Vegan Helsinki quick travel guide 2023

Being a Helsinki local, it only makes sense to finally have a page dedicated to the vegan food spots in town! In this Helsinki guide, I collect all my favourite restaurants & cafes to dine at, and also include a map of all the places. This makes it easy to find a place when you visit town – make sure to save this guide for your trip to Helsinki!

Vegan Helsinki – map

Trip map courtesy of Wanderlog, a road trip planner on iOS and Android

Helsinki has over 10 vegan restaurants, 5 vegan cafes and tons of vegan-friendly restaurants (those with plenty of veg options). I’ve marked them all on the map and you can find a list below, with links to their web pages to check menus and opening times.

Vegan restaurants (green on map)

Thai Vegan Kitchen – Lapinlahdenkatu 9, 00100 Helsinki
Junk Y Vegan – Postikuja 2, 00100 Helsinki
Bun2Bun – vegan burgers – Punavuori and Kallio, Helsinki
Sen Chay Vietnamese – Siltasaarenkatu 3-5, 00530 Helsinki
Loving Hut – Kolmas linja 17, 00530 Helsinki
Peace Kitchen (temporarily closed) – noodle bar at Pengerkatu 24, Kallio
Kasvisravintola Brindavan – Kumpulantie 1, 00520 Helsinki
Magu – fine dining, reservation needed – Korkeavuorenkatu 27, 00130
Vegan Food Box – fast food kiosk – Museokatu 12, Helsinki
Ravintola Lohtu – salad bowls – Hakaniemi market hall
Kippo (Plants By Us) (temporarily closed) – Forum shopping centre 3rd floor

Vegan-friendly restaurants (blue on map)

Yes Yes Yes – romantic resto-bar, reservation needed – Iso Roobertinkatu 1, 00120 Helsinki
Hills Dumplings – Kalevankatu 17, 00100 Helsinki
Green Hippo – wholefood bowls and more – in Punavuori, Kallio and Töölö, Helsinki
Sushibar+Wine – Fredrikinkatu, City Centre and Kallio restaurants in Helsinki
The Saigonese – Vietnamese kitchen and coffee – Lapinlahdenkatu 21, 00100 Helsinki
Putte’s Bar and Pizza – Kalevankatu 6, 00100 Helsinki
MoMo Punavuori – Pursimiehenkatu 8, 00150 Helsinki
Levant Helsinki – Bulevardi 15, 00120 Helsinki
Addis Ethiopian Kitchen – Sturenkatu 28, 00510 Helsinki
Momotoko – ramen bowls, vegan menu – City centre and Kallio restaurants in Helsinki
Onda – Hämeentie 13 b, 00530 Helsinki
Fafa’s Helsinki – chain of fast food eateries around town
Zucchini Vegetarian Cafe – elegant veggie lunch spot downtown – Fabianinkatu 4, 00130
Banu Café – Persian vegan lunch buffet and desserts – Heino Kasken katu 4c, 00180
Mount Kailash Nepalese – Tyynenmerenkatu 5, 00220 Helsinki
Ravintola Gurkha Nepalese – Hiihtäjäntie 1, 00810 Helsinki
Kahvila Verso – veggie lunch buffet – Hiihtomäentie 37, 00800 Helsinki

Vegan & vegan-friendly cafés (brown on map)

Round – vegan donut cafés – Iso Roobertinkatu 16, 00120
Kahvila Rakastan – vegan Finnish delicacies – Mannerheimintie 13 B, 00100
Encanto Art Café – vegan – Maneesikatu 1-3, 00170 Helsinki
Roots vegan café & yoga studio – Eurantie 8, 00550 Helsinki
Espresso Edge – Liisankatu 29, 00170 Helsinki
Makers Kahvila Lauttasaari – Heikkiläntie 10, 00210 Helsinki
Outrun café Pasila – Asemapäällikönkatu 3, 00520 Helsinki
Gateau Helsinki – Viides linja 10, 00530 Helsinki
Relove Helsinki – second hand store and cafés in Helsinki
Ipi Kulmakuppila – bright café with vegan brunch option – Porthaninkatu 13, Helsinki

These are the restaurants where you are sure to find some good vegan food! Other than this, most of the restaurants in Helsinki offer at least one vegan option. All cafes offer plant milk now and local food & café chains Kotipizza, Picnic, Fazer Café, Robert’s Coffee and Espresso House also have vegan options.

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Last updated on October 2nd, 2023