We arrived in this cosy restaurant half an hour before it was supposed to close. That didn't seem…read moreto be a problem since we were warmly welcome by the friendly staff nonetheless. The restaurant mostly serves Moroccan dishes. There are about four to choose from. Since we were the only customers there, we were served very quickly. The food was excellent and reasonably priced. We both had the vegetable tagine. All the ingredients seemed very fresh and crispy. The sizes of our portions was about average. All in all we had very pleasant experience in this restaurant.

Great place for dinner that happened to have a perfect €19 pairing of a main course, salad, and…read moreglass of wine for dinner on a Friday night. Looks a bit like a fast food joint from the outside but turned out to be a delightful fast casual spot with variety of very good Moroccan and Middle Eastern fusion dishes. Decent prices, friendly staff and good service, pretty good food. Will be coming back!

We came here at 9:55 pm thinking that this place closed at 11 pm. But they actually closed at 10 pm…read morethat evening. The staff member was kind enough to take our orders even though we couldn't eat in-store. It took about 15 minutes to get our food. Everyone really enjoyed their food. The falafel wrap could have used more flavor though and I could barely taste the spicy sauce that I requested on it. But the ingredients were fresh. Someone else who ordered the beef wrap thought it was interesting that the beef was a patty but still liked it. The chicken wrap was tasty according to someone else. We also ordered the loaded fries, which were really good but the halloumi was kind of too stringy and weird for us to enjoy or finish.

Finished with sightseeing from the nearby design museum, it was getting close to time to start…read moredrinking with my friends. Rather than start up with an empty stomach, I thought to get a quick bite before the meetup. Fafa's to the rescue. When I arrived, I was one of only three other people in the restaurant but they suddenly got a rush and the place almost completely filled up. Crazy, but after my meal I can understand why it's so popular. Chicken and hummus pita, with the hot chilli on it. The young lady behind the counter understood enough English for that, and that I was going to have it here. A few minutes later, my order was called out and I was able to dig in. If the intention here is to eat this as a sandwich, they're crazy. At least the first part, you'll need to fork out pieces and eat them separately or it all falls apart. Delicious fresh and crisp vegetables, hot and spicy chicken, cooling yogurt sauce. All mixed together for a great and not-too-expensive meal. Well done, Fafa's! [Review 10095 overall, 1681 of 2018.]

Clever fusion between nordic and Turkish cuisine. Much of the food is subtle and harmonious. But…read morethe tangy yogurt lentil flower has some of the most bold contrasting flavors. Order the chef's menu to get small plate portions of the chef's most interesting creations. This place is best experienced with a small group sharing plates family style which is consistent with the mezze concept. The servers are patient and efficient and very knowledgeable about wine pairings with the food. Most will readily tell you their favorite items as well.

This is one very fine restaurant! I regret to discover it only now. It has a Turkish touch, and…read moreit's the perfect amount. The mezes are very special and main dishes are very tasty, as well as the desserts. Been here a month ago, too and I realised that the menu has already been updated with new tastes. It seems like ill be a regular here, unless they update the prices, too. Right now it is just the perfect atmosphere.

I was so impressed by this place that I decided to add the location to yelp. I've had kebab all…read moreover the world, and this is hands down the best I've ever had. I got lamb. And I am in heaven. The meat is so freaking good. I bought a full lunch. You pay one price and get soup, plate, and drink. I would seriously come back to this country just to eat this again.

This place was fantastic! Great and friendly service combined with DELICIOUS lamb Kebap meat. The…read moreportions were generous and the sides were fantastic, too. My wife had the chicken kebap meat on a salad and that was great as well. The spicy haberno apple hot sauce could have had more kick but I liked the flavor. Highly recommended for a tasty and fast lunch.

