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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Added by SeitanSeitanSeitan on 12 Apr 2022
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105 Reviews
First Review by SeitanSeitanSeitan
drrivkatzman
Points +134
Small portions, tastes ok, run out of food 1h before closing - Edit
Tiny portions for what you pay. Much dough, little filling. And we had only two options together choose from (one pieces of the first one, three of the second, so the guys in the line after us failed to eat anything), although it was almost an hour before closing. Tasted ok, though.
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MeriSalomaa
Points +137
Cute building and great cake - Edit
Had a piece of chocolate cake, which looked pretty and tasted amazing. The building was atmospheric, and the staff was friendly.
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JMcCleary
Points +330
Delicious traditional food made vegan - Edit
We went for breakfast and sampled all three kinds of Karelian pies (caviart, eggless butter, and pickles) as well as a round pastry with mushrooms and sour cream. Everything was delicious and the owners were friendly. Cute place in a great location near many museums and a park, nice outdoor seating area.
Read morePros: Delicious , Traditional local specialty, Friendly people
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MaraK
Points +360
Cozy and lovely - Edit
My grandmother would say that the cafe was lovely and cozy. And I’m pretty much my grandmother at this point. A lovely little, all vegan cafe in the museum area. It has a limited lunch menu, but it was just what I need. I had the soup (leak and zucchini) and side salad with wonderful, fresh bread. I then had a sea salt brownie, which was wonderful.
Read morePros: Cozy, Great location, Clearly homemade (in a good way)
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vsm53
Points +95
Great choice for coffee and snack - Edit
Cozy cafe with lots of options. Everything is vegan. I went with a cinnamon bun and a coffee. Awesome.
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AviBlau
Points +108
Nice and good location. Nor unique - Edit
Goid if you are around. Wouldnt come especially
Read morePros: Nice atmosphere and service, Very good location
Cons: Bite size tostadas, Cake i ate was ok but nothing to write to happycow
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Heidihelsinki
Points +297
Family run vegan cafe with tasty foods - Edit
Located in the beautiful museum yard. Cafe so cozy that it gives you the comfort of being home. Family run vegan recipes. Perfectly baked cinnamon buns. Tasty soups for lunch, daily chancing cakes from Finnish ingredients and pies. Salty carelian pies with toppings. Comfort food. For everyone to enjoy not just vegans. Highly recommend eat here!
Read morePros: Cinnamon bun, Soup, Rhubarb pie
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Leaingrid
Points +33
Best cardamom scroll I’ve ever tasted! - Edit
Feeling of home cooked meal and baked goods. Everything we tasted (soup, bread, pies and four different cakes as well as the “pulla”) was delicious. Shall be visiting again.
Read morePros: Warm soup lunch with freshly baked bread, Sweet breads “pulla” straight from oven!, Good selection of teas
Cons: Need to Queue possibly lunch time
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RuthSharon
Points +1271
Exceeded my already high expectations - Edit
Classic finnish food, 100% vegan. This cafe has been at the top of my list of must visit places. The bakery itself is attached to a museum, run by a mother and two daughters. There is so much history in the building itself as well as the food that is shared. We shared some karalien pies and pastries and enjoyed a roast vegetable soup with the softest bread I have ever had. Wow just spectacular. Also an extra shout out for the pulla (cinnamon scroll) which was still hot from the oven.
Read morePros: All vegan, Beautiful history, Fresh
xlaiyn
This looks amazing!!
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leaf____
Points +195
Highlight of my trip - Edit
I loved this place. I was so happy to find vegan versions of traditional Finnish pastries. The location is a lovely historic house with indoor and outdoor seating. I got the soup of the day (pumpkin), two Karelian pies, and a limonadi. Everything was delicious, especially the Karelian pies.
Read morePros: Traditional food made vegan, Historic location, Lots of seating
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TatianaKwamsu
Points +1429
Amazing - Edit
Everything was so amazing, the very friendly staff, the place with a sunny terrace and a lovely room inside, and of course the food omg. These potatoe toasts are incredibly good, the one with the fake eggs is mind blowing, the salad was delicious, and so was the brioche !
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ducklover56
Points +285
Maybe the nicest cafe in Helsinki city centre - Edit
A beautiful all-vegan family-run cafe set in the bakery building of a historic villa. Next time will try the Carelian pies as I've heard they are a must. This time I tried a spinach and vegan cheese pastry with an oat latte - a tasty combo but the vegan cheese could have had a yummier, more creamy taste.
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2023-05-06
Pros: Everything vegan, Family-run place with interesting history, Nice atmosphere
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PaulDaly☘️
Points +2953
Wow, mother & 2 daughters run this incredible vegan 🌱 place. - Edit
In honour of their grandmother and her Karelian recipes they set this place up in March 2022.
