Today we are going to be going on a deep dive into where to find healthy food and restaurants in Helsinki and Espoo. We will try to cover all of the best places to get nutritious food in your area so that you can feel as good as possible after your meal.
Kicking things off will be the best local vegan and vegetarian restaurants. Mom always told you to eat your vegetables, well you certainly will be able to at these great venues.
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Then we will get into some other healthy restaurants near you, plus discuss good salad bars and restaurants with good soups. Helsinki and Espoo health food stores and markets will follow them up, buying nutritious foods and cooking meals yourself is a great way to know just how good your diet really is.
Smoothies and juice shops will come next, and we will get you out of here with a few gluten free bakeries that should also have plenty of low sugar sweets and treats. Stick around for our local healthy foods map at the end that will have all the places we mention throughout the post pinned on it.
Plus you are welcome to read our other posts on the region at that link if you are interested.
Vegan & Vegetarian Restaurants
Some of the best vegan and vegetarian restaurants in Helsinki and Espoo would be:
- Classic & Vegan Ravintola at Hakaniementorikatu 1 Siltasaarenkatu
- Fafa’s at Iso Roobertinkatu 2
- Green Hippo at Punavuorenkatu 2
- Vegan Food Box at Leikosaarentie 48
- Restaurant Grön at Albertinkatu 36
- Anne’s Vege at Tapionaukio 4, Espoo
- Kipsari at Otaniementie 14, Espoo
- Ravintola Mount Nepal at Kaupinkalliontie 7, Espoo
Classic & Vegan Ravintola is noted for its vegan and traditional meals preparing new dishes with high-quality ingredients every day. Their restaurant is the first to provide versions of all of the vegan menu items at one location and caters to all diets including gluten-free and lactose-free. The restaurant has two dining rooms one for vegan meals and one for regular entrees.
The Green Hippo makes vegetarian and vegan cuisine without forcing someone to eat anything they don’t want to. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and brunch are available from early morning to late evening plus they offer a varied range of healthy food catering services in your area.
Grön’s cuisine is based on what is currently in season focusing on using high-quality products to create delicious, focused, plant-based, and inspiring meals. There are two food options available one of which is entirely vegan and they use seasonal, organic, wild, and Scandinavian ingredients.
Anne’s Vege in Espoo offers a variety of delectable vegetarian food from Thailand, India, the Middle East, Korea, Vietnam, and Italy as well as traditional Finnish food from 11am to 6pm Monday through Saturday.
Kipsari is a restaurant, bar, and cafe that is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm serving delicious vegan food and treats baked on site.
A variety of popular South Asian dishes like curry, kofta, tandoori dishes, and naan bread with vegan and vegetarian options are served from 10:30am to 10pm on most days at Ravintola Mount Nepal.
Helsinki & Espoo Healthy Restaurants
More healthy restaurants in your area are:
- Zucchini Vegetarian at Fabianinkatu 19-25
- Just Vege at Vaasankatu 15
- Loving Hut at Kolmas linja 17
- Silvoplee at Toinen linja 3
- Veggie at Munkkiniemen puistotie 22
- Fafa’s at Kamreerintie 3, Espoo
- Restaurant Mau-Kas at Vuorimiehentie 5, Espoo
- Ravintola Nepal at Kivenlahdenkatu 1, Espoo
Just Vege serves gluten-free falafels that are made to order and are freshly fried. Their menu caters largely to vegetarians and their food is prepared with care every day using traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean recipes with a gourmet twist.
Silvoplee is a popular local vegetarian buffet that uses organic raw ingredients depending on availability. Wonderful home-cooked dishes, daily lunch specials, salads, gluten-free and lactose-free cakes, savory pies, organic coffee, and tea are all available at Veggie.
Fafa’s serves authentic but healthy street food in Espoo such as fresh handmade pitas, salads, crispy falafels, and plenty more.
Freshly baked organic and gluten free rolls with vegetables as well as a selection of cheese and cutlery, porridge, milk, coffee, and tea made from organic, domestic, and locally produced ingredients are offered at Restaurant Mau-Kas from 8am to 2:30pm Monday through Friday.
Ravintola Nepal is open at 11am Tuesday through Friday and 12pm on Saturday and Sunday serving up traditional Nepalese and Himalayan cuisine as well as many authentic dishes with a wide range of vegetarian options.
Salad Bars Near You
These local salad bars should have plenty of nutritious foods to choose from:
- MorriSon’s at Ateneuminkuja 1
- Restaurant Fafa’s Iso Roba at Iso Roobertinkatu 2
- Bumi Kallio at Viides linja 8
- Pupu at Annankatu 21
- Goodwin The Steak House at Eteläranta 14
- Nokkalan Majakka at Nokkalanniemi 2, Espoo
- The Chili’s at Mankkaantie 6, Espoo
- Viikinkiravintola Harald at Piispansilta 11, Espoo
- O’Learys at Suomenlahdentie 1, Espoo
You should be able to find a wide variety of healthy salads at any of the above. If you are after any particular salad check the links we gave and see if they are on their menu.
Nokkalan Majakka is a seaside café restaurant that is open at 11am on weekdays and 10am on weekends providing salads, soups, pastries, and delicious menu items along with specialty coffees, fine wines, and other beverages.
