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August 16, 2004
Kuu Restaurant, Helsinki, Finland
It was pouring outside, and we didn't want to walk too far to eat today. So, based on proximity to the hotel, and a hearty recommendation from Fodor's guide book, we decided to give Kuu Restaurant a try.
Cozy and charming is how I would describe Kuu's appearance. Although the restaurant is small, the outer portion is glass-enclosed, giving it a greenhouse look. The inside is nicely lit by candlelight and chandeliers. I definitely liked the ambiance.
The menu is mostly modern Finnish cuisine. According to the restaurant homepage, every month, the theme ingredients change. My attention was immediately drawn to the chanterelle cream soup. So, I ordered the soup, and for the entree, picked a vegetarian dish - mushroom and grains patty with pureed parsnips, red currant sauce and slivered green beans. I think chanterelles are a delicacy here in the summertime. I happened to walk by an open-air marketplace today, and there were loads of chanterelles for sale. Anyhow, the soup was excellent. If Campbell's soup would just make their cream of mushroom soup taste exactly like this, I could live off of that. Sadly, Campbell's soup will never be of the same quality as Kuu's Restaurant.
My vegetarian entree was very good, and not too salty. I mention saltiness because that seemed to have been a recurring theme since I arrived in Finland. I especially liked the red currant sauce and the crisp green beans. This is a nice and quiet restaurant to go to if you like good ambience, and don't want to see too many other tourists there. If we have another night where we don't want to walk too far to eat, this would be the place I'd pick again.
Posted by Kathy at August 16, 2004 10:39 PM