The day we arrived in Helsinki, we walked past Casa Italia, the smell on the street was fantastic…read more We went there for dinner the next night, it turned out to be authentic and amazing! So amazing, we went back the following night for a cannoli and our last night in town for dinner again. The food was delicious and the owner was wonderful! I highly recommend this restaurant! Make a reservation, it can get busy!

Cute place, very authentic and must if you love italian food. We tried the pollo was other…read moregorgonzola cheese and njuda- molto buono, and the smoked tuna salad also molto buono. Definitely try their tiramisu the best I've tried outside of Italy, made the right way, with mascarpone and no cream. Friendly Italian staff too. Heading back there for lunch tomorrow to try the cannoli.

This another outlet of roaster Torrefazione and it is by far the best one. There is plenty of…read moreseating and so far it has not been very crowded when I have been here which has really benefited the quality of the coffee made (not as uneven as their other place). The coffee is a bit dark for my taste but still some very good coffee available. In addition to the good coffee I must also recommend the salads that are excellent, especially the parma and the salsiccia salads. The smoothies are also fresh and delicious.

Have you been to La Torrefazione's second place at Kluuvi? Also Fratello sets standards when it…read morecomes to great coffee. And not just the taste convinces. It's also fun to watch them preparing it. Would you like to have some pastry with your cappuccino or latte macchiato? Well, they have a big variety. Or maybe you should even consider a ball of delicious Swiss Mövenpick ice cream. Fratello's location and interior might not be as great as at La Torrefazione on Aleksanterinkatu. Anyway it is definitely a must for coffee lovers.

I really enjoyed this place. I had the Risotto ai gamberini (Crab risotto. Scampi, onion, garlic,…read morefresh thyme, butter, parmesan, parsley oil). They had both large and small portions so I opted for the latter. It was arguably the best risotto I've had in ages ... just delicious. The small was likely the best size for me but I'm sure I could have eaten the larger portion because it was so good. Service was great and the restaurant was comfortable. Highly recommend.

Rodolfo used to be a nice place with a kind of an old classic Italian restaurant feel. Then they…read morerenovated the place. It lost its feel. The overall look and feel of the interior is very light colored where as it used to have darker wood etc for a better ambiance. Now it looks like 2123421245 other restaurants in Helsinki. Also they've cut back the menu a lot in terms of what is available. Barely any pastas?? Used to love the ragu with spaghetti and everything else they had. They've ruined what used to be a nice cozy place with a traditional feel.

Really delicious, authentic Italian food and friendly service! Very positive surprise in a shopping…read moremall atmosphere! I'd definitely go again!

From the owner: Italialainen ravintola Ristorante Lo Stretto. Ristorante Lo Stretto on aito italialainen ravintola,…read morejonne olet tervetullut yksin-kaksin-porukalla tai koko perheen voimalla. Laajasta a la carte -listastamme löytyvät mm. muutaman valmiin menuehdotuksen lisäksi, alkuruoat, maukkaat pizzat, erilaiset pastaruoat (oman keittiön tuorepastasta), liha- ja kalaruoat, jälkiruokia ja hyviä juomia unohtamatta. Lounasta tarjoilemme arkipäivisin klo 11-15, päivittäin vaihtuvalla lounaslistalla. Meiltä voit myös hakea pizzat ja ruoka-annokset kotiin. "Vera cucina italiana - specialita mediterranea". Benvenuti .

Best lunch in town! Also evening informal dinner is great. Good food and friendly serviceread more

I consider Rivoletto's pizzas to be some of the best I've had. The interior isn't anything special…read morebut the service is friendly. I visit the place for lunch once or twice a week and it's absolutely one of my favourites in Helsinki region. They have a menu of five items daily for 10e. Lunch includes a salad buffet along with main course. The main dishes are mostly traditional Scandinavian cuisine. They also offer gluten-free pasta.

I would totally ditch my kid and my husband any night of the week to go hang out at Milli Miglia…read moreand drink sparkling wine and listen to awesome music (Hole, Patsy Cline, Supergrass were stand-outs last night) and be just another free-wheeling Helsinki Hipster, untethered from the 5,000 lb weight that is my Bugaboo Buffalo, family, mortgage, etc... I'd cozy into one of the banquettes or I'd pop a squat on a window-front bar stool and take in the scenery out on the quiet street. I'd drink sparkling wine out of adorable saucers, I'd let the kitschy but super cool Fellini's-Italy-style vibe and design suck me into another time and place. It's romantic and gritty and colorful. I highly recommend MIlli Miglia. I could mention that the bartenders are fine, the drink variety is pretty good, the place is big enough for a get-together but too small for a proper party, blah blah blah. But it doesn't really matter. You just need to go experience this tiny bit of joy for yourself. You're welcome.

