tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-115734732011-12-15T04:36:29.951+02:00Reviews of restaurants and hotels in Helsinki, the capital of Finland.mobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17927741674159241436noreply@blogger.comBlogger131100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11573473.post-1114977776288910132005-05-01T23:01:00.000+03:002005-05-01T23:02:56.290+03:00

Restaurant: Via Ravintola - International RestaurantAddress: Ludviginkatu 8-10Telephone: 09 6811370Internet: www.viaravintola.comPrices: up from 13 euroFood: unimaginative mix of standard Asian and Italian dishesService: Young and fastRESTAURANTThis lovely but large restaurant manages to disguise itself into your neighborly alley cat joint with class. One really feels very cozy to see the large

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Restaurant: Zen Sushi – Japanese restaurantAddress: Kämp Galleria II Floor, Pohjoisesplanadi 29Telephone: 09 671367Internet:Prices: Lunch >8 euros, sets >10 euros, single dishes >2 eurosFood: Good, fresh, and neatly done sushiService: Fast and friendlyLOCATIONZen Sushi fits like a glove to the atmosphere of shopping center Kämp. It is clean, spacious and has lots of windows so expect to be

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Thank you for that lovely person, who emailed me and told that the correct way to write Mai Thai is actually Maithai. I reposted the whole article, because there were some hideous errors with editing function. I believe I got it right this time. You can also leave a comment if you think that my opinion is wrong and your opinion is more correct, because we do not want to give bad rep for places

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Restaurant: Maithai – Thai RestaurantAddress: Annankatu 31-33Telephone: 09 685 6850Internet: www.maithai.fiPrices: Normal portions average around 12 euros.Food: Tasty and wide selectionService: Bit overburdened (slow) but friendlyFINNISH RESTAURANT ARCITECHTUREIn Finland we have the habit of constructing our buildings so that we have small outer halls before entering the interior rooms from

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Restaurant: Kok Thai – Thai RestaurantAddress: Runeberginkatu 56Telephone: 09 4548093Internet:Prices: Starting around 10 euros and climbing up to 20Food: Tasty coconut milk dishes, spicy but sweet, great spring rolls, others average.Service: Lousy, yet friendlyBACKGROUNDThis night out didn’t start too well. There was this Italian guy that we were supposed to meet. We are waiting him to call, no

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I have this guilty feeling of ranking all those restaurants with numbers or stars, seems to be way too quantitative and exact method for me. Instead I edited my entries a bit and used verbal summary. Furthermore I’ll use ranking placement on the right side of the screen. Every restaurant category has the best on the top, so instead of giving them numbers, I’ll compare restaurants to other

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INTRODUCTIONPeople are always so amazed, how easy it is to get around in Helsinki when I explain it to them. I guarantee that you will feel so too.First, we get over the hump and throw in the hardest facts. Helsinki is not the promised city for metro and it is under utilized in Helsinki. You have to use buses, trams, taxis and your feet, if you want to get around conveniently.Everybody knows how

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INTRODUCTIONThere are some questions, which always pop up in conversations with visiting foreign friends. Mostly they come from Asia and they are always keen to know, how to do tax free shopping. Here I explain tax free shopping very briefly so that you have a solid starting point for tax free shopping frenzy the very moment you arrive Finland.IS TAX-FREE SHOPPING FOR YOU?First of all, tax-free

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FIRST CHOICETo celebrate Eastern, my wife is taking me out for a dinner (word of warning for all you ladies out there this is what you get when you fight for emancipation and empowerment, ha, ha, just kidding). She has two restaurants in her mind the other is quite shady little place called New Bamboo Center. It is supposed to be Malaysian-Chinese restaurant, but if we end up there, I will just

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Restaurant: Hullu Kukko – International RestaurantAddress: Simonkatu 8Telephone: 09 6859660Internet: www.hullukukko.fiPrices: Pasta and noodles ca 14 euros, beef and stakes ca 20 euros.Food: Great food with a garlic twistService: Professional and friendlyLOCATIONAlmost in the Helsinki city center stands this great restaurant that offers many garlic-flavoured foods. This is a great place to visit

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Restaurant: Ichiban - Japanese Restaurant.Address: Mikonkatu 8, 2nd floorTelephone: 09 672345Internet: www.ichiban.fiPrices: Small Lunch 7,50 Large Lunch 9,50. Outside lunch hour, sets are over 10 euroFood: Simple sushi below average Helsinki qualityService: You might get some, occasionallyLOCATIONIchiban is located in the same office building block as the Helsinki World Trade Center. Although

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Restaurant: Ming Inn – Chinese Fast Food RestaurantAddress: Eerikinkatu 42Telephone: 09 – 693 2360Internet:Prices: Normal portions average around 7 euros.Food: Tasty but little variationService: Fast and ruggedWhile reading this review, you will probably start to wonder whether I am writing a paid advertisement, let me tell you that I just really like Chinese atmosphere and therefore the company

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I do not have that much need to try out the hotel services in Helsinki area, so in the beginning I will be posting restaurant reviews. All the reviews are based on my personal and first-hand experiences. I have received no compensation while doing that so sponsoring has not tilted my opinions. However, my opinions are tilted by my tastes that skew towards Asian cuisine.On the sidebar, I have

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