Cella

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Flemingsgatan 15, 00500 Helsingfors
Added by Jopie, at 03 December 2016

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• Sari P

  20 October 2017

  Local, traditional restaurant. Good food, friendly and easygoing atmophere.

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• Henry Söderlund

  21 September 2017

  I really like this traditional Finnish restaurant / bar. Old time vibes mixed with sturdy service and delicious Finnish food. I strongly recommend to visit here.
  
  Cella is a wind from the past which can be seen from many things inside this establishment. Sturdy service is one of those really "enjoyable" traditional truly Finnish things you might have heard before. People working here are in generally a bit older so don't expect to find younger trendy restaurants atmosphere here. Especially I would like to point out that older lady who's an iron fist which comes to service and experience. She might not be the fastest runner but she really knows her business and customers too. Another wind from the past I would say.
  
  Price segment of this venue is a tad higher than average but not too high. The ongoing gentrification of this worker habitat city area has affected to the prices of everything and this restaurant isn't an exception among them. Older restaurants are struggling to survive from this ongoing trend. Everything is getting more expensive.
  
  Sometimes this place is a bit crowded and it's a mark that they're doing things right. And this can be seen from customers. There's all kinds of people here from younger adults to more "experienced" customers who might have come here forever. This place has a dining area and a bar area which are separated. There's a table service for dining area. Sometimes when this place gets really crowded they will serve food to bar side too so you don't have to leave here hungry.
  
  Food itself is really traditional Finnish food with all sort of choices. They all are really delicious and strongly recommend - this place is popular among regular Joe's too for a reason. This establishment also mark liquid beverage recommendations alongside the food you're about to order which is superb if you aren't culinary gifted. You can and should ask recommendations from the chef/waitress too if you're not familiar with Finnish kitchen in generally. Remember that this place isn't a Michelin star restaurant and don't expect it to be so - they definitely will fill your stomach with decent enough prices and well enough looking/sized portions. In generally they serve really honest looking food here - that gourmet place you might be looking is somewhere else.
  
  This place is really enjoyable place to visit. Sometimes it's a bit crowded and sometimes not. You'll find all age groups of people here from both sides of the bar. If you're around this neighborhood and want to see or taste one piece of the traditional history of Kallio I recommend to visit here.

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• Justin Nawrocki

  09 September 2017

  Not sure why this place is so well rated. Service was really slow and not particularly patient or helpful. Portions were huge but taste was just okay and prices were quite high. Beer was also expensive.

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• Serguei Petchenko

  31 July 2017

  Good nice place with affordable prices. Should try the reindeer, delicious!

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• Shannon O'Keeffe

  28 May 2017

  Food was out of this world, but service is pretty slow. Worth a visit, just be prepared to wait and move tables if asked.

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• Gillian Nieboer

  13 May 2017

  Reputation seems good but horrible restaurant, do not go here main dish looked like canned food.

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• Johan Lilholt Olsen

  16 February 2017

  The place seem to have a good reputation for serving traditional Finnish dishes and being a bit quirky. The quirky atmosphere is there but the food honestly wasn't very good.

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• Matti M

  12 January 2017

  Restaurant serving typical Finnish food like meatballs. The service and menus are in Finnish and English. This used to be my favourite place for many years, but I feel like the quality and quantity of food on a dish have decreased.

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• Juha Seila

  19 December 2016

  Long runner in Kallio restaurant scene! Good food, funny waitress

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• Zak Yang

  10 December 2016

  Had a white fish and steak here. The food is alright. Service is a bit slow.

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