(The Restaurants of the Guide Michelin) Centre

POSTRES - (Sarnuh Wirgentius)
Eteläesplanadi 8 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 663300
- Closed 2 weeks July, 23 December-7 January, Saturday lunch, Monday dinner and Sunday
Rest - Menu 53/69 €
♦ Modern ♦ Design ♦ Intimate ♦
Professionlly run restaurant on the esplanade, divided into two stylish rooms decorated in blach and silver. Classical Scandtnavian cooking favours the Nordic techniques of salting and cunng but also displays subtle modern and innovative touches. Don't miss the desserts - they are a particular strength.

G. W. SUNDMANS
Etelaranta 16
tel (09) 67285400
- Closed Easter, midsummer, 27-30 December, 1-6 January, Saturday lunch, Sunday and bank holidays
Rest - Menu 65/125 €
♦ Modern ♦ Elegant ♦
Five elegant dining rooms on the first floor of a 19C Russian Empire style building - formerly home to merchant ship captain Gustaf Wilhelm Sundman. Choose from 3, 5, 7 or 9 courses and matching wines. Accomplished cooking is modern, elaborate and original and dishes are presented in an appealing manner.

SAVOY
Etelaesplanadt 14 (8th floor) - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 61285300
- Closed Easter, Christmas, midsummer, Saturday lunch and Sunday
Rest - Menu 65/104 € - Carte 76/91 €
♦ Modern ♦ Elegant ♦ Individual ♦
The city's most famous restaurant - opened in 1937 and offering impressive views from its 8th floor setting. Choose from updated versions of old favourites or a seasonal 4 course menu of refined, attractively presented modern dishes.

OLO - (Pekka Terava)
Pohjoisesplanadi 5 - (M) Kaisaneimi
tel (070) 3206250
- Closed July, Easter, midsummer, Christmas, Saturday lunch, Monday dinner and Sunday
Rest - (booking essential) (set menu only) Menu 45/144 €
♦ Innovative ♦ Design ♦
Modern, minimalist restaurant within an attractive 19C townhouse on the harbourside. Cooking is exciting and innovative and uses stimulating ingredient combinations with contrasting tastes and textures. Relaxed yet professional service heightens the experience. Choose between a 6 or 9 course set menu.

DEMO - (Tommi Tuominen)
Uudenmaankatu 9-11 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (09) 22890840
- Closed 3 weeks July, Easter, midsummer, Christmas-New Year, Saturday lunch, Sunday and Monday
Rest - (dinner only) (booking essential) (set menu only)
♦ Modern ♦ Intimate ♦ Menu 62/102 €
An unassuming-looking restaurant decorated in neutral tones and hung with huge cotton pendant lights. Classically based cooking combines French and Finnish influences to produce robust, satisfying dishes with a subtle modern edge. Choose 4-7 courses; the menu is presented verbally and changes almost daily.

LUOMO - (Jouni Toivanen)
Katariinankatu 1 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 7357287
- Closed Sunday, Monday and bank holidays
Rest - (dinner only) (booking essential) (set menu only)
♦ Innovative ♦ Individual ♦ Menu 59/79 €
Take the lift up to this brightly lit, minimalist restaurant and ask for a table overlooking the harbour. Modern 3, 5 and 7 course menus follow the seasons and wines are available to match. Local ingredients feature in skilfully prepared, inventive dishes which display influences from around the globe.

ASK - (Filip Lanqhoff)
Vironkatu 8 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (040) 581 8100
- Closed 3 weeks July, Easter, midsummer, 24-30 December, Sunday and Monday
Rest - (dinner only) (set menu only) Menu 55/85 €
♦ Modern ♦ Intimate ♦
It may be hidden away but this welcoming restaurant is well-known. It's a charming place, run by a delightful, experinced couple, who offer modern Nordic cooking crafted almost entirely from organic ingredients. Dishes are light and original produce is top quality and flavours are clearly defined.

SASSO
Pohjoisesplanadi 17 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 73456240
- Closed Easter, midsummer, 24-27 December, 1 January an Saturday lunch
Rest - Menu 36/61 € - Carte dinner 44/68 €
♦ Italian ♦ Fashionable ♦
Start with a drink in the smart bar-lounge of this chic harbourside restaurant then head on into the stylish dining room. The well-run kitchen uses Scandinavian ingredients to create north Italian dishes with a modern touch.

