Nuevo, Helsinki, Finland

Address: Sofiankatu 4, Helsinki 00170, Finland

WWW: http://www.ravintolanuevo.fi/en

Summary: Tapas like you never had before. 

From http://www.discoveringfinland.com/travel/regions-cities/helsinki-area/helsinki/food/

This was totally a serendipitous find as we were on our way to visit the 

Suomenlinna island. We marked this restaurant on the way as a dinner option. Good that we did!

The restaurant has a nice decor, and a friendly service. Being hungry, we were happy with the bread, oil and vinegar that got served early on.  We immediately ordered,  and wanting to taste as much as possible, we decided to share Tapas selection 1 and 2 in their menu with a pitcher of Sangria. 

This is what we ended up eating - a very unique, artistic and most importantly tasty selection (prices are in Euros):

TAPAS SELECCIÓN 1                                                                                                        

Endivia con queso azul                                                    5,20
Marinated endive served with nuts and blue cheese

Comment: For even a non-endive lover, nuts and blue cheese turned out to be very enjoyable. 

Mejilla de ternera                                                              6,30
Cheek of veal served with pine nut alioli and beetroot

Comment: Very very soft veal meat, and we did not know beetroot could be that loveable.

Atún blanco                                                                        6,50                               
Lemon marinated tuna served with octopus and asparagus

Comment: Melt-in-your mouth tuna, nicely crisp and non-chewy octopus. A lot could have gone wrong there, but none did.

Mousse de salmón                                                            5,50                               
Cold-smoked salmon served with salmon roe 

Comment: Compared to the rest, this was tasty but not taking the center stage as others. 

Selección de tapas  • Tapas Selection                            23,00       

Our favorite: Atún blanco

TAPAS SELECCIÓN 2                                                                                                                   

Chorizo                                                                                5,30
Chorizo sausage served with alioli

Comment: I love chorizo, and this was as good as what I had in Barcelona, Spain. No other comment necessary!

Ensalada de patatas con pescado y jamón serrano      5,40
Potato salad served with smoked fish and serrano ham

Comment: We expected fish dishes to be amazing, and they fulfilled our expectations. The ham was also nicely accompanying the rest. 

Mousse de queso de cabra                                              5,60
Goat cheese mousse served with strawberries and shoot salad

Comment: We are big fans of goat cheese, and the Finnish love of all berries mixed well with the tanginess of the cheese. 

Anguila                                                                                 6,20
European eel served with avocado cream

Comment: By far, the best eel we have ever eaten. Loved it so much that, we can eat it everyday. 

Selección de tapas  • Tapas Selection                             22,00

Our favourite: Anguila 

We will definitely come again to Helsinki, which proved to be a food heaven though a bit on the pricey side. Nevertheless, we would still say this restaurant is very good value!

Some addresses in Helsinki, Finland

We were very pleased with the quality of the food you find in restaurants in Helsinki. OK, they are pricier than usual, but we would have to say very good value.

• Casa Largo: Spanish tapas - for a very late night dinner, the paella served was more than satisfying.  Address: Asema-aukio 2 Tel. 010 76 63500  WWW: http://www.casalargo.fi

• Grotesk: Interesting menu, which includes also a steak tartar. However, if you are a larger group (larger than 8 people), this menu disappears and you are left with a smaller menu. The steak option is filling, and cooked to perfection. If you go for the salmon option, you might end up wandering when the main dish will show up, as some did in our group. Address: Ludvigingatu 10 WWW: http://www.grotesk.fi
• Elite: Has good outdoor seating, and it seems in the evenings, different choirs come to sing inside. Looks like interesting entertainment. :) The menu is also quite extensive, with several different steak options, all liked by the group we were dining with. However, different than the rest, I had the grilled king prawn tails - these were very tasty but it is a smaller portion than the steak dishes. But, topping it with a chocolate cake with gooseberry compote made it an excellent and filling end to the nice evening with friends.  Address: Eteläinen Hesperiankatu 22 WWW: http://www.elite.fi/en