Service was a little slow at first, the day was busy and they were busy getting tables cleared. I…read moreget it. The cover of the menu gives an expectation and I think we met it half way. Generally my experience is the tomato sauces available are just good. It's up to the cook/ chef to enhance it. The pizza dough was delicious, among the best we've had in Europe. Plenty of pie to eat, we did not finish ours nor did we take it to go. The environment was warm and welcoming, blankets available for some customers was a nice touch. My German Riesling was excellent.

I had bookmarked this place before visiting Helsinki based on Yelp reviews and the proximity to the…read moreUniversity of Helsinki where I was attending a conference. It is centrally located right opposite the Helsinki cathedral and has a chill, laidback, welcoming vibe. Like most places in Helsinki, service was great. But, the food itself unfortunately felt overrated, at least based on the single item I ordered - a margherita pizza. I was looking forward to a good Neapolitan pizza but the dough was too soft and thin to hold the toppings, and the tomato sauce was almost liquid'y and dripping, making it very messy to eat. I actually struggled to cut the pizza with the provided knife because the dough was so thin; it would have been much easier if they sliced the pizza before serving. With flavors as subtle as that of the margherita pizza, the basil is such an important component and I wish they hadn't skimped on it - a little more would have definitely improved the dish.

Jamie W. and I were staying in the heavily residential Töölö area of Helsinki when we decided we…read moredidn't want to traipse downtown in the bitter Nordic cold for dinner. I noticed on the Yelp app that this Italian eatery was about a five-minute walk from our hotel, so we decided why not. After all, we were bold enough to try ramen in the afternoon, so Italian food seemed marginally less risky given Rome is closer to Helsinki than Tokyo. Approaching the restaurant on a quiet side street, it turned out to be the main floor of a large apartment building with an enclosed patio where diners brought their dogs (photo: http://bit.ly/1WX2RaM). Inside the main area was a casual bar and eatery that looked like someone's 1970's-era den (photo: http://bit.ly/1T0koxs). The menu had a little bit of everything: pastas, pizzas, main and side dishes, and just one salad, the 15 € Insalata alla Caesar with grated Parmesan, a wedge of lemon, and a choice of a side. I decided on grilled octopus which came out as one thick, charred tentacle (photo: http://bit.ly/1YiYlC6). For my entree, I tried the 18 € Filetto di Manzo Marmorizzato (Grilled Marbled Fillet of Beef), which was a hefty, juicy portion of what tasted like skirt steak (photo: http://bit.ly/1WkDsZq). It was prepared medium rare and was certainly all the protein I could handle on a plate. Even though they offered vegetable sides, I still went for the 4 € Pasta al Aglio (with Garlic) which turned out to be a creamy garlic sauce the looked like it was squeezed out of a tube (photo: http://bit.ly/1qapyLH). It wasn't my favorite. Jamie got all predictable and ordered the 14 € Salame Classico Pizze with salami slices, artichoke hearts, and buffalo mozzarella. It was prepared rustically in an irregular shape with balsamic vinegar drizzled all over it (photo: http://bit.ly/1UOBf7z). It was the simple pizza Jamie wanted but not substantial enough to satisfy his appetite, which may explain why we made a beeline to downtown afterward for dessert at Kappeli. There was just one server for the restaurant, but he was adept at managing a lot of tables through the course of the evening. It's the type of place I probably wouldn't even notice back in the states, but there was a certain amount of cozy comfort found here that we enjoyed for a spell. FOOD - 3 stars...nothing that stands out but nothing that offended either, just unadorned Italian comfort food AMBIANCE - 3 stars...felt like somebody's house during the Watergate era SERVICE - 4 stars...that one server kept awfully busy, he could have used a helper TOTAL - 3 stars...not the cutting edge of Helsinki's culinary scene

visiting Helsinki for 1st time, walked around for dinner and found this place…read more definitely different menu vs USA. reindeer, moose, rabbit. tried the octopus, delicious. went salame artichoke pizza, very good as well. nice atmosphere, nice servers.