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 (from EUR 59), 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. The JT-Line water bus from Market Square takes 20 minutes (EUR 9.80 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.