The 18 Best Restaurants in Helsinki - Eater

"Hakaniemi Market Hall (temporarily housed in an adjacent pavilion while the hall is being renovated) is the city’s most popular market among Helsinki locals. Inside, among the swarms of top-notch food stalls selling everything from thinly sliced gravlax and smoked fish at Kalakauppa Rosendahl to all things meat at Reinin Liha, you will find cheese shop Lentävä Lehmä (or Flying Cow) and the region’s favorite cheesemongers, sisters Hanne Hirvonen and Laura Mauno. Ask for a selection of cheeses from Finnish cheesemakers such as Helsingin Meijeriliike, Juustoportti, and Peltolan, or choose from the large selection of international varieties. Grab a baguette or loaf of dark rye bread from a bakery stand nearby, such as Leipätori, for the ideal picnic in the nearby Tokoinranta park. [$]" - Ilkka Sirén