The renowned restaurants of Denmark
Noma opened in Copenhagen in 2003 and was named the best restaurant in the world five times between 2010 and 2021, and Geranium took the same title in 2022. The Michelin Guide counts 42 starred restaurants in Denmark in its 2026 edition, most of them in Copenhagen and a few in the countryside and on the islands.
Copenhagen
The restaurants of the capital known around the world.
Noma The Copenhagen restaurant and food lab that defined New Nordic cooking, open again on Refshalevej since August 2026 and named the best restaurant in the world five times.
Geranium Rasmus Kofoed's restaurant on the eighth floor of the national stadium, the first in Denmark with three Michelin stars.
Alchemist Rasmus Munk's restaurant on Refshaleøen, serving a meal of up to fifty impressions under a planetarium dome.
Jordnær Eric Kragh Vildgaard's seafood-led restaurant at Gentofte Hotel, north of Copenhagen, with three Michelin stars.
Kadeau Copenhagen The Copenhagen restaurant of Kadeau, cooking the produce and preserves of Bornholm, with three Michelin stars.
Kong Hans Kælder A French restaurant in a vaulted medieval cellar off Kongens Nytorv, the first in Copenhagen with a Michelin star.
AOC Christian Aarø's restaurant in the vaulted cellar of Moltkes Palæ in Copenhagen, with two Michelin stars.
Koan Kristian Baumann's restaurant on Langeliniekaj in Copenhagen, where Korean dishes and techniques meet Nordic seasonal produce; two Michelin stars.
Marchal The Michelin-starred restaurant of Hotel d'Angleterre on Kongens Nytorv, where French technique meets Nordic produce.
Søllerød Kro A one Michelin star restaurant in a village inn from 1677 north of Copenhagen, cooking from a classic French foundation.
Alouette A Copenhagen restaurant opened in 2018, with a Michelin star since 2019, cooking a single tasting menu from Danish produce.
formel B A restaurant at the end of Vesterbrogade in Copenhagen that joins French cooking to Danish produce, with a Michelin star held since 2004 and a cellar led by Burgundy.
The Samuel A restaurant in an 1891 villa in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen, run by chef and sommelier Jonathan K. Berntsen, with a Michelin star.
JATAK A restaurant in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, whose tasting menu follows the Chinese solar seasons with local produce, with a Michelin star.
Aure A restaurant in a gunpowder house from 1745 on Holmen, Copenhagen, that cooks from the sea, the earth and the forest, with a Michelin star.
ESSE A restaurant in a restored 1895 warehouse in Nordhavn, Copenhagen, cooking from regeneratively farmed Danish produce, with a Michelin star.
Sushi Anaba A sushi counter in Copenhagen serving Edomae-style nigiri made mostly with Nordic seafood, with a Michelin star.
Parsley Salon A six-table restaurant in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen, cooking from foraged and local produce, with a Michelin star.
Akmē A restaurant in Nordhavn, Copenhagen, serving a seasonal set menu drawn from Japanese and French cooking, with a Michelin star.
Lille Mølle A restaurant in the listed windmill on the Christianshavn ramparts in Copenhagen, cooking modern Nordic food under Christoffer Sørensen, with a Michelin star.
Texture A French restaurant on Sølvgade in Copenhagen, opened in 2024 under chef Karim Khouani and awarded a Michelin star in 2025.
Kiin Kiin A Thai restaurant in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, that cooks Thai dishes with Danish produce as a long tasting menu; it held a Michelin star from 2008 to 2023.
Kødbyens Fiskebar A seafood restaurant and oyster bar in a former butcher's shop in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.
Høst A Nordic restaurant on Nørre Farimagsgade in Copenhagen, run by the Cofoco group, with seasonal set menus in rooms of bare brick and Danish mid-century furniture.
Bæst A Copenhagen restaurant known for wood-fired pizza and for the mozzarella and charcuterie it makes upstairs from Danish milk and pork.
POPL A burger restaurant by the water in Christianshavn, Copenhagen, born from the Noma team and working with Noma's fermentation lab.
GRØD A porridge restaurant that opened on Jægersborggade in Copenhagen in 2011 and now runs branches across the city and in Aarhus.
Apotek 57 An eatery inside the FRAMA Studio Store in Copenhagen, serving house-made seasonal food, baking and drinks, run by the chef Chiara Barla since 2020.
Cabin A pine-clad coffee bar on Store Kongensgade in Copenhagen, run by the design studio FRAMA, serving Tim Wendelboe coffee, breakfast, lunch and pastries.
Beyond Copenhagen
Restaurants in the Danish countryside and islands worth the journey.
Frederikshøj Wassim Hallal's restaurant in a former inn south of Mindeparken in Aarhus, with two Michelin stars.
Kadeau Bornholm The first Kadeau, a summer restaurant on the beach at Sømarken on Bornholm, with a Michelin star.
Substans A restaurant on the top floor of Pakhusene at Aarhus Ø that cooks from local, seasonal produce and holds a Michelin star.
Domestic A restaurant in a courtyard in the Latin Quarter of Aarhus that cooks only with produce from its own region and holds a Michelin star.
Ti Trin Ned A restaurant on the harbour in Fredericia, looking over the Little Belt, that cooks from seasonal local produce and holds a Michelin star.
Gastromé A restaurant in a villa on Grenåvej in Aarhus that cooks with the seasons, holding a Michelin star since 2015.
LYST A restaurant inside Fjordenhus, the Olafur Eliasson building in Vejle Fjord, serving a daily menu of local produce, with a Michelin star.
TRI A small restaurant in Agger, between the North Sea and the Limfjord, where chef Nicolas Min Jørgensen cooks from the produce of the area, with a Michelin star.
Domæne A restaurant under a dome outside Herning that joins Nordic cooking to French sauces, with a Michelin star.
Bach & Nurup A restaurant on Budolfi Plads in Aalborg inspired by New York, France and Japan, with a Michelin star.
Pearl by Paul Proffitt A restaurant in a villa from 1900 above Flensburg Fjord at Kruså, opened in 2025, with a Michelin star.
Villa Vest A restaurant and seaside hotel in the old fishing village of Lønstrup on the North Sea coast, with a Michelin star.
ARO A restaurant in a former machine factory on Østerbro in Odense, holding one Michelin star in every edition from 2023 to 2026.
Alimentum A restaurant in Aalborg supplied by its own organic farm, Lille Østergård, with a Michelin star.
MOTA Claus Henriksen's restaurant in a former psychiatric hospital in Anneberg Kulturpark, Odsherred, cooking from local produce, with a Michelin star.
Syttende A seven-table restaurant on the seventeenth floor of Alsik Hotel & Spa in Sønderborg, cooking the produce of Southern Jutland under chef Peter Rødsgaard, with one Michelin star.
Smørrebrød
The Copenhagen lunch restaurants known abroad for Denmark's open sandwich on rye.
Aamanns 1921 The flagship of Aamanns in central Copenhagen, serving smørrebrød on organic sourdough rye bread at lunch and a set menu in the evening.
Selma A small smørrebrød restaurant on Rømersgade in Copenhagen that builds its open sandwiches on seasonal produce from named farms and fishermen.
Restaurant Palægade A lunch restaurant in central Copenhagen serving classic and modern smørrebrød by day and Danish-French cooking in the evening.
Møntergade A restaurant on the corner of Møntergade and Gammel Mønt in Copenhagen that serves smørrebrød at lunch and a Danish-French brasserie menu in the evening.
Schønnemann A lunch restaurant in a cellar on Hauser Plads in Copenhagen that has served smørrebrød, herring, beer and snaps since 1877.