Rams Roasters

The cinnamon bun is the thing to get in early for. Rams Roasters bakes through the day in Ullanlinna, and the buns are known across Helsinki well enough that weekend batches go quickly once they leave the oven.

A bakery counter with a curated coffee list

Rams Roasters is a specialty coffee shop and small-batch bakery, a daytime stop rather than a restaurant or a bar, and it has been running in Helsinki for close to seven years. The name comes from two rams fighting in Romania, which the founders took as a symbol of perseverance.

Despite that name, the coffee is not roasted here. The programme is built instead on leading European roasters, with beans from The Barn, KAWA, Friedhats and Frukt, and drinks made on a Kees van der Westen Spirit: espresso, flat white and filter. Curating other people's roasting rather than doing it in house is a deliberate choice, and it keeps the bar changing without the café having to chase its own production.

Bright, small, and run by the people who own it

The room is bright and airy despite its size, with only a few tables inside and a terrace outside. It works as both a destination for specialty coffee drinkers and a neighbourhood café for Ullanlinna regulars, with a steady flow through the day rather than one sharp peak.

Service feels personal because the business is family-run and hands-on, with the owners on site. Its independent character is not just branding: the reputation rests on a no-shortcuts approach to both the cup and the oven, pairing a curated roaster lineup with small-batch baking and a deliberately quiet café culture.

Order the cinnamon bun first

Start with the cinnamon bun, the pastry most strongly associated with the place. Batches come out through the day, and at weekends they sell fast enough that timing matters.

The other named sweet is the blueberry tart, served with warm oatmilk cream. The bakery is not a minor add-on to the coffee bar; it is a small-batch operation making homemade pastries in house. For drinks, pair the pastry with a flat white for an espresso-based order, or choose filter to follow the rotating roaster programme more directly, which is where beans from The Barn, KAWA, Friedhats and Frukt show their differences.