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“Evening meal”

Restaurant & Bar Lia
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Ranked #4 of 2,149 Restaurants in Helsinki
Description: Authentic Georgian Food in a historical building in the heart of Helsinki. Drinks & Cocktails in our cozy lounge bar. Live duo and open mic every wednesday!
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Description: Authentic Georgian Food in a historical building in the heart of Helsinki. Drinks & Cocktails in our cozy lounge bar. Live duo and open mic every wednesday!
Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Good food in a nice environment on a very rainy Friday evening. Quite quiet but that was probably down to the weather. Had excellent chat with the Argentinian waiter (who looked Georgian).
Very good value for money in an expensive place like Helsinki

Date of visit: September 2024
Thank CS19633
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Reviewed 28 September 2024

The servers were very nice and the food was great. I really recommend! I had the cheese bread and the Georgian lemonade, both great suggestions from the servers.

Date of visit: September 2024
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Reviewed 25 September 2024

This was a nice pub to take some Georgian wine or beer with a live concert on a Friday evening. The food was also really tasty and the staff really welcoming.

Date of visit: September 2024
Thank Alexberg74
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Reviewed 18 September 2024 via mobile

Visiting Helsinki and thought we’d give Lia a try. Glad we did!

The hosts were very welcoming and our server took time to explain how Georgians eat their meals - typically with the food coming out as it’s ready rather than in courses.

We sampled Georgian red, white (more like amber/orange) and rose wines - settled on white and rose. The dumplings were similar to Asian soup dumplings and we were instructed in proper method of eating them - I got liquid on my shirt anyway. We did the cheese bread which might be compared to pita bread with cheese inside. It’s a “ must eat”. We opted for chicken skewer and were very pleased / the chicken was well seasoned and had a little char on it. Grilled mushrooms and red peppers were also included

All around, a great experience and we wish them great success on this relatively new venture at this location.

Date of visit: September 2024
Thank KenFinkel
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Reviewed 13 September 2024

Amazing environment! The staff is wonderful and the food was absolutely delicious! Delightful live music, definitively coming back!

Date of visit: September 2024
Thank Ida S
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