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Travellers' Choice2023
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Food and ambience

Special Occasion Dining, Romantic, View, Groups, Business meetings
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours, Drinks
CUISINES
Cafe, European, Soups, Scandinavian
FEATURES
Serves Alcohol, Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music
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Reviewed 1 week ago

I visited this fine Finnish resto last Saturday March, 2, 2024. I was totally satisfied with the dining experience and the gentle and classy service. Excellent dishes, fine Italian wine and superb environment, even as it is a bit pricey by average European standards. I...totally and unreservedly recommend it to anybody with a drive for good dining experience in a northern European capital.More

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 5 weeks ago via mobile

We ate here as part of our tour. I had salmon as an appetizer and entree. Since salmon is my favorite thing to eat, I was very happy about this! Nice place and excellent food.

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 29 January 2024

Beautiful restaurant, the staff are friendly and attentive. Food is amazing, price is reasonable. I highly recommend to everyone

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 13 January 2024 via mobile

We really needed to get in our of the Baltic conditions outside and use the bathroom,so all we had was coffee and orange juice. Facilities were delightful. Coffee was good. Cakes looked good but expensive. Lovely salad display for lunch but we didn't try as...we were not hungry enough. Lovely location and very romantic old building.More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 2 January 2024

Great food and location and very popular with well heeled locals and specializing in salmon soup and local cuisine

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 31 December 2023

Coffee and cake were not bad but they really could do something to better serve clients. Table was not cleaned when we arrived and everything has to be ordered by the counter which is lowering the standing of the place

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 27 December 2023 via mobile

First class in every way. Lovely ambience and very friendly attentive service. The perch was fried to perfection with delicious sauce and potatoes. The fillet was tender and flavorful. Great artichoke soup. Fair pry.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 13 December 2023

I opted for the oak-smoked Salmon (a Finnish speciality - we were told) as a main, which was disappointingly dry and overcooked. The veg was a little slimy too. When asked by the waiting staff whether everything was okay, I relayed this and was given...a muffled 'sorry' each time. The saving grace was a very tasty Amaretto Sour and a lovely desert. A nice place to eat on the plus side, but the food was overpriced and hit-and-miss on the negative side. Probably won't go back.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 18 November 2023 via mobile

beautiful place with wonderful atmosphere. people are smiling and on a cold day, there is nothing better than a drink in this bar. a beautiful view beyond and a warm welcome within. If you are in town, you must visit it.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 16 November 2023

Kappeli is so beautiful and so well-situated that I had to give an extra point for those things. This time also the salad lunch was good and bread newly baked.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 26 October 2023

Perfect location just off the market place and harbour. Excellent food, service and ambiance. Jarno was our server and made recommendations and enhanced our dining experience.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 11 October 2023

This Jugendstil building, steeped in history and with many famous patrons who have eaten here, has the most amazing and comfortable interior with nooks in all four corners. We popped in by chance, newly arrived in Helsinki, not having read anything about it, and got...a table in one of the nooks. We were lucky because usually you need to book as it is VERY POPULAR. The food was great although as a downside there wasn’t much of a vegetarian choice for my friend. We came back later for lunch, this time in the self service area. They make a great salmon soup there, Lohikeitto. Bottom line: Top location and best food, nicely displayed in fancy plates.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 29 August 2023

Nice place to have a break in the middle of spending time in Helsinki. Great place just to sit and have a drink or something else enjoy city athmospire. Lots of seating, you can sit inside or outside as you like, staff is also great.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 28 August 2023 via mobile

An elegant venue in the park on the Esplanade, this restaurant has style but also a casual atmosphere. Friendly staff with impeccable English (in case you forgot your Finnish phrase book?) We only had a main each and both the chicken & white fish dishes...were well presented and very tasty! A decent sized wine glass was appreciated, as was the Chablis in it! All in all, a nice experience despite the weather bring reminiscent of a Melbourne day (drizzle). Very nice experience and popular. Only booked on the day a few hours before dining! One niggling thing? We were served bread prior to our mains! We didn’t order and thought it was a nice touch ….. then we got charged Euro2.80 for it!!!! Don’t get me wrong, not a big deal when the bill was Euro112.30 … more the principle, isn’t it? Overall ….. top spot and nice food!!More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 22 August 2023 via mobile

Top place for coffee, lunchtime and people watching. Self service as well as service restaurant. We had great sandwiches and salads, plus dish of the day 'Cream Salmon and potato soup ' all very tasty and staff very welcoming.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Kappeli is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 3.5
  • Atmosphere: 4.5