For this book, we have chosen some of the best Helsinki restaurants by cuisine, service and price. Restaurants are divided into three groups according to the price of a main course. The main course in a gourmet restaurant will normally cost over 100 marks. The least expensive restaurants will serve a main course for less than 50 marks. The type of cuisine served is mentioned next to the name of the restaurant.
Finnish cuisine varies with the seasons.
Traditional foods include fish such as Baltic herring, salmon and pikeperch. Salmon in various forms, from cured in brine to smoked, is a delicious element even in a gourmet meal. Potatoes are usually served with the main course. New potatoes with herring and dill are a traditional summer dish. In late summer, the gourmet's greatest and most expensive enjoyment is a meal of crayfish.