I am food tour guide in Helsinki and therefore I am always trying to go new places to get recommendations for my clients. By saying this is true Scandinavian restaurant I really mean it. They have everything from Scandinavia; furniture, music, food (of course), clothing... Owners are working in the place themselves and I could say that this is complete... More

This small and cosy restaurant claims to represent 'Nordic cuisine', and I can certainly see why. It's not particularly Finnish, and they have an inventive attitude to everything, perhaps in the spirit of Noma. The outcome is consistently wonderful. The "perfect combination of comfort food and fine dining", as one of our guests put it. A bit on the pricy... More

Lovely small restaurant. Serious chefs who produce amazing dishes with lovely flavours and combinations of textures. Very good service and nice atmosphere. Reservations are a must. We had the surprise menu. Highlights for us were the fish (burbot) and the celery root dish. But we really enjoyed all the dishes. The price for the surprise menu seemed appropriate given the... More

It's small and cosy, if you like small. You should have a reservation, at least it was fully booked on a regular Saturday. I'm poor judge of atmosphere - I enjoyed our visit but I had sweet people with me. The restaurant is small but I didn't get claustrophobic. For some people small space equals cosy, for me it means... More

This was a great restaurant with very inventive dishes. I really appreciated the fact that they cooked with so many different vegetables, which is especially great for vegetarians but will also shed some new light on vegetables for people who don't know how to cook with vegetables. It's a small restaurant and it was fully booked the evening we were... More

Spis is very cosy and small restaurant. I liked the space a lot. Also the service was very good and friendly. Maybe they are trying too much to be something different and this time they did not succeed that well, unfortunately. Maybe it´s just the combinations they used this time. Because it is obvious they can cook and they use... More

This is an unusual restaurant as it has two distinct features. First of all it is very tiny and cozy as it can accommodate just less than 20 persons; the setup is actually very pleasant, as the small restaurants develops behind a wide window on the street and the furniture and decorations are a good example of Scandinavian minimalism. The... More

The food was inventive and mostly exelent. The service was nice and the location is special due to it being the size of a living room. Do not miss it, when going to Helsinki.

It pretends to be innovative like some kind of novelle cuisine, but it is too much destructurated and not expert enaugh. Flavours are too much separated and some times not in armony. For example I had a steamed fish covered by a garlic foam and beans but this strange foam was covering all the other flavours. The proposed wine was... More