Definitely stop in after your cruise to the Fortress island. A wide variety of coffee, bakeries and deli offerings, you’ll find a lot of repeats as you walk down the two rows of offerings. Great old building, interesting vendors, nice place to sit, relax, and watch the people.

This was a great place to visit. Various market style stalls with fresh fish/meats, cafes, wine and restaurants. It only takes about 10 minutes to walk through unless you are tempted to try some treats and do some shopping. We stopped at that Scandinavian Cafe for coffee and a pastry which was really good. Stopped later in the day for gelato - also excellent.

Really interesting first experience in Helsinki and visiting the old market hall. I was grateful that it was indoors and warm. I had a great smothered reindeer meat baked potato and the lady who owned the stall brought me a little extra treat, she was so lovely and kind. From another stall I enjoyed salmon soup but I was disappointed that it was served with a slice of white bread despite the owners being Slavic. Another nearby shop selling a similar soup served dark bread, so I felt a made a bad choice... I'm just fussy about bread, there was nothing wrong with the salmon soup. There is a liquor shop in there where the prices are pretty reasonable considering the high alcohol taxes in Finland, and I bought two bottles of really delicious cloudberry liqueur. It's a touristy market so complaints about prices are kind of silly, of course it's going to be more expensive than a place frequented by locals. I found the overall atmosphere and set up to be very Finnish, woodsy and warm, a place to beat the cold and fill your stomach, maybe buy some jam or jerky and a bottle of something to warm up the soul as well. Lovely vendors, good location, beautiful design and structure.

We came here 3 times for lunch AND dessert, not to mention some shopping. There are places with delicious soups and there is enough variety at the different locations for everyone. It can get pretty busy and depending on the time it can be fast or slow service wise. It is small and you don’t need to allow much time for a visit. The bathrooms are tiny, but they exist at no extra charge.

Really nice good options here and well priced. Good place to try the local meat and fish all very fresh. Nicely decorated with wooden stalls, enjoyed wandering and snacking!

Well worth a visit even if you don’t want to buy anything. Wonderful architecture with wonderful wooden ‘cubicles’, inside, selling fish, chutneys etc etc. Seating areas with national delicacies to taste. An eye opener of the old world that our ancestors enjoyed. Of course, there was the inevitable reindeer skins and antlers for sale. A very interesting hour or so

This huge hall-like building structure has many stalls selling a variety of food and beverage items. The prices seemed competitive as compared to other shops and restaurants. They also have free washrooms.

If was here for a week I would be happy to come every day for food and try something different each day. Excellent quality products, open sandwiches from the few places we tried were good, ice cream stall was excellent (hazelnut, pistachio, and a cream wine type of flavour). Had the salmon soup in the first restaurant in the middle section if entering through south entrance, that was also excellent. One thing to avoid is buying bear meat that is smoked / cured. Preparing Bear like that takes away its real taste, and its a complete rip off - 2 thin sticks of bear salami was 16 euros, it tasted like it could have been pork, nice but pointless, tinned bear meat is better. Have a look there anyway as they will give you a sample of the smoked bear so might as well taste it for free (its very salty). Better to go to the stall where the lady is selling bear meat on an open sandwich, also expensive for what you get but at least you get the real taste.

Some of the best food in Helsinki can be found at reasonable prices at the market halls in the city. This one is the largest and most oriented to tourists. Food was very good, with a wide variety of seafoods, sandwiches and soups. There are a range of prices, based on each stall or restaurant. One can also eat outside. Only open during the day and closes at 5PM.

The Old Market Hall is worth a visit while in Helsinki. It's located in the heart of the city and is an easy walk from a few other attractions in the city. The market hall is a mix of souvenirs and food stalls. You can easily grab a bite to eat for a meal or snack, or a gift to take home to friend.