Ravintola Konstan Mölja offers a buffet of traditional Finnish food in a cozy, decorated dining…read moreroom. The friendly server explained to us all the different dishes, starting with the huge array of cold appetizers. There were three different kinds of pickled herring, mashed boiled eggs, butter, beets, lingonberries, caviar, red onion, sour cream, pickles, quinoa salad, mushroom salad, cucumbers, sauerkraut, potato salad, pickled artichokes, several kinds of breads, and Karelian pasties (a potato filling baked in a rye crust). The soup of the day was the traditional Finnish creamy salmon soup, made with chunks of salmon, potatoes, and lots of different vegetables and herbs in a milky broth. For the hot entrees and sides, the Slavic Chicken Stew was made with chicken, potatoes, peppers, leeks, and other vegetables in a sweet and savory sauce flavored with blue cheese; and the Sautéed Moose was made of shredded moose meat flavored with warm spices including bay leaves and juniper berries. The sides included Barley, Mashed Potatoes, and Honey Roasted Root Vegetables (carrots, beets, green beans, and parsnips). The drinks included the standard coffee and tea, served with both dairy and oat milks; but the most unique drink was the 1% homemade ale, which had a sweet, fruity taste and light consistency. My favorite items from the huge selection of dishes included the mushroom salad (chopped mushrooms in a sour cream dressing) and the sautéed moose (which almost tasted like meaty, lean beef), but everything was high quality, delicious, and came at an unbelievable value for lunch. Definitely a great restaurant for sampling a bunch of different traditional Finnish foods!

I always wanted to go to Finland because it was a mystery country for me, the northern lights, the…read morenorth pole, the artic circle but never I thought that the food will be a highlight of my trip. Konstan Molja is the way to go if you want to try a variety of traditional finish food!

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.

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.

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.

A spacious, relatively large restaurant that opens late into the night. Dishes are generally a…read morelarge portion and very delicious. You can get some regular stuff like hamburgers or grilled salmon, or go adventurous and try something Finnish like reindeer fillet or herring steak. Or something less adventurous but still very traditional, such as salmon soup or the fish plate. The schnitzel is nicely done too, a gigantic serving.

OMG!! I can't believe this amazing local food and pub establishment has only 15 reviews. Let me…read moretell you this, if you're looking for something local, warm, and inviting, then this is the place for you. Enough local dishes as well as some global comforts. Do your taste buds a favor and check out this place. I highly recommend the meatballs for the main menu and if you like to indulge in sautéed mushrooms, these are a little different but wow! ...just wow! #amazingfood

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.

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.

Me and my co-worker friend stayed in Viisi Penniä for a couple of drinks after a hard 16-hour day…read moreof work. There were like three (3) bar workers at the booth, two of them were very welcoming and talkative and the third was silent. At first the evening was very nice, and me and my friend were able to relax a bit. Anyhow, after our thirds of cold beers, two of the three bartenders left (probably because their shift was over.) and one (the silent one.) was left to serve the remaining customers and close the bar eventually. We decided to order more beer as the evening was getting nicer and I was getting my happy and relaxed mood right on so I went to ask for the silent bartender if he could pour me another one and put on a favorite song. The answer of that bartender was "Yeeeah I could, but I won't." and he had a little smile on his face. I smiled back and thought "ok, no problem." and went back to our table with my new beer. Then, time moves forward just a little so that we were done with the beers and we decided to get one more beers before we leave and go back to our hotel for a good night o' sleep. So we walked once again to the bartender and ordered the last beers This time we stayed at the counter instead of going back to our table. So I asked one more time if the bartender could take on the song wish. This time he was very tense and seemed to get a little angry about the question. He answered "No means, no!". I was a bit dazzled by the strict response of the bartender and thought about the first thing he said at the first time I asked for the song, "Yeeeah I could, but I won't.". ; If he COULD, why he won't? With a thousand question marks on my mind: -Does he want to be mean to us on purpose? -Who would it hurt if it's really just one song that me and my co-worker both wanted to hear? -etc. Without thinking any longer, I asked him politely: "But why..?" This is where things escalated quicker than I could ever imagine and the silent bartender was not so silent anymore. He started screaming at us "WHAT DON'T YOU GET?? NO MUSIC, NO SONGS, NO WISHES! I said "Alright! Alright! Calm down, I just wanted to know why?" *Jeez!* And all that did, was that he ignited even more. He then continued to scream in rage that he didn't have to explain himself to anyone, better yet, to us. (Which is true, he doesn't have to. It would be polite to tell people why, but not a must/have to.) Then I (The customer) had to explain that I am sorry that I managed to anger him with my questions, and I didn't mean anything bad/harm to him, with them. He still kept screaming that he doesn't care or give a s***. Then he started yelling: "GET OUT!" we weren't even finished with our beers, in fact they were nearly full since this all happened so quickly that we didn't get much chance to drink it from our confusion. Then I gave up on the thought that the bartender would calm down, so I asked him in the midst of his yelling "GET OUT! GET OUT NOW!" That can't we even finish our beers first? Then he screamed that we can finish our beers NOW but we can't stay to enjoy them in peace as we have to get out. We finished our full 0,5l beers with one gulp and marched away from the bar. I know drunken people and customers can be annoying sometimes, (but trust me, this is was not the case. I really can hold my liqueurs.) I should know, I am a former bartender myself. But this is NOT how you behave as a bartender or in any other job that requires customer service skills, not at least where I come from. Imagine how it feels to be a tourist in Helsinki and you get screamed up in a bar by a bartender for just a couple of simple and NORMAL everyday questions? What ever happened to the shine in "Good/Great customer service" or so-to-speak "Customer is always right." -principle? Well I ain't going back to Viisi Penniä ever again when I visit Helsinki. And I feel bad for the owner of the bar (hopefully this raging bartender wasn't the owner, or if he was, in which scenario then I don't feel bad.) for writing this review because it wasn't everybody's, who work there, fault. Just one rotten apple.. I guess the two other bartenders could have been much nicer and more customer service -spirited and we got the wrong one. PS. When I walked out of the Viisi Penniä -Bar, I promised to the bartender that I would write a Yelp -review based on this case, In which he replied laughing and yelling as we walked away: "Ahaha! So they all say, and they never do!" GUESS WHAT?! I just did.. ;)

One my favourite pubs in Helsinki to go enjoy a good beer. Very nice selection of beer on draft…read moreand they bring in new beer frequently. You can also find nearly any sort of beer in a bottle. Most of the staff know what they are doing and will gladly help you find the beer just for your tastebuds. I only wish they would bring in more red ales, but other than that the place is pretty much all im looking for when going for few drinks with friends.

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.