mbar

Had a lunch salad here. The salad mix was good but the chicken was probably the dryest and most tasteless I’ve ever eaten. There was just olive oli and balsamico for dressing and walnuts which don’t match with salad in my opinion. The hummus looked like it had been in a fridge without any protection for days. Potatoe bean salad was ok. They didn’t have gluten-​free bread and anything on bread, butter for example. The waitress didn’t bother to smile at all, the waiter was happier.
Mbar’s lunch salads were much better a few years ago and they had the best ceasar dressing. They used to price salads by weight, now it’s a fixed price. Not going to go there again!

I had an excellent Latte from Mbar today. Nice people and cozy atmosphere. Located in a nice area of Helsinki.

Great tunes, good stiff drinks and a mellow atmosphere combine to make this one of the nicest outdoor terraces in Helsinki. Especially If the night is warm, as it was on my recent visit, and we had a great time sitting at the outdoor tables and listening to some downbeat tunes mixed by a DJ. You can’t go wrong at this spot for a quality evening of outdoor drinks. Enjoy it while the summer lasts!

Mbar is an easy choice for a quick drink in town. They have and awesome and eclectic live music offering, lending itself surprising well to the small but stylishly furnished space. During the summers their terrace is among the most popular in the city. The prices are quite steep, but the same applies to basically every establishment in the city center.

The best bar in the heart of Helsinki. Wether you want to work, meet friends or listen to great music, this is the place you are looking for.
Wall-​size windows make sure there’s enough of light for reading and writing during the day time. The volume of music is kept in a reasonable level. Feeling hungry after all the hard work? No need to change the bar: they also serve food (and beer and your other favorite alcoholic drinks).
And as a little cherry on top, all the workers have a black belt in customer service. No kidding. They are the best.

I love having coffee or cider here. It’s a great place to see people all year around. Me and my friends would sit here into the wee hours of the midnight sun and flirt with all of the cute Finnish men that walked past it.

A very chic bar smack in the center of Helsinki. The terrace is lovely in the summer and they have gigs there. Open during daytime as well. There are salads, sandwiches and coffee as well.

I love this place.
Like said in the previous reviews, they open up their terrace in the summer which is where I love to go to grab a drink.
But I like the inside just the same. Their music selection, baristas and just general vibe reminds me of LA. It’s a bit hipster and super chill. Good coffee too.

The perfect place to drink til 4 a.m. on hot Summer nights (all 10 of them) on their lively terrace is also a great place to pop indoors for a lonkero or beer with friends after a long day of shopping at Kamppi in the colder weather months (all 11 of them). Free wifi (standard, I know), cute bartenders who will make fun of your American accent in the most adorable way, and an always-​congenial vibe and international atmosphere make this a go-​to in the shopping center. I’ve never left here without meeting someone new and interesting– one of the friendliest bars I’ve been too.
So it’s not the Ritz, but it does make me feel like I’m in college again. And that’s worth a lot at this stage in my life. And the prices won’t kill you (I’m still adjusting to markup in alcohol here in Hel).

THE summer terrace in Helsinki. THE coffee bar in winter.
Nice people, good music.

Fusion, acid, jazz — coke, water; live or frozen. Music and a good Wifi net (Cisco access points). Oh boy. OH BOY! This place rocks. It’s a cultural milestone, and it’s living Helsinki, be it summer or winter or anything in between.
Nice split view outside — depending on where you sit, you can follow the stream of people or check out a more chilled version of Life in Helsinki. Beware — before you know it, hours have gone by!

The summer arrived in the city and if you are planning to enjoy Saturday night in the heart of Helsinki in a great atmosphere, breathing in the warm summer air of the city while sitting outside and chatting with your friends over a drink or two you should head to mbar.
In winter it’s just a small salad bar and café but during the summer they open their big summer terrace and bar. During warm days it’s always crowded there and on the weekends they quite often have live music or DJs playing.
Prices are average and the atmosphere is just great. Check out the website to see their program for the summer.
Enjoy the summer in the city!

Cool place to hang out… has free wi-​fi, various coffee and beers available. Plus, sometimes there is live entertainment, DJ’s and such spinning records.
It’s kind of billed as an «Internet Café» so once I went there to print out some documents I needed to mail somewhere. They had a price list for printing by the sheet, but when I asked about it the girl behind the bar basically said «if you can find the printer on the network, you can print whatever you want».
Like I said, decent place to hang out, big windows on a couple sides where you can people watch on Mannerheimintie, Good coffee, strong too. =]

La terrasse est super sympa, sur la grande place d’Helsinki. Un peu cher.

Very cool place for a coffee.
Mixed crowd: youngsters, not so young people, students, tourists, people checking e-​mails,
Well located and laid-​back waiters/​waitresses.
Internet access. Wifi.
Good music and interesting exhibitions
Terrace in summer

This was pretty cool when I was younger. Definatelly for the younger generation. Usually they play good music though, but as the people are rather young, I havent been there for years.

Wenn ich in Helsinki bin, was leider viel zu selten vorkommt, führt mich mein Weg immer auch in die mbar im wunderbaren Lasipalatsi.
Die mbar, mitten in der Stadt auf der Mannerheimintie gelegen, ist eine Bar und ein Café — je nach Tageszeit — und irgendwo stehen auch noch ein paar Rechner herum.
Die Musik kommt oft von DJs und ist elektronisch. Ausserdem gibt es regelmässige Parties, über die die Website informiert.
Das Publikum ist eher jung und international.
Die mbar ist ein guter Startpunkt für die Erkundung des Nachtlebens von Helsinki. Die ausliegenden Flyer geben einen ersten Überblick über die derzeit angepfiffenen Locations und Parties.