FOOD Tour with Roof Top Bar in Helsinki
Description
Join us on a flavorful journey through Helsinki, where great food meets local stories and carefully selected stops. This isn’t just a walk through the city—it’s a thoughtfully curated experience designed to help you discover Helsinki like an insider. It’s a mix of iconic locations and lesser-known corners, woven together in a way that feels personal, surprising, and a little bit secret. Taste your way through authentic Finnish cuisine, from fresh seafood to seasonal specialties, complemented by local bread and wild ingredients. Step into a hidden chocolaterie for exclusive handmade treats. We’ll wrap things up with a drink at a rooftop bar, where you can take in beautiful views over the city. You’ll leave with insider tips from affordable local favorites to Michelin-star restaurants. TASTINGS MENU is subject to change based on availability. PRIVATE TOURS: Feel free to request a flexible starting time
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Itinerary
Robert’s Coffee Jugend is designed in the elegant Jugend style by Lars Sonck and we decorate our coffee shop with respect to the original architecture and to enhance the beauty of the space.
the Market Square is Helsinki's most international and famous market. The booths here sell traditional market foods and treats, as well as handicrafts and souvenirs.
The Old Market Hall in Helsinki has served its customers since 1889. Merchants sell all sorts of cheese, fish, shellfish, vegetables, fruit and cakes to spices, coffee and tea.
The Esplanadi Park
It is the most iconic rooftop bar in Helsinki with amazing views over the city, sea and beyond, its atmosphere is rousing and free like an artist’s atelier, where inspiration becomes tangible.
Highlights
What's included
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Important Information
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- On December-February, due to icy and snowy this tour is not recommended for those in wheelchairs or parents with strollers.
- ALLERGIES: Let us know in advance, and we will do our best to substitute, when possible.
Reviews(29)
A wonderful walk and food tour of the city. Larisa ( Lara ) was a great guide and easy to talk to. A great way to learn a bit about the culture.
Tour guide Lara took us to many places and we tired foods we would have never thought to eat before but now we are fans of Finnish foods
The food was great, would have been nice to separate over more stops. It was a nice walk around Helsinki.
We enjoyed walking around the city, visiting multiple places, and tasting different local foods. Our guide was very friendly. Worth knowing is that she was unaware of the food restrictions that we entered for the booking!
Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad you enjoyed the walking tour, the tastings, and our guide’s company. We apologize for any oversight regarding your food restrictions and appreciate you bringing it to our attention — we’ll make sure to address this for future tours.
Lara was an excellent guide. We spent an interesting morning in Helsinki and had some excellent tastings. I've rated 4 star rather than 5 as I felt the tour was expensive for what it was. Having been warned we would find Helsinki expensive other than this your we didn't find it to be so. We had excellent tastings but I still feel it was overpriced. Other than that an enjoyable tour
Thank you for your review! We’re glad you enjoyed the tastings and Lara’s guidance, and that you had an interesting morning exploring Helsinki. We understand your concerns about the price — part of the ticket cost reflects the Tripadvisor/Viator commission as well as the carefully selected foods and locations. Your feedback is valuable and helps us continue improving our tours.
This tour is incredible!! Our guide, Larisa, was so knowledgeable and kind! She answered all our questions and told me how to get to non-food related ships I was interested in. The food was incredible! We ate reindeer meat, bear, licorice, lingonberry juice, blueberry gelato, chocolates from the largest bakery and chocolatier in Finland and well as small batch chocolates from an amazing chocolate shop! I think I missed listing some of the incredible experiences we had plus you end at a rooftop bar that had amazing views of the city! FYI the bar has inside and outside options. The tour had the perfect bites of food and the walking made it possible to consume all of the offerings! I would do this again in a heartbeat!!! Worth every penny! !!
Thank you so much for your amazing review! 🌟 We’re delighted to hear you enjoyed the adventure and loved exploring Helsinki’s unique flavors with Larisa. It sounds like you truly embraced the experience — from reindeer and bear to small-batch chocolates and blueberry gelato! We’re also glad you enjoyed the stunning rooftop bar views to finish off the tour. Your kind words mean a lot to us, and we’d be thrilled to welcome you back anytime for another delicious journey! 🇫🇮🍫🍦🍽️✨
Laura was very thorough, telling us all about traditional foods as well as new places and a lot of history about the area.
Thank you so much for your feedback! 🌟 We’re happy to hear you enjoyed exploring Helsinki’s food scene and history with Laura. It’s wonderful that her insights into both traditional dishes and new spots made the tour memorable for you. We hope to see you again for another tasty adventure! 🇫🇮🍽️✨
Lara was a great guide. We got to taste food we would not have tried without her prompting. I especially enjoyed the herring and the rice pudding cake, my wife the salmon with rye bread and hand made chocolates. We also got to see parts of Helsinki we had not yet visited and got recommendations on the best place for Salmon soup.
Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! 🌟 We’re delighted Lara helped you discover new flavors like herring and rice pudding cake, and that your wife enjoyed the salmon and handmade chocolates. It’s great to hear you also got to explore new parts of Helsinki and received some tasty recommendations. We hope to welcome you both back for another delicious adventure soon! 🇫🇮🍣🍫✨
The guides we had this morning - Sat 22nd March were patient and friendly and the guide giving the talk was so knowledgeable about the history of the minster and the different styles of architecture between the different parts. The climb be it up a narrow spiral stone staircase of over 100 steps was worth it to see the indoor roof space and the amazing internal roof structure as well as the views through the wheel windows. Many features were pointed out including the etchings in the glass which I'm sure we would not have noticed if they had not been pointed out. The guides were patient and always emphasised to go at our own pace and said to pause if necessary both going up and going down. This certainly eased my feelings of worry about holding up other tour visitors. Thank you David and Cristiano.
Thank you so much for your lovely review! 🌟 We’re delighted to hear that David and Cristiano made your rooftop tour such a memorable experience with their knowledge, patience, and care. It’s wonderful that you enjoyed the intricate architectural details and the stunning views, and that you felt comfortable throughout the climb. We truly appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you on another tour soon! 🏰✨
We had a great tour with Larisa (Lara). There was our group of 4 plus another couple. We went to a number of venues and got to taste a range of interesting and high quality things. We tried a number of things that we would not otherwise have tried. (I won’t spoil the surprise by saying what they were. ) Larisa was a great guide and told us a lot about the food as well as an overview of Finnish history. Considering the foods that we got to try, we thought that the tour was good value.
Thank you so much for your fantastic feedback! 🌟 We’re thrilled you enjoyed the food tour with Larisa and had the chance to try so many unique and high-quality dishes. It’s wonderful that the mix of food and Finnish history made the experience special. We really appreciate your kind words and hope to welcome you back for another tasty adventure soon! 🇫🇮🍽️✨
