Here comes a long overdue post about the food scene in the capital. Starting with 5 fully plant-based restaurants serving flavourful Asian food. These are also probably the only Asian vegan restaurants in Helsinki, or we are yet to discover the others. Find a map of selected spots at the bottom of this post!
1- Thai Vegan Kitchen
Lapinlahdenkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki
There’s already a post dedicated to Thai Vegan Kitchen on my blog, because they are awesome. A food truck turned restaurant that serves hot, tasty authentic Thai food in central Helsinki. They also offer delivery and a catering service. Check out their page for more info on the day’s special etc.
More details about the food they offer on my main post.
They now have another restaurant in Helsinki called Peace Kitchen in Kallio: Pengerkatu 24, 00500 Helsinki, where you can find tasty noodle bowls!
2- Sen Chay
Siltasaarenkatu 3-5, 00530 Helsinki
Sen Chay Vietnamese restaurant has been around for a while, and is a hidden gem in Hakaniemi. It’s a small, modest place serving typical south-east Asian food such as Pho, noodles, fried rice, stir friend veggies and plant protein. It states vegetarian restaurant, but everything on the menu is dairy/egg-free too.
The prices are affordable for Helsinki, around €12 for a meal, but the menu is limited. Their facebook page.
3- Loving Hut
Kolmas linja 17, 00530 Helsinki
The Helsinki restaurant of the Loving Hut worldwide chain of restaurants has been a go-to lunch place for many in the Kallio district. They used to have a €10 all-you-can-eat lunch buffet on weekdays (pre-covid) but now it’s just sad, and we mostly order home delivery. The staff is limited, and we’ve seen just the one lady doing everything, so you need to be patient. You can watch ‘Supreme Master’ TV they have on XD (which is rather weird and controversial).
But, the food is delicious. The a-la-carte menu has a long list of things. Love the starters, esp. the satay skewers (soy based). The Lovely Ocean and Wonton Soup is my favourite.
4- Vegoshi (RIP)
We recently dined at the new Vegoshi in Kluuvi. A great location near the Helsinki University centre campus. The restaurant is a vibrant and calming space situated in a food court in Kluuvi shopping centre. They go under ‘Healthy, plant-based, Asian food’. The menu consists of whole food based bowls, sushi rolls, and dumplings.
This time we went in for the Nitari Set and a Tofushi bowl. I absolutely love their Vietnamese tofu – it’s so soft. The beautiful Nitari set consisted of 8 teritake sushi rolls, a seitan garden roll, and different dumplings.
*JULY 2022*: Just read this message from their founder about the restaurant closing: https://www.instagram.com/p/CgHDBZXty_Y/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
5- Brindavan Kasvisravintola
Kumpulantie 1, 00520 Helsinki
Brindavan in Pasila is one we highly recommend! They offer plant-based lunch buffet with Indian style food – huge variety of warm dishes, salads, and spreads. They are open for lunch on weekdays from 11 to 14:00. The buffet is 13,50 EUR.
*EDIT* February 2021, Omnam (previously no. 5 in this post) has closed! We are extremely sad that Helsinki has lost yet another fine restaurant. Asian – European fusion style lunch in Kamppi. They were the first vegan restaurant in Helsinki. I used to go there on Thursdays because they had delicious masala dosa on the menu!
Best Asian vegan restaurants in Helsinki:
That’s it for our picks of the best Asian vegan restaurants in Helsinki! Unfortunately, so many things have changed during these ‘covid times’, with restaurants permanently shutting down etc., it’s impossible to keep this post updated at all times. Please check the pages of restaurants before you choose to dine there!
OhMyGoodness vegan café & yoga studio, Cargo, Villd, Soi Soi, Vibes by Vöner and OmNam.. Just to name a few great places that have closed permanently this year — support your local vegan restaurants!
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Last updated on February 23rd, 2025
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These restaurants look amazing! I love know about good vegan places to eat.
Whoah, five fully vegan Asian restaurants in Helsinki? I think I have to visit Finland someday!
I know right, who would have guessed? There are at least a couple more fully vegan restaurants in Helsinki. And several others with plenty of vegan options.
These look so yummy!!! I stress about what to eat when we travel so I love seeing what vegan options restaurants have to offer!
Great post. I loved all the pictures and everything looked great. The vegan tiramisu…that is going to be worth a trip. Thank you!
Thanks! And oh yes, that tiramisu is definitely going to be worth it 😉