Where can I eat Moroccan food in Helsinki?

Anis · Post by **Anis** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 2:35 pm

Hei,

Could you PLEASE recommend a Moroccan restaurant in Helsinki area?

Many thanks.

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raamv · Post by **raamv** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 8:44 pm

in your kitchen...
The closest to Helsinki is by Ferry to Stockholm!!

Rip · Post by **Rip** » Sun Apr 12, 2009 9:02 pm

No personal experience:

http://www.fez.fi/

(but if it is the only one, then by definition it must be the best?)

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 11:04 am

http://www.fez.fi/events.html

adamo · Post by **adamo** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:08 pm

Hi,

A new Moroccan restaurant called La Medina just oppened in Helsinki center (3 weeks ago). I was there last week and the place was amazing, food was well presented and delicious.

The wine was so cheap, I paid for a glass of wine in the lunch time only 3 euros.

Here you are, have a look at this website

eat.fi/helsinki/la-medina

Br

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 2:55 pm

Sheesh... looks like a place my wallet is screaming even going that part of town.

adamo · Post by **adamo** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 5:10 pm

Hi,

The prices are very cheap comparing with other restaurant of similar type.
There, you get a decent 3 main course, in lunch time, for only 21 euros including a coffe

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:07 pm

I eat for a week with 21 euros, including coffee...

Mark I. · Post by **Mark I.** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:18 pm

Pursuivant wrote:I eat for a week with 21 euros, including coffee...

I noticed (being unemployed for a long time) working is expensive, that sum goes in a day...

Anis · Post by **Anis** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:29 pm

Thank you all. I checked la Medina, It looks nice in the website which is still under construction.
I will go there and let you know about my experience

tizlit · Post by **tizlit** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:59 am

A glass of wine can cost 3 Euros ? How much does a bottle to buy then cost ?
Suppose beer would be cheaper.

Upphew · Post by **Upphew** » Thu Apr 23, 2009 12:00 pm

tizlit wrote:A glass of wine can cost 3 Euros ? How much does a bottle to buy then cost ?
Suppose beer would be cheaper.

See also Alko for wine prices from our alcohol monopoly and compare them (and also food prices) to generic restaurant chain prices.

luckykitty · Post by **luckykitty** » Sun May 03, 2009 11:16 pm

Mark I. wrote:
Pursuivant wrote:I eat for a week with 21 euros, including coffee...
I noticed (being unemployed for a long time) working is expensive, that sum goes in a day...

Yeah, I think its not working that's expensive, eating out in Helsinki is very expensive. Even sub-par meals. One time I went to this Japanese restaurant and the food was so salty i drank more than 3 glasses of water. Plus the soy sauce tasted like chinese soy sauce rather than Japanese soysauce - cost saving measure? :S. I think they charge extreme amounts here for any ethnic cuisine, but at the same time not being very good value. I'm ok with eating at Hesburger instead, cos at least my expectations will be met, at a reasonable price/value

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Upphew wrote:
tizlit wrote:A glass of wine can cost 3 Euros ? How much does a bottle to buy then cost ?
Suppose beer would be cheaper.

See also Alko for wine prices from our alcohol monopoly and compare them (and also food prices) to generic restaurant chain prices.

Ps. I also don't understand this 'generic restaurant' idea. I thought food chain restaurants were supposed to be good, in that their food was so good they had to expand the business. But here, its just expensive and mediocre to the point of bad. Maybe just cos i tried Chicos. On the menu it said something nice like succulent chicken fillet with potato frittata, or something like that, but what i got was dry chicken breast, with 2 triangle hashbrowns that taste almost like the mcdonalds hash brown, if it had any taste at all. I didn't know what to think. It was just so mediocre it blew away even the thought of bad food ive had before - at least the bad food had some kind of taste. This was so lifeless - it tasted like the most lifeless meal ive had in my entire life, and i wondered if the chef was depressed or something, or just didn't care. But boy, one thing's for sure, generic = expensive for some reason

, and im not sure why.

Ok sorry that this had nothing to do with Moroccan food

but i wonder if other people have also had bad experiences eating in Helsinki.

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