The Best Restaurants with 3 Falstaff Fork(s) in Uusimaa, Helsinki
Demo has held its Michelin star since 2007, the longest streak in Helsinki's history. Demo serves a daily changing, creative tasting menu, complemented by a wine cellar featuring over 400 listings.
The focus is on local, seasonal ingredients sourced from small producers. Chef Ari Ruoho personally fishes and hunts. The menu also features berries, mushrooms, wild herbs, and in-house made drinks.
Now led by Mikko Pakola, Olo has retained its one Michelin star since 2011. The restaurant blends Nordic minimalism, refined Scandinavian gastronomy, and a deep respect for high-quality ingredients.
Shii is an ambitious 15-seat omakase and otsumami restaurant in downtown Helsinki, tucked away for privacy. It pairs delicate Japanese-inspired dishes with carefully curated wine and sake selections.
Bona Fide, a new-wave restaurant in Helsinki’s Kruununhaka, is bold, surprising, and internationally recognized. Offering excellent value, it brings fresh, youthful energy to the Finnish dining scene.
Finnjävel celebrates Finnish food culture, transforming traditional recipes into fine dining. Familiar flavors are reimagined as new experiences, complemented by an excellent selection of wines.
Less than an hour from Helsinki, Utter is an intimate eight-seat restaurant built around a single chef and stove, showcasing the best local seasonal ingredients, with wines from Mikko’s own cellar.
Café Savoy offers robust, rustic yet elegant, heartwarming dishes inspired by Southern France, all in a bright space designed by Joanna Laajisto, and a wide range of excellent wines, also by the glass.
Katajanokka’s small, atmospheric restaurant pays tribute to Nordic cuisine with seasonal dishes made from local produce. Inventive plates follow sustainable principles, paired with thoughtful wines.
There is a saying in Helsinki: “Ice melts in the spring, the government always betrays, but BasBas never disappoints.” BasBas offers affordable, well-crafted cuisine and one of the city's best wine lists.
Vinkkeli in Helsinki serves classic French-Scandinavian cuisine in a refined white-tablecloth setting, with caring service, a curated wine list, and one of the city’s best three-course lunches.