Savotta

Helsinki, Finland

Restaurant Savotta

Expectation level: $$

Savotta celebrates traditional Finnish cuisine with forest- and lake-inspired flavors, serving nostalgic dishes that honor heritage and genuine local craft.

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Opening hours

Monday

16:00 - 23:00

Tuesday

16:00 - 23:00

Wednesday

16:00 - 23:00

Thursday

12:00 - 23:00

Friday

12:00 - 23:00

Saturday

12:00 - 23:00

Sunday

17:00 - 23:00

Address

Aleksanterinkatu 22

00170 Helsinki

Finland

Phone
+358 9 7425 5588

Directions
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Traditional Menu

Finnish gin cured Baltic whitefish

liquorice bread, sour cream, and onion relish
Traditional Karelian stew

Slow-braised beef, pork and lamb, butter mashed potatoes, pickled pumpkin and cucumbers
Lappish squeaky cheese simmered in cinnamon cream

with cloudberry compote
58€

20th Anniversary Menu

The kitchen’s little hello

Smoked whitefish mousse on rye crisp, roe and pickled cucumber
Supreme Savotta

Assortment of best Finnish appetizers from land and water
Reindeer roast with reindeer groat sausage

mashed potatoes with rosemary butter, root vegetable hash and lingonberry sauce
Warm blueberry tart

with vanilla ice cream
79€

Vegetarian Country Menu

Velvety Jerusalem artichoke soup

with roasted garlic cloves and flaxseed
Savotta’s broad bean cabbage rolls

roasted butter sauce, mashed potatoes, lingonberries and pickled cucumbers
Fresh cranberry mousse

gingerbread-Biscoff sauce and baked apple preserve
53€

You can enrich your menu order with:

Bread selection of the house

and Finnish churned butter

3,5
Tasty tidbit of bear

50g slow braised bear meat in rich braising stock

18,9
Savotta´s dill & buttermilk blini

sour cream and cold smoked rainbow trout roe

17,9

Starters

Beetroot and thyme pie

autumn apple and goat cheese mousse

14,8
Finnish gin cured Baltic whitefish

liquorice bread, sour cream, and onion relish

15,2
Moose tartare

marinated forest mushrooms, roasted garlic, and rosemary cream

17,6
Supreme Savotta

Assortment of best Finnish appetizers from land and water

23,9
Creamy fish soup with catch of the day

Without cream upon request

14,2/22,2
Velvety Jerusalem artichoke soup

roasted garlic cloves and flaxseed

14,2/22,2

In between

Tasty tidbit of bear

50g slow braised bear meat in rich braising stock

18,9
Savotta’s dill and buttermilk blini

sour cream and cold smoked rainbow trout roe

17,9

Mains

Broad bean cabbage rolls

roasted butter sauce, mashed potatoes, lingonberries and pickled cucumbers

25,9
Perch and pike Wallenberg

silky cauliflower puree, marinated black radish, and beetroot hollandaise

29,2
Roasted Finnish rainbow trout

root vegetable hash, pickled cucumbers, horseradish and smoked crème fraîche sauce

32,9
Traditional Karelian stew

Slow-braised beef, pork and lamb, butter mashed potatoes, pickled pumpkin and cucumbers

29,9
Reindeer roast with reindeer groat sausage

mashed potatoes with rosemary butter, root vegetable hash and lingonberry sauce

41,2
Lumberjack’s moose burger and puikula potato fries

brioche bun, thyme mayonnaise, smoked cheddar, and lingonberry ketchup

28,9
Slow cooked bear with smoked potato terrine

reindeer groat sausage, pine tar-glazed onion, cabbage stew, and game sauce

62

Afters

Warm blueberry tart

and vanilla ice cream

14,5
Lappish squeaky cheese simmered in cinnamon cream

with cloudberry compote

14,2
Fresh cranberry mousse

gingerbread-Biscoff sauce and baked apple preserve

14,6
Finnish smallholding cheeses

cumin seed crispbread and gooseberry jam

15,9

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Expectation levels

$ - Everyday restaurant

$$ - Elevated expectations

$$$ - Fine dining & luxury

Guest Reviews

Laurel Awards:

Numbers are rounded down unless they are above 2.5.

Atmosphere Did not live up to expectations. (0.24)

Wine List Did not live up to expectations. (0.24)

Menu Did not live up to expectations. (0.24)

Service Did not live up to expectations. (0.24)

Taste experience

(1.06)

Reviews: 34

Average score: 0.2

Laurels Awarded: 0

Guest Comments

Latest comments

Osku November 2025

Such nice people and atmosphere, and an interesting take on local cooking. But the prices are just too high compared to the alternatives in the area.

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