Sake Bar & Izakaya

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Sake Bar & Izakaya Ben & Mino’s Sake Bar & Izakaya
Artisanal sake and good drinking food
Open on Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun 17-23
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🍂🍁 We are open normally during the syysloma - automn holiday! Both of our sake and food menu are filled with full autumn...
15/10/2026

🍂🍁 We are open normally during the syysloma - automn holiday! Both of our sake and food menu are filled with full autumn vibes: cozy, rich, and fresh!

With friends or family, or just by yourself- come to Sake Bar & Izakaya for a sip of sake or a bowl of rice and fish! We are here to make your October tasteful and peaceful🤎 Thank you for being part of this small utopia of rice🍚 🍶

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🐟🎈 The Helsinki Baltic Herring Market and the restaurant campaign is now over, and we are tremendously proud to have our...
11/10/2026

🐟🎈 The Helsinki Baltic Herring Market and the restaurant campaign is now over, and we are tremendously proud to have our contribution chosen as the best baltic herring dish of the year!

🐟🥢 Due to high demand, we have decided to keep the winning dish on the menu until the end of the month! And from now on, for every plate sold, we will donate 2€ of the profit for protecting the Baltic Sea, through the John Nurminen foundation.

🐟🌊 Our purpose to join the campaign by and .balac to bring baltic herring back on the menus in restaurants, is not only to showcase an underrated local ingredient in the peak of it's season, but also to spread awareness of the condition of our surrounding sea. Supporting the tradition of baltic herring fishermen helps to remove exessive nutrients from the water, that are harming the biodiversity of the Baltic Sea.

⛵ More information about the John Nurminen foundation and their marine conservation programs can be found at:
https://johnnurmisensaatio.fi/en/

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バルト海ニシン祭りは盛況のなか無事にイベントを終了しましたが、この度Sake Bar & Izakayaが賞をいただいた料理「ニシンのお刺身巻き」は10月末まで当店でお召し上がりいただくことができます。

また、この料理の1皿ごとの売上のうち2€をバルト海保護を目的として活動するヨン・ヌルミネン財団に寄付することに決めました。友人のルカが率先して始めた、バルト海のニシンをヘルシンキの人気のレストランの秋のメニューに含めるというキャンペーンは、過小評価されている地元の食材を再評価し、その旬の味を楽しむ機会を増やすという目的と同時に、ヘルシンキを囲むバルト海が直面する水質の変化や生態系の損失の危機などの状況について意識を向ける機会をもうけることが目的でもありました。バルト海の伝統的なニシン漁の支援は、バルト海の生物多様性を損なう過剰な栄養素を水中から除去し、バルト海の水質改善へ繋がります。我々の海は、我々の手で守っていきましょう。

バルト海の育む脂の乗った旬のニシンと、昆布締めや海苔巻きなど和食の美味さの両方をどうかご賞味ください。

Our "Silakka Sashimi Roll" (Baltic herring sashimi roll) won the "Dish of the Year" award by Suomen Gastronomien Seura r...
08/10/2026

Our "Silakka Sashimi Roll" (Baltic herring sashimi roll) won the "Dish of the Year" award by Suomen Gastronomien Seura ry at Helsink Baltic Herring Market. It is truly astonishing, and we are truely honored. Thank you very much✨️

As part of Helsinki's longest-running traditional "Helsink Baltic Herring Market" since 1743, 12 restaurants in Helsinki offerd their own proposal dish using Baltic herrings. Our hearts are filled with both surprise and gratitude that our dish was chosen for the award.

Our proposal dish is "Silakka Sashimi Roll"- consists of super fresh baltic herring, that we quickly cured once with sea salt and again with sake, kombu and rice vinegar. We roll it together with a generous amount of chives, shiso, fermented radish, sesame seeds and "mummonkurkku", lightly pickled fresh cucumbers often served with baltic herring here in Finland.

The thought behind this dish is coming from our izakaya's motto: "Using seasonal and local Finnish ingredients, bringing out the natural flavors of the ingredients in a Japanese way to enjoy them simply and yet in the possible best way."

