Hang around with me as I head on my restaurant adventures in Helsinki and Finland. As an avid fan of (New) Nordic Cuisine and trying new restaurants and dishes, the Dinner Date series takes you to some of the best and interesting places.
Disclaimer: I am not a food critic. But I love eating and food and I have opinions. I won’t rant on bad places, that is a waste of my time. However, I am happy to share some constructive criticism and ideas or hints on what to try. Enjoy my ramblings!
Dinner Date: #HelsinkiSecret & Heleats
I could watch chefs cook and prepare food for hours, I find it incredibly soothing and inspiring, and of course the treat of tasting high quality dishes is one of my favourite things ever. The term “casual fine dining” is …
Dinner Date: Cauliflowering with STREAT and Hörte Brygga
STREAT Helsinki is a celebration of street food that has been taking over the city now for the third time. The whole street food movement changed Helsinkis food scene remarkably, but only deconstructed the classic fine dining idea into something …
Dinner Date: Kaskis in Turku
I can already reveal the mystery of what you’ve all been asking yourself: damn, this was out of this world! Kaskis is listed as one of the absolute top restaurants in Finland, and I’m pretty happy that just until a …
Dinner Date: Baskeri ja Basso
Tucked away in the back of Eira, to be entered through a backyard, lies one of the new gastronomical stars of Helsinki: BasBas – Baskeri ja Basso. Opened in end of 2015, there has been a hype over this …