Danish Luxury

Restaurants Copenhagen

AOC

Christian Aarø's restaurant in the vaulted cellar of Moltkes Palæ in Copenhagen, with two Michelin stars.

Opened
2004
Founded by
Christian Aarø Mortensen
Address
Dronningens Tværgade 2, 1302 København K

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The vaulted dining room and bar
The vaulted dining room and bar
Round tables under the cellar vaults
Round tables under the cellar vaults
The private dining room
The private dining room

Pictures © AOC, from restaurantaoc.dk.

Why it is renowned

AOC holds two stars in the Michelin Guide. The first was announced on 16 March 2010, with Ronny Emborg as head chef.1 The second came in 2015, and the restaurant is among the Danish two-star restaurants of 2026.2 It is known for modern Nordic cooking built on local produce, served with wines from both the old and the new world chosen by Aarø himself.3

The story

The restaurant opened in 2004 under the name Prémisse and took the name AOC, short for Aarø & Co, in 2009.2 Christian Aarø Mortensen, a sommelier, owns it.2 Ronny Emborg was head chef until 2013, when Søren Selin took over the kitchen.4

AOC sits under the vaulted cellar ceilings of Moltkes Palæ, the town mansion on the corner of Bredgade and Dronningens Tværgade, a few steps from Kongens Nytorv.43 The dining room seats 40 guests at round tables, and a separate room takes private parties.3

What to know it by

  • AOC Tasting Menu6The long menu of the house
  • Quail in juniper6Main course on both menus
  • Brussels sprouts with wild mushroom & vin jaune6Vegetable course on both menus
  • Wild blueberries with Chartreuse & thyme6Dessert
  • Rose & Beetroot6Dessert
  • Kong Hans Kælder, two stars in another vaulted cellar off Kongens Nytorv
  • Kadeau Copenhagen, a three-star Copenhagen restaurant cooking the produce of Bornholm
  • Hotel Petra, a hotel further along Dronningens Tværgade
  • Koan, another two-star Copenhagen restaurant cooking Nordic produce
Sources
  1. Michelin: Årets overraskelse, AOK (Politiken), 16 March 2010 (Wayback Machine). web.archive.org, read 28 September 2026.
  2. Restaurant AOC - Aarø & Co, Wikipedia (Danish). da.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
  3. Gastronomi & Vin | AOC, Aarø & co. restaurantaoc.dk, read 28 September 2026.
  4. Moltke's Mansion, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
  5. Restaurant AOC. restaurantaoc.dk, read 28 September 2026.
  6. Menu. restaurantaoc.dk, read 28 September 2026.
  7. Kontakt os | AOC. restaurantaoc.dk, read 28 September 2026.

Checked 28 September 2026, against the maker's own pages.