Danish Luxury

Restaurants Copenhagen

Kong Hans Kælder

A French restaurant in a vaulted medieval cellar off Kongens Nytorv, the first in Copenhagen with a Michelin star.

Opened
1976
Founded by
Sven and Lene Grønlykke
Address
Vingaardsstraede 6, 1070 Copenhagen

Visit konghans.dk

Snacks from the signature menu
Snacks from the signature menu
A table at Kong Hans Kælder
A table at Kong Hans Kælder

Pictures © Kong Hans Kælder, from konghans.dk.

Why it is renowned

Kong Hans Kælder received the first Michelin star given to a Copenhagen restaurant, in 1983, and has held two stars since September 2021.1 The Michelin Guide lists it today with two stars for modern French cooking.2

The story

The filmmakers Sven and Lene Grønlykke opened Kong Hans Kælder in 1976, with the writer Klaus Rifbjerg as an investor; it was the first French-style gourmet restaurant in Copenhagen.1 The first chef, Michel Michaud, came from Falsled Kro on Funen, and his successor Daniel Letz won the star in 1983.1 The restaurant sits in the whitewashed, vaulted cellar of one of the oldest houses in the city, a medieval merchant's house; the name means King John's cellar.1 Mark Lundgaard is head chef, and the cooking is classical French with Nordic influences.13

What to know it by

  • Signature menu3Mark LundgaardThe tasting menu
  • First Michelin star in Copenhagen11983Daniel Letz
  • Second Michelin star22021Mark Lundgaard
  • AOC, two stars in another vaulted Copenhagen cellar
  • Marchal, French technique on Kongens Nytorv
  • formel B, French cooking with Danish produce in Copenhagen
Sources
  1. Kong Hans Kælder, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
  2. Kong Hans Kælder – Copenhagen - a MICHELIN Guide Restaurant. guide.michelin.com, read 28 September 2026.
  3. Kong Hans Kælder. konghans.dk, read 28 September 2026.
  4. List of Michelin-starred restaurants in Denmark, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.

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