FISHMARKET
Pohjoisesplanadi 17 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 73456220
- Closed Easter, Christmas and Sunday
Rest - (dinner only) Menu 49 € - Carte 47/65 €
♦ Fish and seafood ♦ Fashionable ♦
This smart, bright basement is divided into several different areas and decorated with contemporary, fish-related art. Try oysters or crustacean platters from the bar or accomplished modern seafood dishes from the main kitchen.

YUME - Kämp Hotel
Kluuvikatu 2 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 57611718
- Closed July, 22 December-2 January, Sunday and Monday
Rest - (dinner only) Menu 54 € - Carte 39/50 €
♦ Asian ♦ Design ♦
Contemporary hotel restaurant with modern Asian-inspired decor and a large heated terrace. A wide selection of Asian fare includes Japanese hot stone plates and dishes to share; many recipes are adapted to suit European tastes.

HAVIS - Haven Hotel
Eteliiranta 16
tel (09) 67285800
- Closed Easter, 6 December, lunch Saturday and Sunday October-May
Rest Menu 25/45 € - Carte 44/78 €
♦ Fish and seafood ♦ Elegant ♦
19C harbourside restaurant serving carefully crafted seafood dishes. Various dining rooms - one with an elegant vaulted ceiling and maritime murals; another with a contemporary open kitchen - are set around a courtyard terrace.

GROTESK
Ludviginkatu 10 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (070) 4702700
- Closed Easter, Christmas, Saturday lunch and Sunday
Rest - Menu 28/49 € - Carte dinner 45/62 €
♦ Meats and grills ♦ Fashionable ♦ Brasserie ♦
Smart, buzzy. restaurant behind an impressive 19C façde, comprising a fashionable cocktail bar a wine bar serving interesting small plates; and a chic dining room decorated in black, white and red, which specialises in steaks.

NOKKA
Kanavaranta 7F
tel (09) 67285600
- Closed Saturday lunch and Sunday
Rest -Menu 44/82 € - Carte 60/79 €
♦ Modern ♦ Elegant ♦
Converted harbourside warehouse with a nautical feel - look out for the huge anchor and propeller. There's a cookery school, a wine cellar and a smart glasswalled kitchen. Modern Finnish cuisine relies on small farm producers.

SALUTORGET
Pohjoisesplanadi 15 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 67285950
- Closed midsummer, Christmas, Easter and Sunday dinner
Rest - Menu 50 € - Carte 37/62 €
♦ International ♦ Brasserie ♦ Elegant ♦
An old bank, located on the esplanade; now an elegant restaurant with impressive columns and attractive stained , glass. The classic brasserie-style menu has global influences. Have afternoon tea or Sunday brunch in the plush cocktail bar.

CHEF & SOMMELIER (Sasu Laukkonen)
Huvilakatu 28A
tel (400) 959440
- Closed 21 Iune-t August, 10 days Christmas, 1 week February, Easter, Sunday, Monday and bank holidays
Rest - (dinner only) (booking essential) (set menu only) Menu 51 €
♦ Modern ♦ Neighbourhood ♦
Tiny, simply decorated restaurant with a friendly atmosphere, secreted amongst residential apartment blocks. The open kitchen uses carefully chosen organic and wild ingredients in modern, original Finnish cooking. The passionate chefs deliver dishes to the tables themselves and explain the techniques used.

MURU
Fredrikinkatu 41 - (M) Kamppi
tel (09) 42891213
- Closed Easter, midsummer, 25 and 31 December, Sunday, Monday and bank holidays
Rest - (dinner only) (booking essential) Menu 46/52 €
♦ Modern ♦ Neighbourhood ♦ Trendy ♦
Three passionate young owners and a charming, chatty team have created a vibrant, welcoming spot. It's cosy and rustic with a contemporary edge, displaying quirky wine-themed lighting and a bar made from old wine boxes. Cooking is refined yet gutsy; there are two sittings for dinner and booking is a must.