Quality home cooked meals, hamburgers, kebabs, and salads with a variety of dressings in Espoo are served seven days a week at The Chili’s.
Some of Viikinkiravintola Harald’s menu items include fresh salads, tasty soups, homemade bread, spreads, coffee, tea, and main dishes suitable for lactose or gluten free diets.
O’Learys offers a variety of cuisine styles from classic American to Tex-Mex including snacks, salads, and square meals with vegan and vegetarian options starting at 10:30am on weekdays and 12pm on weekends.
Soup Restaurants
These restaurants are known for their great soups:
- Soppakeittiö at Hämeentie 1 A
- Soup at Runeberginkatu 54
- Restaurant BLINIt at Sturenkatu 9
- Noodle Master at Koivu-Mankkaan tie 1, Espoo
- Noodle Story at Iso Omena #1, Espoo
- Emmoi at Piispansilta 10, Espoo
- Momotoko at Piispansilta 11, Espoo
There are so many varieties of nutritious soups near you at the above restaurants that we would fill up this page if we tried to list them all. It is probably best if you follow those links to see if they have the healthy soups that you desire.
Noodle Master is open until 9pm throughout the week serving authentic flavors of Chinese street food and handmade dan dan, beef, and Shanghai noodles as well as delicious pan fried dumplings and a variety of other side dishes.
Authentic Chinese fresh, fried, and rice noodles as well as dumplings and soups in Espoo are offered from 11am to 9pm Monday through Saturday and 12pm to 8pm on Sunday at Noodle Story.
Emmoi is known for its authentic Vietnamese cuisine with a variety of healthy, gluten free, low fat, and delicious dishes including vermicelli, rice noodle, Pho soup, homemade spring rolls, summer rolls, handmade banh mi, and bun cha ha noi which are available from 11am to 9pm on most days and from 12pm on weekends.
Delectable Japanese dishes like ramen, salads, donburis, and plenty more are served all throughout the week starting at 11am at Momotoko.
Health Food Stores & Markets
Pick out your own produce at these Helsinki and Espoo health food stores and markets:
- S-market Sokos at Mannerheimintie 9
- Ruohonjuuri Kamppi at Salomonkatu 5
- Food Market Herkku at Aleksanterinkatu 52
- Ruohonjuuri at Sörnäisten rantatie 5
- Lidl Sähkötalo at Kampinkuja 2
- Heinon Tukku Oy at Vanha talvitie 2
- Natural at Shopping Center Iso Omena Piispansilta 11, Espoo
- Ruohonjuuriat Leppävaarankatu 7A, Espoo
- Green Room at Kiiskenevä 2 E 39, Espoo
- Life at Piispansilta 11, Espoo
Natural is a Finnish health food store in Espoo offering vitamins and minerals and homeopathic consultations in addition to selling natural and sports supplements, natural cosmetics, superfoods, and homeopathic remedies.
You can choose from a diverse selection of organic foods, superfoods, health products, and natural cosmetics at Ruohonjuuri which is open at 10am Monday through Saturday and 12pm on Sunday.
High quality organic and natural foods are offered throughout the week at Green Room starting at 10am except for Sunday when they are closed.
Life is a wellness chain that opens at 10am Monday through Saturday and 12pm on Sunday offering a wide range of beauty, health, and natural products both online and in stores.
Smoothies & Juice Shops
There are plenty of smoothie and juice shops near you:
- Joe and the Juice at Aleksanterinkatu 52
- Bär Bar at Fredrikinkatu 30
- Jungle Juice Bar at Urho Kekkosen katu 1
- Jungle Juice Bar at Espoonlahdenkatu 8, Espoo
- Joe & The Juice at Länsituuli 5, Espoo
- Bär Bar at Piispansilta 11, Espoo
Those who want fresh healthy juices and smoothies can head to one of those. Just check the links to make sure they have your desired juice or smoothie if you really want something specific.
Gluten Free Bakeries In Your Area
Enjoy some fresh baked goodness at these gluten free bakeries:
- Brooklyn Café at Fredrikinkatu 25
- Keliapuoti Leena Raitisto at Hakaniemen halli 1
- Friends & Brgrs at Mikonkatu 8
Brooklyn Café sells sandwiches that can be made gluten-free plus a gluten-free cupcake option is also available on a daily basis. Café & Confectionery Briossi offers gluten free muffins, cakes, lemon tart, and cookies many of which are also milk and lactose free.
All burgers at Friends & Brgrs are served with a baked gluten-free roll in the house, plus they have vegan burgers available.
You can also read our posts on:
- Eating Healthy in Saint Petersburg
- Eating Healthy in Stockholm
- Eating Healthy in Copenhagen
- Eating Healthy in Oslo
Enjoy Eating Healthy In Helsinki & Espoo
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all of those local vegan and vegetarian restaurants, other healthy restaurants, salad bars, places to get great soup, health food stores and markets, smoothies and juice shops, and gluten free bakeries in your area it shouldn’t be hard for you to grab a delicious and nutritious meal in the near future.
While we try our best to keep these posts updated it isn’t easy, if you noticed anything incorrect on this page please let us know in the comments. Hopefully you enjoy eating healthy food at restaurants in Helsinki and Espoo.