Among the twelve dishes, we are the only one to propose a dish that particularly paires with sake. And the fact that sake goes well with Finnish delicscies is approved by this renowned association gives us hope and pride. Being recognized for a Japanese approach at a traditional Finnish food event might even be called a small revolution, or at least it is a big prove of gastronomic friendship between Finland and Japan😌🤝🐟🍶
  
You can come to our bar and taste the award winning dish during the festival (until the 10th of October, precisely).

Also Suomen Gastronomien Seura ry wrote a beautiful article about our silakka dish and our tiny izakaya. Thank you for the heartfelt article and your sincere passion for Finnish food culture ❤️

Monday! We are open 17-23 as usual, and legendary Eiko Andersson from Flying Brewery in Sweden is coming to join us and ...
05/10/2026

Monday! We are open 17-23 as usual, and legendary Eiko Andersson from Flying Brewery in Sweden is coming to join us and talk about the beauty of sake❣️💫

Of course there are plenty of snacks freshly ready for you🩷

🐟The Helsinki Baltic Herring Market is in full swing, and just a short walk up the street from the docks, you can find o...
03/10/2026

🐟The Helsinki Baltic Herring Market is in full swing, and just a short walk up the street from the docks, you can find our proposal for "Baltic Herring Dish of the Year."

Designed to be enjoyed together with sake, of course, we are very pleased with this one! 🥰

Our Silakka Sashimi Roll consists of super fresh baltic herring that we quickly cured once with sea salt and again with sake, kombu, and rice vinegar. We roll it together with a generous amount of chives, shiso, fermented radish, sesame seeds, and "mummonkurkku," lightly pickled fresh cucumbers often served with baltic herring here in Finland.

Once you take a big bite, the textures and flavors will burst out little by little as you chew!

The Helsinki Baltic Herring Market has been celebrated annually since 1743, and we are happy to participate in a campaign whose purpose is to bring back this fantastic ingredient on menus around the city! 🇫🇮🩷

Sake Bar & Izakaya - Artisanal sake and good drinking snacks!Izakaya (居酒屋) is made of three kanji with the meaning:I - 居...
02/10/2026

Sake Bar & Izakaya - Artisanal sake and good drinking snacks!

Izakaya (居酒屋) is made of three kanji with the meaning:
I - 居 - stay.
Zaka - 酒 - sake / alcohol.
Ya - 屋 - restaurant / shop / business.

Izakaya is one of the most common restaurant types in Japan. It's a place where people come to drink and talk, to unwind with co-workers and friends. While drinking is a big part of it, there is also a constant stream of shared dishes.

We Sake Bar & Izakaya have only 12 seats available for booking online for dinner guests only. But our bar counter is always available for drop-in drinkers and snackers. The kitchen is open until 22, so you can always count on us for spontaneous sake sessions & snacks!

We have more than 30 kinds of sake in the house and a relatively wide variation of food items, too☺️

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Happy World Sake Day🎉🍶Today, October 1st, is World Sake Day✨️ Autumn is the season for harvesting new rice crops and sta...
01/10/2026

Happy World Sake Day🎉🍶

Today, October 1st, is World Sake Day✨️ Autumn is the season for harvesting new rice crops and starting to brew sake, and October 1st has traditionally been the starting date of sake production in Japan.

Therefore, in 1978, the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Associationton (JSS) designated 1.10. as World Sake Day!

Today is the day to celebrate sake and its contribution to Japanese culture, to renew the passion to pass Japan’s national sake culture on to future generations, and to encourage deeper understanding and love for sake❣️😘

Since our launch in January 2019, we Sake Bar & Izakaya have been awakened to the wonders of sake, visiting breweries all over Japan to learn about their philosophies and policies, savoring delicious sake, and working to convey the depth and fascination of sake to the people of Finland. It is an absolute joy to talk with customers about the charm of sake every night❤️

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今日10/1は、日本酒の日です🎉

日本酒は、麹という日本料理には欠かせない菌を使ってお米を発酵させて作られます。日本の麹菌は「コウジカビ」と言って、日本の国菌にも認定されています。麹菌はたんぱく質をアミノ酸に分解する「プロテアーゼ」や、でんぷんを糖に分解する「アミラーゼ」、脂質を分解する「リパーゼ」をはじめ、たくさんの酵素を生成します。そして、その酵素のはたらきによって、素材をやわらかくしたり、発酵食品の旨みや甘味を引き出したりします。まさに、麹は国宝級の微生物。米、水、そして麹によって織りなされる深くて神秘的な旨味が日本酒の美味しさの根底にあります。

