Closure
Two-star Grön in Helsinki to close in April 2027
· Written up · The Starred Bill
Toni Kostian is closing Grön, his two-Michelin-star restaurant on Albertinkatu in Helsinki, after a last dinner on 30 April 2027. He announced it on 12 November 2026, less than six months after Grön won its second star in June. Its final season, which he calls The Last Dance, opens on 6 January 2027.
How long is left to book
Grön serves dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 17:00, and its tasting menu at lunch on Saturdays from 13:00. It is closed for Christmas from 20 December 2026 to 5 January 2027, so once this autumn's menu ends, the last season gives just under four months of bookings. Tables are booked on Grön’s own website.
What a meal at Grön costs
The autumn Grön menu, 15 courses from black autumn truffle and sunchoke to grilled Wagyu with cep béarnaise, is €198 (about $220) a person, with a wine pairing at €142 (about $160), a mixed pairing at €112 and a non-alcoholic one at €92. A vegan menu at the same price can be ordered ahead. Prices for The Last Dance haven’t been announced.
Why it is closing
Kostian says the decision comes from success, not disappointment, tiredness or money worries: Grön has done what it set out to do, and a second star doesn’t mean the next goal has to be a third. He opened Grön in 2015; it won its first star in 2018 and a Green Star in 2021. He now runs Ideas by Grön, a creative studio and consultancy in Sipoo that designs restaurant concepts and menus for other businesses.
Helsinki’s starred restaurants after April
Grön’s closing leaves Palace as Finland’s only two-star restaurant. Finland has lost a two-star before: Hans Välimäki’s Chez Dominique closed in 2013, when it was the country’s only one. Helsinki has 6 starred restaurants on our pages today. At two-star Palace the tasting menu is €250 (about $280); among the one-stars, menus run from €109 (about $120) at Olo to €175 (about $195) at Demo. Every one, with its lunch and wine prices, is on our Helsinki Michelin star restaurants page.
Sources
- Kahden Michelin-tähden Restaurant Grön sulkee ovensa huhtikuussa 2027 – Toni Kostian: ”Saavutimme sen, mitä lähdimme tavoittelemaan”, Restaurant Grön (press release, STT Info), 12 November 2026.
- Kahden Michelin-tähden ravintola Grön lopettaa ensi keväänä, Avecmedia, 12 November 2026.
- Suomi menettää jälleen kahden Michelin-tähden ravintolan: Grön sulkee ovensa, City.fi, 14 November 2026.
- Menu, Restaurant Grön (checked November 2026).
- Info, Restaurant Grön (checked November 2026).
Prices and the count of Helsinki’s starred restaurants are from our own restaurant files.
Prices and counts are The Starred Bill’s own data on 3,920 starred restaurants: stars from each country’s latest MICHELIN Guide, menu prices from each restaurant’s own website or, where it publishes none, a recent review, recorded October 2026. US dollar figures use exchange rates from ExchangeRate-API (1 November 2026).