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-Thu 10:00-17:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-17:00.
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Last update on 29 Aug 2023 by MathiasHäbich
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112 Reviews
First Review by SeitanSeitanSeitan
MCR29
Points +210
Awesome chance to try some traditional (ish) Finnish food - Edit
The weekday lunch was absolutely superb. Highly recommend.
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patrikdanielsson
Points +30
An old-fashioned, plant-based café - Edit
A cozy, old-fashioned café in a peaceful yet central location.
Read moreTheir pastries are delicious and all of them are plant-based, which is cool. The one in the photo is a berry pie, but I tried a couple other pastries too. The filter coffee was from Makea Coffee, which happens to be one of my favorite roasteries in Finland.
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JennaKaaria
Points +19
Cute cafe and very delicious buns - Edit
Sweet treats are my favourite here but the lunch is also worth to try
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str
Points +177
Fresh baked buns all day - Edit
They had multiple fresh-baked goodies coming out of the oven even 45 minutes before closing time. Get the fresh ones, there's nothing like it! Outdoor tables were available even in the winter, it's a small space and gets quite busy inside.
Read morePros: Sweet and savory variety, Traditional treats
Cons: Space is quite small
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foon
Points +871
Buns buns buns - Edit
So far we’ve mostly had bread-based buns, and loved them enough to come back two days in a row. The butter bun was really amazing, and the cinnamon buns are only a little less so. We also had a slice of cabbage pie, which was nice but not as much of a standout.
Read moreBe warned it’s very tight quarters in here. If the outdoor seating isn’t available, they’ll happily do takeaway.
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VeganClimber96
Points +104
Amazing traditional Finnish food - Edit
I ate here twice last summer and liked everything I tasted: Karelian pies, blueberry pastries, “egg” butter, nam! Took my Norwegian friends here to introduce some Finnish foods to them and they also loved it. Super cozy spot as well, if there only was a bit more space!
Read morePros: “Egg” butter , Traditional Finnish, Cozy atmosphere
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elkstar
Points +54
a place to love - Edit
i immediately felt in love with this place. nice food (the karjalanpiirakat are great!) and a cozy atmosphere, in this little house.
Read moresupernice staff, all women, interesting project. all my support!
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EdoKDot
Points +277
Super happy place - Edit
A great restaurant in a park, with lots of options.
Read moreThe ladies that manage it are nice and friendly
Pros: Cinnamon rolls were superb, Friendly staff
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Giscvegan
Points +54
A Helsinki vegan surprise! - Edit
A lovely little vegan restaurant located off the beaten path, but well worth seeking out.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2025-01-01
Pros: Totally vegan., Home cooked., A Sunday roast dinner.
Cons: You need to book in advance.
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raajakko
Points +124
Cozy little cafe - Edit
Had some pastries and hot cocoa. Always wonderful! Recommend their brunch (booking via Instagram).
Read morePros: All vegan, Great variety, Cozy
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Violones
Points +551
Nice Cafe - Edit
It is a small cafe that serves finnish specialties, all vegan. Food was very good.
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annibolika
Points +253
Really delicious and special - Edit
Unique spot I did not try the breakfast buffet as I thought it was a bit expensive (30€) but our pastries and coffees were so good!
Read morePros: Great taste, Cute spot
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moaimia
Points +60
Try Karelian pies - Edit
Highly recommend traditional Karelian pies and something sweet for dessert (chocolate mudcake or cinnamon roll are always good). The building and the atmosphere are great, and during summer you can also sit outside in the garden.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2024-10-15
Pros: Karelian pies, Cozy, hygge atmosphere in the city centre, Friendly service
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ciox
Points +50
Cramped, badly maintained corridor - Edit
Welcome to Finland. We squeezed ourselves into this tiny space only to realize that one has to queue at the desk to order. The battery candles were out of juice, the flowers dry and wktjiut water. Cable tracks falling off the walls. The cutlery you have to fiddle out of a huge jar where everyone put their fingers, but they hadn't been properly cleaned anyways. Lunch was sausage soup and fried frozen potato patties which were cold and no one even tried to keep them warm. The cakes were not tasty and even the coffee (oat cappuccino) was the worst I've had in a long time. The staff was friendy, but they're not trained professionals. Happy cow added a star because the place is vegan.
