Good food but for some reason they can't cook the steak properly medium rare. It's always more like…read morewelldone.

How do you know that a place is popular (and damn Good)? 1) They run out of food, and 2) hungry…read morepeople decide it's worth the wait and continue to queue up at the counter. That was my experience. The menu is short and sweet. Consists of 4 very well-made burgers. The pulled pork "burger" (actually shreds of pork heaped onto a bun) wins, hands down. Moist, flavorful, and addictive. As for other choices: My friend loved her goose burger. And we (and many others) kept ogling the beef patty with bacon. Whatever you pick, you can't go wrong. You order and pay at the counter. Then sit back and wait for your order to be called. Meanwhile, thanks to the open kitchen/prep aprea, you can watch the hard-at-work cooks prepare your burger to perfection. Note: There's not much seating -- 8 seats at the counter, plus 5-6 tables upstairs. Either go during off-peak hours (whenever those are!) or share a table with other hungry & happy diners (which I totally recommend!).

What a fun place. Good food and decent prices (especially for Finland). I had the reindeer which…read morewas perfect. The decor was bright and cozy. A Finnish gin & tonic is a must-try cocktail.

Classy yet casual coffee shop and dining place, with lunch buffee during weekdays. The buffet price…read moreis around 14 euros, well in par with the quality. During busy hours, this place can get very noisy - which is perfectly ok. Today's buffee contained traditional Finnish meatballs and gravy, as well as kaalikääryle, that is, a typical cole-wrapped ground meat paste. Both were tasty, and enjoyable. Dessert coffee was as tasty as can be expected.

Came here on 2 separate occasions. Since it was near my hotel. The food wasn't anything crazy and a…read morelittle pricey. This place is known for their fried herring. First few bites of this were pretty good. Salty and flavorful that comes with mashed potatoes that helps reset your taste buds when it gets too salty. But after halfway, I got tired of the taste. Wasn't enough variety. The salmon wasn't anything crazy. The shrimp tartar sauce that came with it was really tasty.

First meal in Finland, after checking into the hotel checked Yelp for a real Helsinki style…read morecuisine. This came up and we took Uber and arrived 10 minutes later. We tried quite a few things, my buddy wanted to sample their different looking items as well. It was fun trying their seafood, their unique sauces that accompanied them, the lamb, the mystery fish which I couldn't find in google translate, the wild mushroom soup, and to top it off was that excellent cloudberry cheesecake. Had to google was 'cloudberry' was and this was the definition "Cloudberries are very juicy, and they taste a bit like a cross between a raspberry and a red currant". We were sold! So unique and different at the same time had to upload a picture so one could see what they look like before turned into a dessert. For sure would return to this place, great service, excellent tasting food which is so different from other countries.

The food is good and the pasta portions are bigger than they appear on the photos because they…read moreserve in deep dishes . I was disappointed by not getting bread with the meal because the sauce was very good. there is not table service , they have beer and wine . I would repeat for lunch , not dinner .

Great service and wonderful food! We found Cafe Bar 9 while out walking and decided to stop in…read more Very glad we did. We will definitely be back.

Great, fresh food. The chef came out a couple of times. Great attention to detail. Small, local…read morerestaurant, highly recommend.

OMG seriously the buffet haven: clean fresh selection of soup salad veggies bread coffee tea and…read morefor an added .30 euro (30 cents) for a whopping total of 10 euros you got yourself a feeding trough. Plus a full bar for more pleasure. Undervalued, overlooked perhaps, this is a find.

We had the 3 course tasting menu with wine. The service was excellent, very friendly and humble…read more They were able to accommodate our dietary restrictions (pescatarian, no shellfish, one with an egg allergy) with advance notice. As a complimentary starter, we were served fried cauliflower with a light cheesy breading. First course was risotto with cauliflower rice, topped with two kinds of cauliflower powder (cauliflower and cauliflower leaves) and salmon roe. It was a delicious blend of smoky, cheesy, and salty flavors. Main course was pan-fried perch over pickled beets, topped with a marigold leaf and a few garnishes of kohlrabi. For dessert, a terrarium of chocolate pudding, a light topping of ice cream and chocolate ganache with a few green leaves (sage?) presented in a small mason jar. It was all so delightful! The wine pairings were excellent: a light bubbly, an Italian pinot grigio that was orange in color and very drinkable, and a Chilean dessert wine that had hints of honey. I'd love to come back next time I am in Helsinki. This is a small cozy neighborhood restaurant that has a warm, friendly inviting ambiance. Seats about 20 total in the restaurant.

From the owner: Ravintola Toca avattiin toukokuussa 2013 ja se on kolmen hengen pieni yksityinen yritys. Toca…read moretarjoaa lounasta ja illallista, se on rento ja tunnelmallinen illanviettopaikka pariskunnille, kaveriseurueille ja bisnestapaamisiin.