Tori. A place to catch up on life.

some of my friends have probably already heard me rant and rave about this place, but nevertheless, if youre looking for the best café/restuarant in helsinki look no further. it resides on Punavuorenkatu in the heart of helsinki (off to the side a teensie weensie bit), and goes by the simple name of 'Tori' and it offers a very relaxed atmosphere with fantastic foods at a reasonable price. i guess you couldnt ask more of a restaurant. well you couldnt.
ive been to tori only once so far, but i absolutely fell in love with it, and i guess thats why im here telling you about it, its seriously the best place to eat in helsinki. the decoration is very simple, and its a small space, but quite modern, and with the feel of a local café. the music they played when i was there, was alternative and very chilled and good, though if youre looking for that nice classical background music you hear at fancy restaurants with violins and all that jazz, then you should look further. when you sit down in tori it feels like your sitting midst people who are full of ideas, the clientele is very bohemian and many artists reside there (apparently), and this is one of the main features i like about the place - the atmosphere, its hard to explain, but if you go there, youll realise what im talking about.
now, to the food, i had the Tandori chicken salad, which was tantalising and just amazing. it was a very well sized portion, not leaving me with a feeling of hunger whatsoever (and i can eat a lot, trust me), and it was also well priced at just under 10€, if i remember correctly (not too far from 10€ in any case). but apparently, according to NYT, their most famous and best dish is their homemade meatballs and potato muusi, which is also just 10€, and offers a hardy meal for any sizeable man.
but i can recommend this restaurant solely based on that one chicken salad, though it was the atmosphere that really impressed me, go there and find out yourself. try it out. and tell me what you think.

so stop wondering about what you should make for dinner/lunch or breakfast and walk over to Punavuorenkatu 2, in Helsinki, and grab yourself a well priced and delicious meal, and sit down and enjoy life.

ps. it was even rated the 17th best restaurant in Helsinki by viisitähteä.fi (http://www.viisitahtea.fi/content/view/549/51/1/2/), this was amongst "fancy" restaurants. so take that beethoven.

Ravintola Tori
Punavuorenkatu 2, 00120 Hki
Weekdays - 10-22
Sat - 12-22
Sun - 14-02
The kitchen closes all days at 23
ravintolatori.fi

the picture was taken from:
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