plants by us

if you've got a few hours to fill on mannerheimintie, one of helsinki's busiest central corridors, heading up to the third floor of forum is a reasonable call. plants by us sits inside one of the city's most-trafficked shopping buildings, which sounds like a compromise until you're actually there. the regulars keep coming back, which says something about what they're getting. you don't build that kind of loyalty in a place where the coffee is an afterthought. this is specialty, taken seriously, in a location that could easily get away with less. mannerheimintie moves fast at street level, but the third floor has a different pace. end your afternoon there with whatever's pulling espresso that day.