Weekend brunches in Vantaa
What could be better than waking up late on a weekend after a long week or a rough night and head to a brunch where you are served delicious food and refreshing drinks? Just the smell of the aromatic coffee makes your head spin and your mouth water... Brunches in Vantaa always have a unique twist, such as a menu full of local specialties or a wonderful historical milieu. So always reserve a table for these popular meals!
Blablabla Eatery & Cafe
Tikkuraitti 13, Vantaa
www.blablabla.fi/ (in Finnish)
+358 50 5627 552
The seasonally changing Saturday brunch combines the flavors of the North and the South in a creative and versatile way. The menu includes breads and toppings, porridges and muesli, hot dishes fresh from the oven, and cakes and pastries. You can always see the exact menu on the cafe's website. The menu already contains plenty of dishes suitable for gluten-free diets and vegetarians, but you can inform about your special diet when booking a table. Blablabla is located right in the center of Tikkurila, on a pedestrian zone right near the station.
Fazer Café Fazerila
Fazerintie 6, Vantaa
www.visitfazer.com/en/fazer-cafe-fazerila
+358 40 653 3028
The list of treats at the Fazer Experience Weekend Brunch is long and comprehensive. There are even plenty of lactose-free, gluten-free and vegan options! The entire list can be seen on the cafe's website (in Finnish), and it includes, in addition to the usual brunch items, among other things, Froosh smoothie bar, Fazer Experience shot, Fazerila's homemade jams, Domino cookie spread and of course, Fazer's cakes, cookies and sweets. Brunch can be combined with, for example, a guided tour at the Fazer Experience Visitor Center or stopping by the Fazer Experience shop to purchase limited-edition products that you can't get anywhere else! Fazer Café Fazerila is accessible. Highchairs also available.
Restaurant Backas
Ylästöntie 28, Vantaa
www.ravintolabackas.fi (in Finnish)
+358400153281
The open-by-demand restaurant occasionally organizes public weekend brunches in a wonderful manor milieu, so you should keep your eyes open and follow Backas' website and social media closely. An unforgettable experience is waiting for you! Breads and spreads, salads, warm main courses and mouth-watering desserts will not leave anyone indifferent. Built in 1818, the manor offers both idyllic country landscape and easy transport connections. The Backas family hunts and gathers their own food, so local products and quality are guaranteed. In the store, you can buy products to take home that will certainly impress anyone who will get to taste them.
Restaurant Soihtu at Hämeenkylä Manor
Tavastkullantie 9, Vantaa
www.hameenkylankartano.fi/en/restaurant-soihtu
+358 10 540 7500
Another wonderful manor milieu for brunch is the 200-year-old Hämeenkylä Manor. The building designed by Carl Ludvig Engel is today a hotel along with the restaurant Soihtu. Saturday brunch is the perfect way to celebrate the start of a weekend, and here you can get into the celebratory mood with a glass of bubbly! Soihtu's selection is plant-based-oriented, and the red meat comes mainly from Finland, as do the potatoes and most of the vegetables. Organic Finnish products are used for baking. The restaurant is located in the manor's main building, which is accessible.
Kahvitupa Laurentius
Kirkkotie 47, Vantaa
www.kahvitupalaurentius.fi/brunssi (in Finnish)
+358 50 0466 432
Who would have thought that in Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä (Helsinki Parish Village), which exudes the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, you can find a modern trend, a weekend brunch, moreover in Italian style? In addition to pizza and lasagna, the cheese platter has heaps of Italian cheeses, and the salads are also packed full of Mediterranean flavors. A glass of Prosecco will brighten up your day, and at the end of the meal you can enjoy the specialty of the place, homemade gelato. An alternative to a full brunch buffet is a more affordable brunch bag, in which case the ice cream is replaced with Italian desserts. This way, you can enjoy your meal either in a cozy peasant house from 1811 or, for example, go on a picnic in the historic village landscape.
Kahvila-Ravintola Håkans
Tesseninkuja (Kartanontie 1a)
www.hakans.fi/brunssi (in Finnish)
+358 50 557 9300
Another opportunity to combine delicious food and a beautiful manor landscape, where you can take a short walk and admire the rare Jugend-style Håkansböle wooden manor house, beautiful trees and a stream. The manor is currently being renovated, but the Cafe-Restaurant still offers brunch on Saturdays and Sundays in a small yellow building with a cozy terrace. The brunch, bursting with seasonal flavors, changes every couple of months. The historical environment, beautiful interior design and friendly customer service create a relaxed and positive atmosphere, where everyday life is forgotten and the mind is taken over by an absolute bliss.