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kmasiello
Points +95
Excellent! - Edit
Such a cute space in the middle of a little park. We loved being able to eat traditional Finnish foods as vegetarians. Such a treat! The ladies that own the space are wonderful as well. So nice to support local places like this
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ndines
Points +831
Very unique Finnish vegan cuisine! - Edit
Really loved this cute little cafe. Stopped and tried a few veganized local dishes and was impressed by the presentation and deliciousness! Would love to stop here again whenever I return to Helsinki. Highly recommend to anyone wanting to try traditional foods prepared in an intentional, flavorful way
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Faylafel
Points +585
Nice local food - Edit
Nice local food in a nice location
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·X·
Points +23204
Kahvila Rakastan - Edit
I had the three little pie things and they were tasty. I was glad to try something local.
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AliceRG
Points +536
Brilliant place - Edit
We had cabbage pie and a selection of Karelian pies, including vegan versions of caviar and egg mayo, with salad. It was absolutely delicious. Then we shared an enormous cinnamon bun. The cafe has a beautiful garden by the City Gallery. Very friendly and helpful staff.
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Thanos2.0
Points +1553
Buffet vegano delicioso - Edit
Foi muito boa minha visita ao Kahvila. Comi o buffet livre e a comida estava deliciosa; parecia caseira e bem feita. O ambiente é muito interessante também: por dentro parace uma casa antiga clássica, tradicional; no ambiente externo há mesas bem convidativas.
Read moreAinda merecem destaques os belos doces.
Enfim, seja para um belo almoço ou uma parada para café com um doce, vale à pena conhecer o local.
Pros: Totalmente vegano, Ambiente agradável, Comida saborosa
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mstfdmr
Points +544
Nice! - Edit
Nice place with delicious cakes.
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LiorBlum
Points +496
Was it a bad day? - Edit
Unfortunately, and I really hate to do this, but I really do not understand the other reviews.
Read moreSuper cramped and uncomfortable place for a lunch, I had to maneuver through the long queue with my plates and get my own water out of a huge jar from the fridge using the lunch table. Besides the tables in the other room the place is basically a crowded corridor with a crowded table at its end.
I got the lunch menu rather late but it was still offered at 10 euros and consisted of potatoes, two salads and potato soup. The salads were fine, but no bread to eat them with (honestly it was enough carbs already... Protein was nowhere to be found).
I added a cinnamon bun since it looked nice and because of all the praises about it, but it was quite simply a bread with some sugar on top of it. No filling, barely any cinnamon. 4.5 euros. What was that? Huge disappointment 😕
One star for being vegan which I always appreciate and for the nice garden outside.
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ennialexandra
Points +146
Erittäin hyvät herkut - Edit
Paljon herkullisia vaihtoehtoja jälkkäreiksi. Hyvät kahvit ja tunnelmallinen piha. Paras korvapuusti ikinä!
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plantbasedsailors
Points +69
Very crowded, okayish food - Edit
Our expectations were maybe a bit too high because of all the 5-star ratings. We took the lunch buffet, which costs 13€ each. It offered a stew, small potatoes, simple green salad, bread and three dips. Four our liking it misses salt and flavor. The bread was very good.
Read morePros: Location, sit outside under the trees, Self baked bread
Cons: Flavorless food, Staff couldn’t recommend anything , Buffet offered just a few things
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VeeraVee
Points +154
Finnish delicacies made vegan - Edit
If you like traditional Finnish savory and sweet treats, this is the perfect spot.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-07-03
Pros: Food quality , Great coffee, Friendly staff
Cons: Small operation so tables can get full/not cleaned
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MariaBecker
Points +835
karelian pastries - Edit
we had some traditional karelian pastries. they were either filled with potato’s or barley. also they had the typical „egg wash“ on top or kaviar. The location is really nice to sit outside!
Read morePros: queerfriendly, women owned business
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Maripa
Points +133
Nice place with great Location - Edit
Cosy place, tasty pastry, Tight to queue when crowded
Read morePros: Tasty and fresh pastry , Cosy, Places outside
Cons: Staff was extremely unfriendly
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