日本酒はその歴史からはじまり、土地の風土によって個性が出ることや、酒蔵ごとに味わいが異なることなど、底知れぬ奥深さを兼ね備えている日本の代表的な発酵飲料であるとともに、その存在自体が文化なのです。

最近では日本酒の製造技術をベースとして、お米を原料としながら従来の日本酒では採用できないプロセスを取り入れた、新しいタイプの「クラフトサケ」も盛り上がりをみせています。

古くて新しいものを創っていく。日本酒の世界はこれからもその歴史を刻み続けます。私たちSake Bar & Izakayaも、2019年1月の発足から、日本酒の素晴らしさに目ざめ、日本各地の蔵元さんを訪れ、哲学や自然との共存の方法を学び、美味しい日本酒に舌鼓を打ち、日本酒の奥深さと面白さをフィンランドの皆さんに伝える活動をしています。お客さまと日本酒の素晴らしさについて語ることができる毎日に、活力をもらっています。

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Tänään vietetään World Sake Day, eli virallisesti saken päivää! 🎉🍶

Syksy on uuden riisin sadonkorjuun aika, ja heti tämän jälkeen sakepanimoiden kausi lähtee käyntiin. Lokakuun ensimmäinen päivä on perinteisesti ensimmäinen tuotantopäivä, ja tämän nojalla ollaan vietetty myös World Sake Day jo vuodesta 1978!

Me Sake Bar & Izakayassa olemme ottaneet tehtäväksemme voimistaa tämän herkullisen perinnejuoman roolia myös Japanin ulkopuolella, ja kaadamme lempijuomiamme laseihinne joka ilta suurella sydämellä.

Helsinki Baltic Herring week of restaurants starts today, and Sake Bar & Izakaya is also participating in this event wit...
25/09/2026

Helsinki Baltic Herring week of restaurants starts today, and Sake Bar & Izakaya is also participating in this event with our special herring dish: Baltic Herring Sashimi Roll🐟♥️ Rich in umami and kokumi, smooth, silky, fresh, and super delicious👌 A perfect snack with sake! Baltic's beauty meets Japan🇯🇵🍶🩷🌊🇫🇮

10 restaurants across Helsinki serve their own interpretation of Baltic herring between the 25th of September and the 10th of October.

The Baltic Herring Market has been celebrated in Helsinki since 1743, making it one of Finland’s oldest public events. For the first time, the Helsinki Baltic Herring Market in restaurants event will bring delicious herring dishes to 10 Helsinki restaurants. The restaurant collaboration is part of developing the Helsinki Baltic Herring Market into an even more experiential event that spreads wider across the city, where a centuries-old market tradition meets modern maritime food culture.

Loca food, best food👌🐟❤️

The Moon Viewing Festival (Tsukimi) continues in Sake Bar!🌝🎑Tsukimi is the Moon Viewing Festival and takes place mid-aut...
20/09/2026

The Moon Viewing Festival (Tsukimi) continues in Sake Bar!🌝🎑

Tsukimi is the Moon Viewing Festival and takes place mid-autumn, usually falling between mid-September and early October. It is to celebrate a good harvest as well as good health. To celebrate, meals that reflect the full harvest moon are also enjoyed, such as Tsukimi Udon (月見うどん). With dashi broth made with care and love, these fluffy and chewy udon noodles will warm your soul!

This dish was so popular at the autumn Farmer's Market at Hobo Hotel yesterday, and it was sold out🔥 But we make more today and tomorrow, so feel free to come by and enjoy it🌝🌾

Open today, Sunday & tomorrow Monday 17-23!

New food menu from today! 😙🩷 We are super excited by the new dishes!! We hope you are too✨️✨️✨️And the warm sake season ...
17/09/2026

New food menu from today! 😙🩷 We are super excited by the new dishes!! We hope you are too✨️✨️✨️

And the warm sake season has kicked off! 🍶😌♨️🥢 Have a cozy and tasty time at Sake Bar & Izakaya! 🍂🍁

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