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Farouge

Yrjonkatu 6, Helsinki 00120, Finland
(tel) +358 9 6123455
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Ranked #41 of 720 restaurants in Helsinki
4.0 of 5 stars 80 Reviews
Price range: 23 AUD - 302 AUD
Dining options: Reservations
Neighbourhood: Kampinmalmi
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Dining options: Reservations
Neighbourhood: Kampinmalmi
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Helsinki, Finland
Top Contributor
50 reviews 50 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2012

This restaurant has very good service, something not common in Helsinki restaurants. It also oozes with character. The staff will easily engage you in a political, cultural or religious discussion (not possible in any other Helsinki restaurant), and say things that might surprise you. Since my last review the wine list has not improved, same Chilean and Lebanese wines. The... More

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Helsinki
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 April 2012

It offers very delicious mezes. In fact you do not need to try main courses. They have a variety of excellent meze dishes. It is good to have such a nice Middle East restaurant in Helsinki for the ones who would like to eat something other than salmon.

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See 5 more reviews by Ecempol for Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012

Lebanese food in fine dining ambience. Lots of vegetarian options.

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See 26 more reviews by HelsinkiBunny for Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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21 reviews 21 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 March 2012
1
person found this review helpful

Family-run restaurant Farouge has always been a place for a perfect culinary moment, not forgetting warm service.

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See 11 more reviews by ElinaW for Helsinki
Helsinki, Finland
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2012

Some people think that it has been a main failure to turn the traditional art club (as it is in the building of the arts hall highly important to early modernists in Finland) into a fine dining place. I have been too many parties, that have not ended nicely after artists being all too drunk, and do not miss the... More

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See 8 more reviews by LiisaVee for Helsinki
Espoo
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66 reviews 66 reviews
Reviews in 35 cities Reviews in 35 cities
79 helpful votes 79 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 February 2012
1
person found this review helpful

My best friend took my wife and I to this restaurant and we loved it. The food was excellent in all dimensions - taste, amount, presentation, The staff was very helpful. They talked about the dishes, recommend what item mixes well with other items and made us feel welcome despite our newness to this cuisine. We warmly recommend this restaurant!

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See 6 more reviews by SuTengKai for Helsinki
Stockholm, Sweden
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012

I went with two colleagues, our choice was based on reviews read on tripadvisor. Staff were helpful with explaining some of the dishes and with ordering food and wine, in a relaxed, friendly fashion. The food was great - we went for a selection of meze's on the recommendation of the waiter. Ambiance was relaxed, our waiter, who was also... More

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London
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2012
1
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Having been to Farouge a number of times, I can say that each time I go, I look forward to it. Whereas some restaurants are about the experience, for me, Farouge is all about the food, this is no bad thing. The starters are particularly good and in my opinion, very authentic. The owners / waiters are also particularly friendly... More

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Helsinki
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41 reviews 41 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
16 helpful votes 16 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

great please to drop in with friends for some authentic middle eastern eats. good selection, choice and atmosphere and decor are pleasing. not cheap but fair value given it's Helsinki

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See 29 more reviews by jameswinter for Helsinki
Warsaw
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60 reviews 60 reviews
Reviews in 29 cities Reviews in 29 cities
35 helpful votes 35 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012
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Farouge is not a typical Lebanese restaurant in that sense that it is more upmarket than most. The prices reflect this fact. Food is pretty good but in my opinion it is not as good as it used to be. Also, I find Farouge over-priced. Service is ok but not especially good. Overall, I think Farouge has been losing touch... More

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