Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Helsinki
Every restaurant on this list carries an exceptional wine programme in our guide. Three of them hold Wine Spectator awards: Restaurant Muru in Kamppi and Pastis in Kaartinkaupunki at Best of Award of Excellence, and Savoy in Kaartinkaupunki at Award of Excellence. Palace in Kaartinkaupunki and Olo in Kruununhaka bring Michelin stars to sommelier-led lists. Demo in Ruoholahti does the same with a surprise tasting menu.
Vinkkeli pairs classic European cooking and a Nordic twist with a Michelin Plate. Le Coucou Vert in Kamppi is a modern French bistro with a Star Wine List number-one ranking. Bronda in Kaartinkaupunki keeps a glass-fronted cellar of 800 bottles. Carelia in Taka-Toolo builds a list around Burgundy, Piedmont, Jura and Germany. Wino in Harju focuses on natural wine, as do Flor, BasBas Kulma and Restaurant Nolita. Scolare in Kaartinkaupunki pours an extensive list, and BRASA in Kruununhaka grills over open fire.
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically. Updated October 8, 2026.
BasBas Kulma
Deep wine list
BasBas Kulma occupies Tehtaankatu 27–29 (Telakkakadun kulma) in Helsinki, with a walk-in bar, a charcoal grill, and artisan wines from classic bottles to more experimental pours. Tables for one to seven can be booked when you want a seat beyond the bar.
BRASA
Deep wine list
At Aleksanterinkatu 22, BRASA anchors Helsinki's open-fire dining scene with dry-aged cuts of meat and fish cooked over live flame in a relaxed, sociable room. The kitchen's commitment to premium ingredients and grilling technique places it in a different register from the city's tasting-menu circuit, offering a more direct, convivial format without sacrificing sourcing rigour.
Bronda
Deep wine list
Bronda occupies a prime position on Helsinki's Esplanade, drawing a loyal crowd of wine-focused regulars who treat it as both a quick stop and a long evening destination. Four consecutive years as Star Wine List's number-one venue in Finland signals a wine program operating at the serious end of the city's dining scene. The address, the awards pedigree, and the flexible format make it a useful reference point for any Helsinki visit.
Carelia
Deep wine list
Carelia is a classic French brasserie on Mannerheimintie that has earned consecutive top placements on the Star Wine List rankings for three years running. Its reputation rests on a wine program built around Burgundy, Piedmont, Jura, and Germany, with back vintages and single-vineyard selections that set it apart from Helsinki's broader restaurant scene. For serious wine drinkers, it occupies a different tier than the city's New Nordic tasting-menu circuit.
Demo
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Open since 2003 and Michelin-starred since 2007, Demo has held a consistent position at the upper tier of Helsinki's modern cuisine scene. Chef Jan Willem Punt leads a kitchen where the wine program, ranked multiple times at the summit of Star Wine List's annual recognition, carries as much weight as the food. The address is Itämerenkatu 25 in the Ruoholahti district, placing it slightly west of the city's main dining cluster.
Flor
Deep wine list
Flor is the more accessible sibling of Natura, Helsinki's We're Smart 5 Radishes restaurant, bringing the same vegetable-forward philosophy to Iso Roobertinkatu at the €€ price point. A 2025 Michelin Plate holder, it operates across both traditional and fully plant-based formats, making it one of the city's few addresses where serious sustainability credentials sit alongside everyday pricing.
Le Coucou Vert
Deep wine list
Le Coucou Vert brings a corner-bistro sensibility to Bulevardi 32, earning a Michelin Plate in 2025 and the Star Wine List #1 ranking in 2024 for a French-focused wine programme. The €€€ pricing sits a tier below Helsinki's tasting-menu circuit, offering classical French cooking in a setting that reads more arrondissement than Nordic capital.
Olo
1 Michelin star · Deep wine list
Michelin-starred Olo Helsinki elevates Nordic cuisine to artistic heights within an 1818 stone townhouse, where Chef-Owner Jari Vesivalo's seasonal tasting menus showcase Finland's leading ingredients through innovative techniques that honor Scandinavian culinary traditions.
Palace
2 Michelin stars · Deep wine list
The only restaurant in Helsinki to hold two Michelin stars, Palace occupies the upper floor of its namesake building on Eteläranta, looking directly over the harbour and the old marketplace. Under chef Eero Vottonen, it operates in a tier of its own within the Finnish capital's fine-dining scene, with a wine programme that has drawn Star Wine List recognition every year since 2020 and a La Liste score of 75 points in 2026.
Pastis
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Ranked #1 on Star Wine List for three consecutive years, Pastis occupies a particular niche in Helsinki's dining scene: a French bistro format with a wine program that operates at a level well above its category. The small bar allows drop-in visits for a glass and a plate, making it one of the few places in the city where serious wine access doesn't require a full tasting menu commitment.
