Journey to East Helsinki to discover Middle Eastern and Caucasian food

A restaurant situated in Puhos shopping centre in Itäkeskus serving Middle-Eastern food.

1. Ravintola Kirkuk

A two-storey restaurant in Puhos shopping centre in Itäkeskus.

2. Newroz 21

Arbailo is a restaurant in Puhos shopping centre, serving eg. shish kebab from a charcoal grill.

3. Restaurant Arbailo

Restaurant Casbah serves Mediterranean flavours in Easton shopping centre.

4. Casbah

5. Al-Mazaq Ravintola

Tikke Kebab Grill at Kontula shopping centre serves genuine shish kebab.

6. Tikke Kebab Grill

Saray Baklava is a bakery and a café. The bakery in Hakunila bakes Turkish pastries and delicacies, such as eg. baklava and börek.

7. Saray Baklava

Kardinia Sweet sells different types of baklava.

8. Kardinia Sweet

Numerous classic restaurants can be found outside the city centre that are popular among locals and well worth a visit. While some of these have been operating since the 1950s, many newer restaurant arrivals have rapidly established themselves as suburban favourites.


Classic restaurants in Helsinki's suburbs

If you explore Helsinki’s suburbs, you can find restaurant gems known only to a smaller fan base that are worth traveling to from even further away. At the same time, you can take a wonderful taste journey around the world!

Hidden gems in Helsinki's suburbs

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East Helsinki offers much to discover for culinary explorers, making it easy to become acquainted with the fascinating food cultures of the Middle East, Turkey and Caucasus. The Puhos and Kontula shopping centres attract food lovers from near and far.  ...