'd be waiting outside their window right now, queuing up for one of their delicious craft ciders. On the topic of craft beer, they do it right and they have very knowledgeable bartenders to steer you in the right direction should you not be so knowledgeable. I am, my husband is, but we heard the experts dropping some education for the lesser-familiar several times last night. In the nice, helpful way - not the hipster-glare-y way that one may be accustomed to at some other choice spots. Great interior - very San Francisco, London, New York. Love the attention to detail but in a very Devil-may-care fashion, loads of seating, I think there's a pool table? (Ok. I was really intoxicated last time and sitting in a dark corner). The mood is congenial, people are in high spirits, the bar is hopping, and it is the least-Finnish bar I have been to in Finland. Which is to say: It's my new favorite. All Hail the Dog!

Eh... Not what I thought it would be. While they had some…read morecool drinks (daiquiri w/donuts, popcorn ice cream cocktail), a lot was still left to be desired. This is a spot I would traipse upon after being quite inebriated & calling it a night or going to before starting my night out. They did play good music though. But the atmosphere was too seedy and the space to just breathe was non-existent. Creative, yet the cocktails were way too sugary & poor execution of the environment.

Very nice cocktail bar. Average price is 9,5 euro pr drink. If you like expresso martini and to…read moreshake good cocktails this is the stop for you Here over reviews from the coctails. O passion margarita Fresh and sour = yummy Flyday Coriander sour drink very nice and green with a nice smell of fresh taste a small martini cocktail Cocodaim Milkshake for grown ups a mix of daim meet bounty bar in a drink need to try this after a sour drink. Mango daiquiri Very Fruity and fresh. Perfect girls drink Expresso martini If your to expresso martini you need to try this one. Very nice and very balance flavored lots of love in this drink.

Very informative bartender. Friendly place. A Jem well hidden. Sound like an English bar. Very good…read morebeer.

Nice small bar with good selection of drinks and a small sunny terrace.read more

This is perhaps not the place I would come for food but it is a very nice and relaxed bar. It has a…read moremixed clientele with both some of the local boozers and a lot of younger people. They have a good range of beer and also a very decent wine list where one can find such exciting things like the Portuguese sparkling wines of Filipa Pato (one of the more prominent wine makers of Bairrada in Portugal. In general more of a fun place to head for drinks and i always enjoy going here as the atmosphere invites to fun. The service is always friendly and relaxed so come here when you are just having a regular night out on town

Glutein free bread is made here and it's awesome with the meat! Love the decoration and the relaxed…read morevery good service. The food is tasty and they serve good variety of beers. My favourite is the non alcoholic ginger beer together with the meat bread. Wouldn't visit trying also the delicious salmon soup! Well done guys!!

This is a very large bar with an amazing selection of gin - 97 different kinds, in fact! The gin &…read moretonics are garnished with various berries and spices, depending on what's compatible with the gin you selected. So while it has the appearance of a steampunk-themed dive bar, they know how to make a good drink. My one complaint is that we were offered small tastes of a couple different gins - combined it was less than a shot and we didn't request them, so I was surprised when we were charged €7 (on top of €11 per drink). Otherwise, great decor, fabulous music from the 40s, and vey friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit, and I loved the bar's own brand of gin.

I went here with a small group to celebrate a friend's birthday party. Noticeable even before…read moreentering the bar was the music, the main attraction of this establishment. There was a 3€ entry fee/coat checking. The steam themed decor was scant, at best, and the service was lackluster. Many of us did not get drinks for half an hour. Despite the music (the live DJ was on top of his game) this bar receives a 1 star due to an inexcusable flaw and service policy. While at the steam bar, I wanted to take a break and use my steamer (an electronic cigarette.) They do not have a smoking room, so smokers are to go outside. I went to the coat-check with my ticket, (late October in Helsinki), and told them I'm going to step outside and return. I was informed of a policy they have, not to return jackets but instead to loan out a thin 'blanket' to smokers. Not only was I adverse to the idea of sharing a blanket with every previous bar patron who wanted to step outside, but my personal vaporizer was in my jacket. When I informed the two people at the coat check of this, I was told that I "could go buy cigarettes at the bar." After making it clear that I want my vaporizer from my jacket and that I do not want to buy cigarettes, that the purpose of me having a personal steam machine is to prevent me from smoking cigarettes, they agreed to release my jacket to me. At a cost of an additional 3€. This is not a joke, and after being polite more than long enough I even began to argue the point of jacket extortion to no avail. I was told "every time I want to touch my coat, it will cost an additional 3€. As a line formed behind me, I eventually told them that I'll take my jacket, and pay the fee upon return. As a matter of principle I did not return, and missed the rest of my friend's birthday. This bar had a lot of potential, but poor hygiene, rude staff, greedy management and terrible rules made creating a yelp account worth the effort.

tl;dr - Great atmosphere, friendly staff, fantastic DJs, and don't forget to try the cocktails (or…read morethe coffee, if you're not into drinking)! There's something about the ambience in here that I really love, and so I can easily say it's my favorite bar in Helsinki. This place is the site of the former canteen for the harbour workers, hence its name, and the interior decor is very representative of its history. Across the ceiling are numerous flags from different countries, and along the walls you'll see some photos of the old canteen. The furniture is classy, old-fashioned and gives the bar an incredibly cozy feeling, more like hanging out at home than in a public venue. The bar counter itself is part of a boat hull, which is also really cool. The cocktails/mixed drinks are all great, and they've got a couple of local specialities that can't be missed, such as the Bus Island Iced Tea, a Jätkäsaari spinoff of a Long Island Iced Tea. The beer selection is pretty standard, so if you're not into the fancier drinks, you're covered. The coffee and pastries have also been good from my experience, as well as the selection of tea (although you're paying a bit much for a cup of hot water). The music selection seems to rotate every so often - for the first couple times that I came here, it was mostly classic Finnish rock. Another few times, it was Latino music. The live DJs are both wonderful, especially the one who works on Saturdays - he was making up short poems as a form of introduction to the upcoming songs, as well as occasionally whipping out a small flute and playing it! Very spunky guy, and fun to listen to. The staff are also fantastic - I didn't sit at the bar to chat with them, but they are definitely friendly and they like to converse with their customers. I think there is a large group of locals who come in as regulars here, and they've gotten to know the bartenders well. There's always a swarming crowd in the evenings on weekends at the bar, so be warned - get your seats early! It's much quieter on weekdays, but it's certainly not empty.

Great bar near Clarion Hotel and tram stop. Nice atmosphere for small group conversation with great…read moreservice, charming decor, and Finnish classic rock covers playing on an antique turntable. Homemade salmiakki highly recommended!

Great drinks and people. The vibes here are super cool and the drinks are really good as well. I…read morehad the New York resolution which is the one with the chocolate stripe. It was super good and actually not too sweet. Highly recommend this bar.

Came on a Thursday evening around 8:00 pm, there was plenty of open table. The cocktail bar wasn't…read morehard to find, the server quickly attended to us. We ordered four cocktails today - would recommend: Kate Moist and Petal for more light cocktails. Great experience overall, we tried to get two cocktails to go, however, they stop selling at 9 pm due to Finland law. Would definitely come back! A good place to hang out and chat with friends while enjoying a cocktail or two!