Cafe IISI
Helsinki's only island wine bar
Wine, music and sunsets
Cafe IISI is Helsinki's only island wine bar — rated 4.7/5 on Google with 268 reviews. Located 100 meters from the Vallisaari ferry dock, it serves sommelier-curated wines, cocktails, coffee and light bites on a sea-view terrace.
IISI hosts 40+ events per summer: guided wine tastings (EUR 45–89), wine dating (EUR 49), DJ sunset sessions (free entry), and long-table dinners. The terrace faces west — sunsets are extraordinary.
No reservations needed. Card payments only. Open Thursday to Sunday, May through September. Ferry from Market Square takes 20 minutes (EUR 10.90 round-trip).
Opening hours
May–September
Location
100m from Luotsipihan dock (arrival pier). Ferry from Market Square, 20 min.
What to expect
Wines
Sommelier-curated European and New World wines
DJ nights
Deep house and funk at sunset every weekend
Events
Wine tastings, Wine Dating, Dinner with Strangers
Supercoffee
The original recipe: bulletproof coffee + superfoods. For the brave.
Come visit
Ferry from Market Square to Vallisaari, 20 minutes. Cafe IISI is 100m from the arrival dock.