The Best Restaurants Near Kuori, by the Record

1. White Guide Fine Level · White Guide

The empty beer bottles get blown into water glasses, which tells you a lot about how this intimate tasting menu restaurant thinks. Chef Eric Mansikka runs a surprise menu built around foraged herbs, mushrooms, and flowers alongside ingredients from local farmers and fishermen. The kitchen is open, the sommelier's pairings are well-matched, and the whole thing moves with quiet precision. It holds a Michelin star.

1. Michelin Guide 1 Star
2. White Guide Masters Level · White Guide

Vaulted stone ceilings from a 19th-century riverside merchant's house set the stage for a modern Nordic restaurant that has no interest in picking a lane between old and new. The kitchen leans into that tension, pairing traditional techniques with contemporary plating and the kind of ingredient sourcing that takes Finland's larder seriously. The kitchen team bring out many dishes themselves, and the sommelier is worth listening to.

1. Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant

1. White Guide Fine Level · White Guide