Best value and tasty lunch places under 10e in HKI?

luckykitty · Post by **luckykitty** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 5:03 pm

Hi, i haven't tried many lunch places in Helsinki still and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions? The food quality comes first but preferably a nice atmosphere to sit in.

I like international cuisine.

My experiences so far
Namaskaar express: Chicken was so dry it was like they boiled out the flavour, like if you were making soup.
Kabuki: Managed to cause me to drink 3 or more glasses of water so my dish was way too salty.

Mount everest
Food was good, so this is the standard i expect.

Your experiences?
Which thai place is best btw?

Thanks,
LK

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digitalSurgeon · Post by **digitalSurgeon** » Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:02 pm

i like habibi that is in the food court of forum city center

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 8:58 am

Perho culinary school does a lunch buffet for 9,20 e (just over from the cemetary between Ruoholahti and Kamppi). The choice is mostly seasonal produce and everything is prepared fresh daily by the students and served by the students. During the summer the buffet is only open Mon-Fri 11-15:00. I think it is extremely good value for money (quality of the ingredients, quantity and price). The decor is a bit boring (it is a school...) but there is a bar in the restaurant which serves Perho's own brew of beer (there is a micro-brewery in the same building) and coffee. But for those who prefer ethnic food or fast food with tons of salt, MSG and chilli, then it is probably not the best place to go

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:39 am

luckykitty wrote:Which thai place is best btw?

More often than not I find myself heading for the small Kruo Thai on Mechelininkatu.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:42 am

www.eat.fi
gives review of almost all restaurants in Helsinki area!

bm50 · Post by **bm50** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 3:47 pm

A thai restaurant as you walk from Kaisaniemi metro escalator towards kluvi on the right, buffet was about 8 euro eat all you can very good food maybe to about 2-3pm!

Frankie abbot · Post by **Frankie abbot** » Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:27 pm

Good cheap chinese is D-Wok,Kamppi none of that buffet rubbish...

luckykitty · Post by **luckykitty** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:22 am

penelope wrote:Perho culinary school does a lunch buffet for 9,20 e (just over from the cemetary between Ruoholahti and Kamppi). The choice is mostly seasonal produce and everything is prepared fresh daily by the students and served by the students. During the summer the buffet is only open Mon-Fri 11-15:00. I think it is extremely good value for money (quality of the ingredients, quantity and price). The decor is a bit boring (it is a school...) but there is a bar in the restaurant which serves Perho's own brew of beer (there is a micro-brewery in the same building) and coffee. But for those who prefer ethnic food or fast food with tons of salt, MSG and chilli, then it is probably not the best place to go

Hey great Idea, i should try it out

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raamv wrote:http://www.eat.fi
gives review of almost all restaurants in Helsinki area!

I'm not sure if i can rely on that, except that I def shouldn't visit anything under 4 stars or 3.5 in rating, cos that Kabuki restaurant is rated as 4, when the waitress was pretty unfriendly (not even smiling ever, to us anyway) and at least whatever I ordered was like a salt lick with slight possibility of additional MSG beyond the sheer abuse of soysauce + salt :S. So dont order the stewed beef thing, maybe everything else is ok. Or maybe the chef accidentally went overboard and decided to serve it to the customer anyway

... not recommended.

Thanks for all the suggestions tho, I'll check em out!

easily-lost · Post by **easily-lost** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:21 pm

luckykitty wrote:I'm not sure if i can rely on that, except that I def shouldn't visit anything under 4 stars or 3.5 in rating, cos that Kabuki restaurant is rated as 4, when the waitress was pretty unfriendly (not even smiling ever, to us anyway) and at least whatever I ordered was like a salt lick with slight possibility of additional MSG beyond the sheer abuse of soysauce + salt :S. So dont order the stewed beef thing, maybe everything else is ok. Or maybe the chef accidentally went overboard and decided to serve it to the customer anyway ... not recommended.

Sounds like you ordered the wrong food there. Kabuki offers the best sushi as far as I have experienced in Finland, but if you want meat dishes, you don't wanna go to a Japanese restaurant.

inkku · Post by **inkku** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:02 pm

Lunch places i have liked (not so ethnic):

Soup kitchen in Hakaniemen kauppahalli
Excellent soups, good for socializing as it is always crammed

Crete restaurant in Hietalahden kauppahalli
nice views from upstairs

Konstan Molja Hietalahdenkatu (log cottage

atmosphere, buffet of Finnish food, meat fish etc), good value and a really nice place

Zucchini Fabianinkatu
only lunch, vegetarian meals

Thai place in Kasarmitori

I also like Silvuplee stuff (near Hakaniementori), it is very tasty being raw food, but it is a bit expensive, 10e might do it

Heard places in Korkeavuorenkatu (Sapa's etc) have also good value lunch.

Gandi (next to Kisahalli) is supposed to be good as well, that is (Northern) Indian

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