Vegan
Bakery
European
Finnish

A plant-based cafe that offers traditional Karelian pies with different fillings including carrot lox, vegan smoked ”reindeer”, caviart, and mushrooms. Also serves vegan lunch every weekday with various soups, as well as daily bakery such as cakes, sweet buns and more. In the evenings serves Finnish "sapas" (tapas), wine and mocktails. Open Tue-Sun 11:00-17:00.


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144 Reviews

First Review by SeitanSeitanSeitan

ma.olen.karthik

Points +107

Vegan
09 Jul 2022

Finnish delicacy

Cute cafe with outdoor seating
I tired the, Karelian pie with tofu ”egg butter” which is a vegan version of finnish delicacy. It was so good.

ZachB

Points +86

Vegan
09 Jul 2022

Perfect Finnish flavors!

Here you can get Finnish classics like karjalanpiirakka and pulla, and it's all vegan and delicious! The location is also very pretty, and the interior of the cafe feels like grandma's living room. Exactly the type of cafe that Helsinki has been missing!

Pros: Classic Finnish foods , Friendly staff , Beautiful building and location

JohannaHedvik

Points +23

Vegan
05 Jul 2022

Can't recommend enough!

This is the cosiest café with the most delicious pastries (especially the cinnamon buns, but everything is really SO good!). The service is also impeccable💗It is popular, so can be crowded but it is worth it to wait for a table if you have to! Child-friendly place, but it is best to leave the stroller outside :)

Lefa

Points +477

Vegan
01 Jul 2022

Very original and tasty

The karelian pies were incredebly good and interesting. The pastries were also very tasty with a perfect texture.
Staff was also very pleasant😄

Pros: Pleasant staff, Interesting idea, Flavorful

Cons: A bit expensive

emkoi

Points +2734

Vegan
29 Jun 2022

Lovely traditional food

The Karelian pies and cinnamon roll are delicious. Super lovely place!

Pitaya

Points +1313

Vegan
16 Jun 2022

Super cute new vegan cafe with Finnish specialties

I’m so happy that we have this cutest new vegan cafe in Helsinki. The cafe is in a very central location, along the main street of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie. It’s located in a charming historical building in the courtyard of Villa Hakasalmi, which is part of Helsinki City Museum. Open late on Fridays and Saturdays.

Pros: Super tasty traditional Finnish pastries, Friendly service, lovely atmosphere, Moderately cheap

MaeveORourke

Points +47

Vegan
03 Jun 2022

Delicious and authentic Karelian pies.

Properly made potato and rye Karelian pies!
Ate 3 different pie toppings: mashed "egg", sweet gherkin and "caviar" with a creamy sauce. All were extremely tasty! Plenty of sweet options too.

Staff are also nice, place has a chill vibe. Would recommend a visit!

Updated from previous review on 2022-06-03

Pros: Lots of food and drink options, All vegan!

Cons: Not many seats

kaisatravels

Points +434

Vegan
17 May 2022

Super sweet and friendly

Cute and cozy cafe with super friendly service and delicious vegan treats! We had chocolate cake (perunaleivos), cheesecake and Karelian pastries (karjalanpiirakka), everything was fresh and lovely. Perfect vegan comfort food!

SeitanSeitanSeitan

Points +3352

Vegan
25 Apr 2022

Beautiful plantbased cafe

Lovely cafe and bar next to Hakasalmen huvila museum. All vegan! Has lunch soups and salads as well as Karelian pies with different toppings, savoury pies, cakes, cinnamon buns, sweet pies, coffee, espresso drinks, wine… just lovely!




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