Danish Luxury

Restaurants Copenhagen

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.

Founded by
Nicky Arentsen and Emma Nørbygaard
Address
Copenhagen

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A dish from the menu on a bed of moss
A dish from the menu on a bed of moss

Pictures © Aure, from restaurantaure.dk.

Why it is renowned

Aure has held one Michelin star since the 2024 edition of the Michelin Guide and keeps it in 2026.1 It is one of 42 restaurants in Denmark with a star in the 2026 guide, which covers Denmark together with Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden in one Nordic edition.1

The story

Chef Nicky Arentsen and Emma Nørbygaard created Aure in a gunpowder house from 1745 on Holmen.2 Arentsen builds the menu on three elements: fish and seafood from the sea, vegetables and herbs from the earth, and game and berries from the forest, bought from suppliers he works with closely.2

What to know it by

  • The Aure ExperienceNicky ArentsenThe tasting menu, with snacks and petits fours
Sources
  1. List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Denmark, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
  2. Restaurant Aure. restaurantaure.dk, read 28 September 2026.

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