Read moreIn 1944 more than 420,000 Karelians had to leave their homes as their home land was annexed by Russia.
Their grandmother settled in Lapland and never forgot her homeland that had been taken away from her & her people.
Talking to the family about the history of the food is unbelievable and makes the food taste better with meaning (see pictures)
We tried all the incredible pies and some of the desserts. The cottage itself has always been a bakery and is set in the grounds of the big house to which it originally belonged. This big house is now a museum.
The future is vegan 🌱
Updated from previous review on 2022-10-15
Pros: Delicious Karelian pies cooked with ❤️ , Delicious desserts cooked with ❤️ , Beautiful rooms & outdoor space & lovey family
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BunnyLiina
Points +20
Best vegan place in Helsinki - Edit
The food is absolutely delicious and staff extremely friendly. When visiting Helsinki, I would highly recommend this place since it serves traditional options that are high in quality and vegan!
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mxlondon
Points +81
Wonderful - Edit
The friendliest and tastiest place we found in Helsinki, with great food and a very chilled out, relaxed atmosphere.
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clefairyt
Points +305
Karelian cuisine made vegan with 💚 - Edit
Everything about Kahvila Rakastan was charming and beautiful, from the cosy setting in the bakery house, to the family who created the kahvila in honour of their grandmother, to the delicious food.
Read moreWe were honoured to try the traditional Karelian food made with love in the plant based way. We tried one of most things on offer. The soup was warm and nourishing, the Karelian pies unique and the sweet pastries a comforting treat.
The cafe was very popular and we can understand why. If there are a few of you visiting, it may be worth making a reservation in advance, especially on a weekend, when it can be busy.
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HaugachakaMan
Points +2136
A fantastic coffee and pastry - Edit
This place had the most fantastic pastry dough I have ever tried... So good I wanted to try it all. The flavours on them were well balanced and were amazing.
Read moreThe coffee had a good flavour and made a good combination for me.
Inside was very cosy and had a unique look, witch I enjoyed quite a bit.
The staff was helpful and very friendly.
It does have outside seating with a view to a garden, so it must be amazing in summer time there.
Pros: Fantastic food, Friendly staff, Outside seating
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JannicaJusslin
Points +27
Best Café in Helsinki! - Edit
Cute Café with amazing options
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manbodyspirit
Points +42
Very friendly, helpful, traditional and delicious Karelian pies. All vegan. - Edit
Very friendly, helpful, traditional and delicious Karelian pies. All vegan.
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MariaBaczewska
Points +773
Tiny cozy place ☺️ - Edit
Really cozy and tiny, but with really nice atmosphere. Nice traditional food, highly recommended!
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EsterBertoncello
Points +726
Lovely place!! - Edit
Tiny and lovely vegan cafe in the heart of Helsinki offering typical Finnish pastries 😍 from Karelian pies to cinnamon rolls. I tried laskiaispulla filled with cream and jam, simply delicious! They offer drinks like cappuccino or latte with oat milk, delicious! I cannot wait to go back and try other pastries! This is definitely a must if you’re visiting Helsinki!!
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olivia_krekula
Points +367
The Karelian pies are the best! - Edit
Vegan version of the karelian pie so good! Also, try the cinnamon bun, the texture is so soft you won’t believe it!
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Helz
Points +358
Traditional Finnish baking done vegan - Edit
This cafe has soul and a warm feeling. Delicious traditional Finnish bakery goods made vegan.
Read morePros: All vegan cafe, Traditional Finnish baking
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ml.wahlstrom
Points +140
Thank you for a truly wonderful experience! - Edit
Dream café to visit for tourists like us! All vegan, prideflags, cosy, super nice staff who explained the finish specialties they had made from their grandmother's recepie... The piirakkakolmoset with potato and "egg"cream was one of the best things I've ever tasted (religious moment really, thanked God and everything)! I recommend this place with love!
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SlassySabina
Points +176
Cosy, local entrepeneurs - Edit
We really looked for à Cosy local place for brunch during our visit in helsinki and this was perfect! Delicious food from the owners gransmothers recepieas . So genuine place! Pride flags made us feel welcome
Read morePros: Cosy Old houSe, Friendly Staff, Traditional home-made recepies
Cons: Not So many options, Latte was small and not steamy hot
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Anne000
Points +454
Buns are back - Edit
The best vegan cinnamon bun i have had a pleasure to taste!
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Updated from previous review on 2022-06-07
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eljas
Points +125
Karelian pies were amazing - Edit
Nice and cozy cafe with delicious pastries. We had Karelian pies and they were really tasty, I recommend trying them!
Read moreUpdated from previous review on 2022-12-30
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