Our recent visit to restaurant OX in Helsinki was a real feast for the eyes, as well as the palate…read more The restaurant serves bistro style food from ingredients from the season and the wine list features small producers also from the biodynamic movement. The small restaurant is rather new in town, located on the edge of the center and Punavuori. The ambience is warm and welcoming when we stepped into the restaurant. Fall was creaping on us and I felt very comfortable in the cozy little corner table. While waiting for our dinner company, we browsed through the list of available bubblies by the glass: Philipponat and Fleury Rose were the choices of the evening. When our friends arrived, we realized we could have ordered a bottle. The list by the glass was sufficient but nothing to get excited about. The menu gave us two options: either go for a surprise menu, or choose dishes from a la carte. Tricky, as well all wanted the tasting menu, but there were several picky people in the dinner party: my date with his dislike for sea food, my friend E who does not eat mushrooms and J, who is just picky because he can (why make up any excuse for that). The waiter was kind enough to tell us what was on the surprise menu, so that we could make our order. We went for a mix, my date choosing a la carte, and me going for the surprise. The boys ended up browsing the wine menu for a long time before settling for the Printz von Hessen 2002 Riesling. I take it as there were so many good alternatives to select from. For food we had some lovely lamb tartar, pork tongue with beetroot, cabbage soup with kale, and deep fried cod. Mmmm..deep fried, but still very fresh, and some German Spätburgunder to wash it down. However, the desserts were the best: sea buckthorn parfait with chocolate and hazelnut, and lingonberry ice cream with basil cake and strawberries. They were both delicious. The only thing I can give a negative comment about is the service. It was not bad. Not unfriendly. But the waiter just seemed exhausted with all of our questions. We did take a lot of her time with asking about the foods and wine, but still, you could take it that we were just really interested. Perhaps she did not mean anything, but we just didn't feel the love. Anyway. Great experience. Not horrible on the bank account, perhaps we paid 50 something Euros for the five course menu. Beautiful and tasty food! I can warmly recommend.

Fantastic in every way possible. Great food flavor, size of portions, service, and price. I got the…read moreNever Ending meal and had 14 courses for 100 EUR. Fantastic.

Thought it was a ramen spot that turned out to be a…read moredumpling place. SUPER watered down flavors, my husband who is Chinese couldn't even take the rather bland flavors for a dumpling. I don't even know what I ordered. It was that unmemorable. I know it was an 18 piece menu deal that came along with two additional sides and two sauces. Some assorted dumplings that all tasted cold and alike. Only refeshing item was the bottle ginger tea I washed it all down with. Nearly 30€ down the drain, my husband and I ended up eating at burger king. Gentrified dumplings is a crime!

Tasty Chinese fast-food place in Kamppi shopping centre, they have great selection of dumplings,…read moresides and sauces. Even baos! As a person who lived 4 years in China, I'm satisfied.

Maybe the most fine dining-like restaurant in Tapiola. Their lunch is table-served and usually…read moreexcellent. I have been eating dinner here couple of times and I have nothing bad to say about it either. A very good restaurant with (in a good way) slightly old-fashioned atmosphere and good service. Somehow Kylä doesn't "touch" me, but it's nice anyway.

Im a huge fan of Pilpel, which is a Israeli falafel shop in London. So when I learned from my…read morecolleague that there's a falafel shop with a similar concept in Helsinki, I begged him to try it out right away. Fafa now has several locations in Helsinki and we went to their latest venture - the shop located near Kamppi. I was very happy to see a Sabich salad featured on the menu; Sabich means typically the addition of aubergines and boiled eggs to the pita or salad. I went for the spicy option and was positively surprised by the genuine kick that the chilli sauce added. My colleague went for the "normal" falafel pita sandwich. My salad was ok to good - flavourwise it was spot on, but I disliked the fact that they puffed up the salad with too much lettuce. Now, don't get me wrong: I ordered a salad after all and now I'm complaining about too much lettuce? - Well, as I mentioned earlier I love the Pilpel chain in London and when they do these kinds of salads, actual lettuce is only part of the equation and the rest is made up of spiced cabbage (both white and red), tomatoes, hummus, onions etc. My colleague was mightily happy with his falafel pita/sandwich and I have to say it looked quite delicious. Overall, I was quite happy with my visit here...and I will definitely return when I visit Helsinki next time. (Oh, only this time I will not sit in, as the smell of fried falafels really stays in your clothes for quite a while ;-)

Server sneezed, wipe the nose with his hands and proceeded to prepare my food without cleaning his…read morehands. Cauliflower is burned.