Restaurant Lilja
Deep wine list
Restaurant Lilja at Mariankatu 23 in Helsinki's Kruununhaka district earned a White Star recognition from Star Wine List in August 2024, a designation that signals serious cellar curation rather than a token wine program. The address places it in one of the city's most historically dense neighbourhoods, within reach of Helsinki's senior fine-dining tier. Booking ahead is advisable given the recognition level.
Restaurant Muru
Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
Restaurant Muru on Fredrikinkatu has held the Star Wine List #1 ranking in Finland every year since 2020, built on a cellar of 1,400 selections and 5,000 bottles weighted toward Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy, and Italy. Chef Karoliina Narkiniemi runs a seasonal European kitchen priced at the mid-range dinner tier, making the wine program the defining reason to visit. Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence confirms Muru's place among the country's most seriously stocked dining rooms.
Restaurant Nolita
Deep wine list
Restaurant Nolita at Kankurinkatu 6 in Helsinki's Punavuori district holds a White Star recognition from Star Wine List, signalling a wine program taken seriously enough to earn specialist attention. The kitchen's address in one of the city's most food-dense neighbourhoods places it in direct conversation with Helsinki's broader wave of serious modern dining. For occasion meals where the bottle matters as much as the plate, it belongs on your shortlist.
Restaurant Quartier
Deep wine list
On Korkeavuorenkatu in Helsinki's Design District, Restaurant Quartier occupies a address that places it among the city's more considered dining options. Helsinki's modern Finnish restaurant scene has grown increasingly confident in expressing local ingredient traditions through contemporary formats, and Quartier sits within that broader current. Reservations are advisable, particularly during the autumn and winter seasons when demand for this style of dining peaks.
Savoy
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence · Deep wine list
One of Helsinki's most historically significant dining addresses, Savoy has occupied the eighth floor of Eteläesplanadi 14 for over 85 years, offering Contemporary European cooking alongside a wine program that has earned consecutive Star Wine List recognition every year from 2020 through 2026. The refined setting, with its views across the city, makes it a natural choice for occasions that require both substance and ceremony.
Scolare
Deep wine list
Scolare on Fabianinkatu earned a White Star listing on Star Wine List in October 2023, placing it among Helsinki's recognised addresses for serious wine programming. The restaurant sits in the Design District corridor where wine-forward dining has gained ground alongside the city's Nordic fine-dining circuit. For visitors prioritising the glass as much as the plate, Scolare belongs in the planning conversation.
Vinkkeli
Deep wine list
A Michelin Plate-recognised wine restaurant on Pieni Roobertinkatu, Vinkkeli has occupied a specific position in Helsinki's dining scene since 2016: serious wine alongside classic cuisine, without the formality or price ceiling of the city's starred tasting-menu circuit.
Wino
Deep wine list
Wino sits on Fleminginkatu in Helsinki's Kallio district, a neighbourhood that has quietly become the city's most interesting address for independent wine bars and informal dining. The format here skews toward natural and low-intervention wines paired with food that takes a back seat to the glass, placing it in a growing cohort of wine-led venues that have reshaped how Helsinki drinks after dark.
Young Hearts
Deep wine list
Among Helsinki's mid-tier Modern Cuisine addresses, Young Hearts on Runeberginkatu holds consecutive Michelin Plate recognition for 2024 and 2025, placing it in a credentialed bracket below the city's starred rooms but above the neighbourhood bistro tier. The kitchen earns consistent praise without the theatre or price ceiling of the €€€€ set. A considered choice for a structured dinner in Töölö.
Planning restaurants for wine lovers in Helsinki
- Which restaurants on this list hold Wine Spectator awards?
- Three restaurants on this list hold Wine Spectator awards. Restaurant Muru in Kamppi and Pastis in Kaartinkaupunki hold the Best of Award of Excellence, both for 2026. Savoy in Kaartinkaupunki, a Finnish-French dining room, holds the Award of Excellence.
- Which neighbourhood has the most restaurants on this list?
- Kaartinkaupunki has the most restaurants on this list, with six: Palace, Savoy, Vinkkeli, Pastis, Bronda and Scolare. Punavuori and Kruununhaka have three each. Punavuori's are Flor, BasBas Kulma and Restaurant Nolita. Kruununhaka's are Olo, Restaurant Lilja and BRASA. The remaining restaurants are spread across Kamppi, Ruoholahti, Harju, Taka-Toolo and Ullanlinna.
- What styles of wine list appear on this page?
- Classic regional cellars and natural-wine lists both appear on this page. Restaurant Muru focuses on Champagne, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Italy, with 1,400 selections in its 5,000-bottle cellar. Carelia's list is built around Burgundy, Piedmont, Jura and Germany. Natural wine is the focus at Wino, Flor, BasBas Kulma and Restaurant Nolita, while Bronda holds 800 bottles in a glass-fronted cellar.