We asked – you answered! We asked our readers where to find Finland's best lunch, and here is the voted TOP 10 list!
Updated February 29, 2024
Discover Finland’s top 10 lunch spots, serving up delicious dishes from local favorites to global flavors. Perfect midday meals await across the country!
Everything started from a childhood dream, a desire to cook with love. Now we have a small family business where you can embark on a culinary journey through the Mediterranean! In our cozy and relaxed restaurant, you will experience unforgettable moments right in the heart of Tampere.
Our rich Mediterranean lunch buffet, diverse à la carte menu, and friendly staff guarantee a memorable dining experience.
Rautatienkatu 14, Tampere
Onda’s menu offers a variety of global flavors and ingredients, with many options for both vegans and omnivores. We specialize in dairy-free and gluten-free dishes so everyone can enjoy our flavorful, nutritious meals.
Onda serves lunch Monday to Friday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. You can choose the best salad buffet in Kallio for €13.20, or add a warm dish for €14. Specials include warm dishes priced at €15-16.
Hämeentie 13 B, Helsinki
Factory’s lunch restaurants offer a plentiful buffet lunch on weekdays at a reasonable price. The Factory lunch buffet includes a rich salad bar, several hot food options, dessert, and coffee or tea. The daily lunch menu always includes a vegan option.
Factory’s salad bars have years of experience offering high-quality salads that keep customers returning. Salads are made fresh with a wide variety of ingredients that change frequently. Enjoy Factory’s salads in the restaurant or take them to-go as convenient takeaway meals. Factory salads are both healthy and filling!
Katso kaikki Factory -ravintolat
Restaurant Oiva has been a classic in the heart of Kallio, Helsinki, since 1940. Oiva respects old Helsinki restaurant culture in a modern way, offering delicious home-cooked lunches, a relaxed à la carte menu for dinner, and a plentiful weekend brunch buffet. At Oiva, we cook with passion and aim to provide Finland’s best lunch, à la carte, and brunch to our customers.
Porthaninkatu 5, Helsinki
Caverna is a cozy 1,000-square-meter cave restaurant where you can experience flavors from around the world, from authentic Brazilian skewered meat to Japanese teppanyaki. The extensive lunch buffet offers something for everyone. Caverna’s lunch buffet is available Monday to Friday from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM for €16.90.
Yliopistonkatu 5, Helsinki
Located in Pakkala, Vantaa, Star Lunch offers multi-flavored dishes with influences from both the Mediterranean and the Middle East. Like other Mediterranean cuisines, the dishes use plenty of olive oil, herbs, and a variety of spice combinations. Star Lunch serves a diverse lunch on weekdays from 10:00 AM to 2:30 PM for €14.50.
Elannontie 5, Vantaa
Cielo’s Mediterranean culinary journey begins in Turkey and Greece, then travels through Italy to the delicious meat dishes and spicy stews of North Africa. Cielo’s Mediterranean lunch is served buffet-style on weekdays from 11:00 AM to 2:30 PM. The lunch includes a rich appetizer buffet, freshly baked house bread, the soup of the day, and three main course options, one of which is always vegetarian. For dessert, there’s organic Italian coffee or Teeleidi tea.
Kauppakatu 19, Jyväskylä
Serving northern cuisine ingredients, Italian flavors, hearty food, and innovative cooking techniques, Restaurant Pannu in Oulu is a must-try. The daily-changing lunch is served on weekdays from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM.
Kauppurienkatu 12, Oulu
Offering authentic flavors from the Balkan kitchen, Restaurant Boka is located in both Helsinki and Kuopio. The weekly rotating lunch menu is served at Boka from Tuesday to Friday between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM.
Koljonniemenkatu 2, Kuopio
Hämeentie 20, Helsinki
Lunch Restaurant Mänty in Lahti is home to delicious homemade food and mouth-watering pastries. Lunch is served on weekdays from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM for €13.50, and on weekends and public holidays from 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM for €16.90.
Seisakekatu 2, Lahti
2023 Voting Results:
1. Story, Helsinki
2. Salve, Helsinki
3. Itsudemo
4. Factory
5. Oiva, Helsinki
6. Blanko, Turku
7. Hygge Bro, Kuopio
8. Coussicca, Tampere
9. Restaurant Teatteri, Helsinki
10. Café Lilja, Oulu