SPIS
Kasarmikatu 26
tel (045) 305 1211
- Closed Sunday, Monday and bank holidays
Rest - (dinner only) (booking essential) (set menu only) Menu 50/77 €
♦ Modern ♦ Individual ♦
Intimate restaurant seating just 18; the decor is 'faux derelict', with exposed brick and plaster walls. Creative, flavoursome cooking features Nordic flavours in attractive, imaginative combinations. Most dishes are vegetable-based.

TOCA
Unioninkatu 18
tel (044) 5922222
- Closed 27 December-s January, midsummer, Sunday and Monday
Rest - (dinner only and lunch Tuesday-Thursday - set
menu only at dinner) (booking essential) Menu 45/65 €
♦ Modern ♦ Trendy ♦ Individual ♦
Modest little bistro run by three young owners. Cooking displays an original mix of Italian simplicity and Finnish modernity, courtesy of the chefs' origins. Lunch offers just two dishes, aimed at local workers; dinner is 3 or 5 courses.

ATELJÉ FINNE
Arkadiaroklfltu 14 - (M) Kamppi
tel (O10) 2878242
- Closed Christmas, Sunday and Monday
Rest - (ginner (only) (booking advisable) Menu 45 €
♦ Modern ♦ Bistro ♦
The old studio of Finnish sculport Gunnar Finne, who worker here for over 30 years. Local art decorates the small bistro-style dinning rooms on three levels. Regieflal dishes are given subtle modem and internatlional twists.

LYON
Mannerheimintie 56
tel (09) 408 131
- Closed July, midsummer, faster, Christmas, Sundoy, Mondoy ana bank holidays
Rest - (dinner only) Menu 52 € - Carte 49/55 €
♦ French ♦ Bistro ♦
Well-established restaurant with a traditional bistro feel, set across from the Opera House. Wide-ranging menus offer seasonal French dishes crafted from Finnish ingredients. These are accompanied by a small French wine selection.

EMO
Kasarmlkatu 44 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (010) 5050900
- Closed midsummer, 22-30 December, 1 Jannuary, Sunday and lunch Saturday and Monday
Rest - Menu 32/45 €
♦ Modern ♦ Fascionable ♦
Laid-back restaurant with an adjoining bar and a frendly team.
The menu is easy-going too, offering around 10 regularly changing dishes that can be taken either as starters or main courses. Good Ingredients feature in flavoursome, unfussy preparations, which are good value and come with a contemporary touch.

FARANG
Ainonkatu 3 (inside the Kunsthalle) - (M) Kamppi
tel (010) 322 9380
- Closed Easter, Christmas, Sunday, Monday and Saturday lunch
Rest - Menu 29/66 € - Carte dinner 36/43 €
♦ South-East Asian ♦ Individual ♦
This stylish, modern restaurant is housed in the Kunsthalle art centre. One room is decorated with large photos of Thai scenes; the other is furnished in red, black and grey, with transparent curtains separating black tables. Zesty, harmonious dishes take their influences from Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia.

GAIJIN
Bulevardi 6 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (010) 3229386
- Closed Chrismas and lunch Monday, Saturday and Sunday
Rest - (booking essential) Menu 29/66 € - Carte 29/45 €
♦ Asian ♦ Fashionable ♦
Sister to Farang and Boulevard Social, wuith dark, contemporary décor, a buzzing atmosphere and attentive service. Its experienced owners offer boldly flavoured skilfully presented modern takes on Japanese, Korean and Northern Chinese recipes. The tasting menus are a good way to sample all four cuisines.

PURE BISTRO
Pohjoisesplanadi 9 - (M) Kalsanlemf
tel (050) 4003372
- Closed Easter and Christmas
Rest - Menu 27 € (lunch) - Carte 44/57 €
♦ Modern ♦ Friendly ♦
Appealing modern bistro set below bigger sister Luomo. It has a light, crisp Nordic design, two summer terraces and views over the harbour. Fresh, local ingredients feature or the concise daily menu dishes are carefully prepared and nicely base. Lunch is simple but good value.

