Pikku-Nepal

I eat a lot. Like: A LOT. And not as in often. As in: I eat a LOT in one sitting. I am a hollow-​legged lady on a mission to fill up the tank. I have a baby (whom I mention every chance I get, because kid = sympathy) and he is exhausting. So Pikku-​Nepal, you can thank him for my initial enthusiasm.
Starving or not (and I usually am), I don’t like crappy food. Pikku-​Nepal is anything but. While their salad bar left a bit to be desired (Satkar has spoiled me), they still do a pretty great job providing the basics: lettuce, some dressed salads, corn, etc. It is enough to keep you full while waiting for the main meal.
Their lunch special is outstanding. I had the saag with rice, daal, and some other side for around 9 euro. Standard but a great value. They also win «Best Naan» award from me. Even I ate it and I usually don’t eat naan. I wish they offered papadum like Satkar does — that would take them up to 5 stars for me.
Here’s the summary: super flavorful everything. Nothing is an afterthought here, like it can be at other similar spots at lunch time. The presentation is lovely, service is good, they are patient with folks with babies (they do have baby seats but they’re limited). Everything is just a few steps above «good». It’s not fine dining but it is more than fine for me. I thought my food was great. My friend ordered a 14 euro version of the lunch special and hers was like a meal fit for a king. The price differential was clear in the variety differential and it all looked so amazing I almost went rogue and ate meat for once (she got the chicken tikka masala, I believe).
Pluses: there is stroller parking in the back if you are more polite than me and don’t haul your (my) Bugaboo that is the size of a Land Rover into the actual restaurant. They have high chairs. They don’t mind your kid «eating» while throwing his/​her food on the floor (I always clean up after mine), and the interior plus the service makes you feel like you’re dining someplace special vs. schlepping around in your sweaty mom Lululemons frantically shoving massive mounds of food down your throat in case your kid loses his/​her shit and you have to make a run for it. I love this place. You should totally come here. All of the specials look out of this world and I can tell you that the veggie options are some of the best in town.

Pikku Nepal is a small and simple place. if you expect something fancy don’t go there. But the food is so delicious! And they offer naan bread with every meal — that is really a good point for me.
Good service and large portions of food. It is also worth mentioning that a lot of people from Nepal go there — cannot be more authentic than that.
I will surely visit that place again next time I’m in town!

My friends took me there. Maybe I should suspect they don’t like me that much.
Ugly interior, bad service, dark enough that you cannot see how dirty it might be, food served on metal platters. And a mild case of food poisoning.

Close to the center of the city. Nice and clean. The prices are reasonable about 15 € which include the entrée, rice a large nan. The meal starts off with papadam.
Coming from Chicago, the meal is only average, but one of the best places around in Helsinki

One of the best nepalese restaurants in Helsinki. Friendly staff, good food and affordable prices. I have visited Pikku Nepal more than 20 times and the quality is always high. And I never left the restaurant hungry…
For the Finnish taste the food is also very spicy