Continuing on my Helsinki vegan guide, let me tell you about the cafés in town! There are around five fully vegan cafés in Helsinki and you need to check these out. We have a couple of art cafés – who doesn’t love some art along with a cup of coffee? We also have a yoga café – yoga, coffee and vegan desserts, another combination of things I like! A list of our favourite vegan cafés in Helsinki:
#1 Round Donut Café
*different locations in Helsinki, at the Central Railway Station, Kamppi and Kallio*
Round is the first donut café in Helsinki. Donuts and coffee? Hell yeah! How lucky are we to have a vegan donut café in town? Even though I’m not a huge fan of donuts myself, who can resist this trendy little café?
They stock a variety of donuts with different flavours and toppings, so there’s a treat for everyone’s taste.
Call me boring, but I love a classic chocolate donut – I wish they always had that. We’ve tried flavours such as the sweet apple cinnamon, caramel hazelnut donut, and raspberry pistachio.
Donuts come at a price of around €4. You can get a combo box. Currently, they also serve bagels and croissants. They hold giveaways and discounts now and then via their social media channels. For more info, check their Instagram: Round HKI
#2 Encanto Art Café
Maneesikatu 1-3, 00170 Helsinki
Located in the elegant Kruununhaka district, this makes a perfect location for travellers. You’ll find the entrance at the corner of the street, welcoming you into this cosy little art café. The space isn’t too large, there are 6-8 tables, surrounded by artworks on the walls. They have galleries by local artist on display.
Encanto is relatively new to the scene. They have all day breakfast, toasties, speciality coffees and serve only plant milk including oat and soy milk because who still wants milk from an actual cow?
We went with the breakfast combo of croissant, muesli yoghurt, cinnamon bun (pulla) with a cappuccino. You can choose 3 items for €8. The service is nice, portions are just about enough, toasties are homemade style — would indeed recommend this café! Open on Wednesdays to Sundays for brunch. Pet friendly.
#3 Kahvila Rakastan
Mannerheimintie 13 b, 00100 Helsinki
Among the good news this year is that this Helsinki based cute little villa café, became fully plant-based! Kahvila Rakastan means Café I Love, and it’s located near the Finnish National Museum and Oodi library — a lovely place to meet up with friends!
This is the only place I know in Helsinki that offers traditional Finnish Karelian pies (see pic) veganised. I tried the rye-potato pie topped with tofu ‘egg’ and seaweed caviar. It was a savoury treat – very salty but enjoyable! They also serve soup lunches and other plant-based pastries. Highly recommend this place when in Helsinki! Open Tuesday to Sunday 10AM-5PM.
#4 Roots Vallila
Eurantie 8-10, 00550 Helsinki
This is a yoga studio & vegan café, where I’ve actually been for yoga classes and after, enjoyed a wholesome lunch combo! Sometimes, of course, I’ve just popped in for a coffee and bite too – they always have some cakes and treats. They also do All Day Breakfast, lunch bowls and bagels.
Open on Monday to Friday 8 – 17:30, Saturdays 9 – 15.
#5 Be Mine Healthy Friends (closed)
Although not a typical café, it’s a kiosk downtown, serving up beverages and health food. They focus on serving diet specific meals e.g. low carb.. On menu is a selection of whole food bowls and wraps, with choice of vegan protein (falafel/tofu/soy mince). I’ve had the Oh My Buddha bowl and Toona wrap.
Don’t forget to check out our Helsinki vegan guide, with a map and list of all vegan-friendly restaurants!
Vegan cafés in Helsinki
This was our pick of vegan cafés in Helsinki! We’ve had such amazing places over time (anyone remember Tartine, the French vegan café?). Let’s hope they open again some day!
In memory of Tartine Helsinki (RIP)
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Last updated on October 14th, 2024