BOULEVARD SOCIAL
Bulevardi 6 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (070) 3229382
- Closed midsummer, Christmas, Saturday lunch and Sunday
Rest - Menu 29/64 € - Carte 41/53 €
♦ Mediterranean ♦ Fashionable ♦
Owned by the same people as next door Gaijin, this lively, informal restaurant ~ offers an accessible range of authentic North Africa, Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean dishes; try the set or tasting menus to experience a cross-section of them all. If they're fully booked, ask for a seat at the counter.

PASTIS
Pieni Roobertinkatu 2
tel (070) 2928 990
- Closed 27 December-6 January, Sunday and lunch Saturday and July
Rest - (booking essential) Carte 30/52 €
♦ French classic ♦ Bistro ♦ Neighbourhood ♦
The clue is in the name: they serve classical French dishes, alongside several different brands of pastis. It's a popular place, so there's always a lively atmosphere. Lunch sees a smaller menu but service is suitably swift.

KUURNA
Meritullinkatu 6 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (070) 2878247
- Closed 2 weeks Christmas, Easter and Sunday
Rest - (dinner only) (booking essential) Menu 39 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Neighbourhood ♦
Small but very popular restaurant with a lived-in feel and seating for just twenty guests. The set menu offers three choices per course and is supplemented by blackboard specials; cooking is Finnish and follows the seasons.

A21 DINING
Kalevankatu 17 - (M) Kamppi
tel (040) 1711117
- Closed Christmas, Sunday and Monday
Rest - (dinner only) Menu 47/65 €
♦ Modern ♦ Trendy ♦ Individual ♦
Fashionable spot known as much for its cocktails as for its food. It's minimalist in style, with one room all in white and another all in black. The decor, along with the understated modern menu, follows a' forest journey' theme.

KOLO
Fredrikinkatu 37 - (M) Kamppi
tel (044) 0601661
- Closed 79 July-20 August, 22 December-10 January and Sunday
Rest - (booking essential) (set menu only) Menu 47/72 €
♦ Modern ♦ Neighbourhood ♦
Friendly, laid-back bistro that's a hit with the locals; there's no sign outside, so look for the soup tureens in the window. Tasty, seasonal cooking showcases local ingredients; techniques are modern but combinations are classical.

JUURI
Korkeavuorenkatu 27
tel (09) 635732
- Closed midsummer and 23-26 December
Rest - Menu 26/45 € - Carte 26/53 €
♦ Traditional ♦ Bistro ♦
A small bistro close to the Design Museum, with friendly service and a rustic style. Menus offer a few main dishes along with 'Sapas' - small, tapas-style plates of organic produce. Traditional Finnish recipes are brought up-to-date.


(The hotels restaurants in the Michelin Guide)

Center

KÄMP
Pohjoisesplonadi 29 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (09) 576 111
179 rm 179/350 € 179/350 € - 8 suites
Rest Yume - see restaurant listing
Rest Brasserie Kämp - Menu 44/55 € - Carte 43/71 €
♦ Grand Luxury ♦ Classic ♦
Dine from an all-day international menu in the bustling Brasserie or on Asian cuisine in Yume.

CROWNE PLAZA HELSINKI
Mannerheimintie 50
tel (09) 2521 0000
345 rm 120/280 € 135/305 € - 4 suites
Rest Macu - Menu 45 € - Carte 29/57 €
♦ Business ♦ Contemporary ♦
Make for the huge basement fitness club and spa, then kick-back in the grade the warm, welcoming restaurant which serves Mediterranean cuisine.

HILTON HELSINKI STRAND
John Stenbergin Ranta 4 - (M) Hakaniemi
tel (09) 393 51
190 rm 129/360 € 165/395 € - 7 suites
Rest Brindge - (closed Christmas, Easter, lunch Saturday and Sunday) Menu 48 € - Carte 38/60 €
♦ Business ♦ Luxury ♦ Classic ♦
Bridge offers global classic and local specialities.

HAVEN
Unioninkatu 17
tel (09) 681930
77 rm 144/269 € 174/1570 €
Rest Havis - see restaurant listing
♦ Luxury ♦ Business ♦ Stylish ♦
Eat in the lively bar and grill, the formal French brasserie or the chic restaurant. The rustic wine bar offers over 1.200 bottles.

