The Riff — Restaurant in Helsinki sub-region

I arrived in Helsinki and the first place I visited was The Riff. I discovered it on Instagram searching for metal pilgrimage spots, turns out this rocker owned and rocker promoted bar is the real deal. Finland's own Children of Bodom has their own private room reserved year round (which you can rent out if they aren't in town). This bar draws the metal minded music crowd and doesn't disappoint. Drinking is pricey in Finland, so beware. Also, they tend to not like bar tabs, so expect to pay by the round. Either way, you're doing something right by visiting The Riff as your after party stop from whatever concert you just got out of. Pro tip: Try the...

Nice bar where you can drink a good beer and listen rock/heavy metal music. It is located in the city center of Helsinki and there is a wide range of beers and drinks. On the walls there are some guitars and paintings of famous musicians like Slash and the famous Finnish heavy metal band Nightwish. The staff is young and friendly. A must visit if you are a fan of heavy...

Epic metal bar!

This is my kinda place!

They play metal music all day.

All the staff have cool tattoos.

It's all black.

It serves a dozen beers on tap and has a massive menu of shots and cocktails.

It doesn't serve food only drinks!

It has a cool outside part where you can just sit and watch the world go by as you listen to Metallica and drink...