Ravintola Palace — Restaurant in Helsinki sub-region

Ravintola Palace Helsinki This is not a restaurant to order food. It’s a culinary journey into the wonderful world of amazing food that dances around in your mouth to highest point.

The starters. The depths of flavour in just small morsels is sensational. That last just heaven.

Danish king fish yellow tail. So soft even sweet Devine the sea balance is sensational. Oh my gosh. The liquid was so good so sweet so sour so delicate so bloody good. Best fish ever. Best Dashi style ever.

Lobster Velvet like smooth tasty delight the addition of avocado is brilliance.

Scallops like thick delicious steak except it wasn’t it is sensational light succulent scallops heavy on flavour which is why there paired with the mushroom. And paired with 20 years old sherry. What am I doing. Sherry with scallops hmmm it works. Cuts through creaminess is perfect with the scallops

Vendace Roe. Wow explain that. The best kept secrets of Finland. It’s not salty like caviar it’s more rounded succulent popping candy of the sea. Love it.

White fish wow just wow translucent wonderfulness This one of those dishes that you just can’t explain with words. It’s that delicious.

Pidgeon with truffle shavings. Soft Amazing Soft sweet so extremely well cooked balanced meat. I suspect it took time to get the right balance. It is a triumph of culinary experience. A true finally to the mains.

What followed was sensational deserts small bits of again amazing food.

To the wonderful chefs who accompanied each dish with thorough descriptions. I thank you for your stunning efforts to explain things in my language not your mother tongue. You made it so enjoyable.

To the sensational waiters sommeliers who were also so attentive and fun to converse with. It added to the whole experience wonderful.

To the head chef who led this amazing team and designed the entire journey. I thank you for such an amazing experience. I’ll be...

Palace was one of the top meals of my life. We must have been terribly frustrating customers, but every request and need of ours was met with a smile. This included (1) allowing us to change our reservation date unexpectedly, (2) preparing a special vegetarian tasting menu for my dining partner, and (3) letting us eat some delicious sauce directly out of the serving container like the uncultured American rednecks we are. From the moment my dining partner and I walked in the front door, the doorman greeted us and already seemed to know who we were. He showed us to the elevators, and when we arrived upstairs, the hostess offered us a (delicious) cocktail on the gorgeous patio. Many pictures were taken from this unique and charming perspective! As for the food, I can easily throw around words like "perfect" or "elevated," but the word that encapsulates my feelings best is "unique." For our amuse bouche, there was a delightful bite-size taco - a great choice to showcase such a playful and delicious menu! I am still thinking about that taco after three weeks, and I am afraid I will still be thinking about it months or...

As recommended to me by a local, Palace is probably the best of Finnish fine dining wile also providing a tour de force of Finnish food. With a focus on seafood, each dish that is served seems to meld flavors from different Finnish regions, for example, fish roe from the western coast with yuzu from the East.

The dishes are intricately prepared and several of the starters and appetizers truly unique in both presentation and flavor. Add onto that the impeccable level of service provided by both the kitchen and wait staff, and the overall evening was very enjoyable.

One minor critique I would offer was that service and pacing seemed to slow towards the end of the evening, which might be explained by the fact that each table was seated by that time. However, it could be imporoved upon.

Finally, while the price for a single tasting menu certainly wasn't cheap, it was also reasonable given the quality and number of dishes provided. I wholeheartedly recommend Palace to anyone who wants to take a tour of Finland without leaving Helsinki, and is willing to part with 240€ per...