KLAUS K
Bulevardi 2/4 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (020) 7704700
- Closed Christmas
137 rm 120/300 € 130/350 € - 2 suites
Rest Toscanini (20) 7704773 - Menu 49 € (dinner)
♦ Luxury ♦ Design ♦ - Carte 28/59 €
Modern Tuscan cuisine is served under an embossed metal celling in the lively restaurant.

GLO HOTEL KLUUVI
Kluuvikatu 4 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (010) 3444 400
184 rm 124/340 € 139/370 - 6 suites
Rest - (dinner only) Menu 54 € - Carte 41/61 €
♦ Luxury ♦ Modern ♦ Design ♦
There's also a lively barlounge and a fashionable restaurant serving cuisine from around the globe.

RADISSON BLU PLAZA
Mikonkatu 23 - (M) Kaisaniemi
tel (020) 1234703
302 rm 119/350 € 139/350 € - 1 suites
Rest Kitzens - (closed lunch Saturday and Sunday)
♦ Business ♦ Stylish ♦ Menu 10/16 € Carte 26/62 €
The bar is a fashionable spot and the large, unusual restaurant offers five different types of cuisine listed on digital tablet menus.

TORNI
Yrjönkatu 26 - (M) Rautatientori
tel (020) 1234 604
146 rm 80/150 € 100/200 € - 6 suites
Rest - (closed Easter, midsummer, Saturday lunch and Sunday)
♦ Business ♦ Art Deco ♦ Menu 43/52 € - Carte 43/58 €
The top floor bar has a terrace and superb city views; the restaurant offers traditional Finnish cuisine.

HOLIDAY INN HELSINKI WEST RUOHOLAHTI
Sulhasenkuja 3 - (M) Ruoholahti
tel (09) 41521000
265 rm 100/180 € 115/190 €
Rest Fokka - (closed lunch Saturday and Sunday) Menu 14/36 € - Carte dinner 27/61 €
♦ Business ♦ Functional ♦
The laid-back dining room offers classical Italian cuisine.

KATAJANOKKA
Merikasarminkatu 1
tel (09) 686450
106 rm 90/190 € 90/27 €
Rest Jailbird - (closed lunch in summer) Menu 24/40 € - Carte 39/62 €
♦ Historic ♦ Stylish ♦
The traditional cellar restaurant features a preserved prison cell and serves traditional Finnish cuisine.

ALEKSANTERI
Albertinkatu 34
tel (020) 7234643
151 rm 105/255 € 135/360 €
Rest Olipa Kerran - (closed lunch Saturday, Sunday and bank holidays)
Menu 10/35 € - Carte 30/52 €
♦ Business ♦ Contemporary ♦
The individually styled restaurant has a menu of unfussy international dishes.

GLO HOTEL ART
Lönnrotinkatu 29 - (M) Kamppi
tel (010) 3444 700
171 rm 89/290 € 104/495 €
Rest - (closed Sunday and bank holidays) (dinner only) Menu 48 € - Carte 34/59 €
♦ Townhouse ♦ Business ♦ Modern ♦
A Nordic grill menu is served in the old cellars.

ALBERT
Albertinkatu 30
tel (020) 7234638
- Closed Christmas
95 rm 90/180 € 115/195 €
Rest Papa Albert - (closed Easter) Carte 34/50 €
♦ Business ♦ Contemporary ♦
Have drinks in the welcoming open-plan lounge-bar, then make for the trattoria-style restaurant for a selection of Italian classics.

HELKA
Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 23 - (M) Kamppi
tel (09) 673580
146 rm 79/165 € 99/198 € - 3 suite
Rest Helkan Keittio - Menu 10 € (weekday lunch)/36 € - Carte dinner 29/52 €
♦ Townhouse ♦ Stylish ♦
Finnish cuisine can be enjoyed among real tree trunks and large forest prints.

at Helsinki Vantaa Airport

HILTON HELSINKY AIRPORT
Lentàjànkuja 1
tel (09) 73220
330 rm 98/280 € 130/360 € - 5 suites
Rest Gui - (closed lunch Saturday and Sunday) Menu 47 € (dinner) - Carte 34/64 €
♦ Business ♦ Modern ♦ Stylish ♦
Dine from an all-day international menu in the bustling Brasserie or on Asian cuisine in Yume.