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Restaurants Copenhagen

Noma

The Copenhagen restaurant that defined New Nordic cooking, named the best restaurant in the world five times.

Opened
2003
Founded by
René Redzepi and Claus Meyer
Address
Refshalevej 96, 1432 Copenhagen

Visit noma.dk

Noma's buildings on Refshalevej
Noma's buildings on Refshalevej

Why it is renowned

Noma is known for foraging and for its reading of New Nordic cuisine, and it was ranked the best restaurant in the world in 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2021.1 It has cooked abroad in residencies: at Claridge's in London in 2012, in Kyoto in 2024 and in Los Angeles from March to June 2026.12

The story

René Redzepi and Claus Meyer opened Noma in 2003 in an old trading warehouse at Strandgade 93 in Christianshavn; the name joins the Danish words nordisk and mad, Nordic food.1 It closed at the end of 2016 and reopened in February 2018 on Refshalevej.1 Regular service ended in December 2024, and Noma carried on as a food lab and through residencies abroad.1 Redzepi stepped down in March 2026.1 From August 2026 the restaurant is back in Copenhagen, with Pablo Soto as executive head chef, Mette Brink Søberg as head of research and Annika de Las Heras as chief executive, and a menu that changes every month.2

What to know it by

  • The Hen and the EggRené RedzepiA wild duck egg that diners cook themselves on hay
  • Twelve seasons2026A menu for every month of the year
  • Noma LA2026Sixteen-week residency in Los Angeles
The greenhouse at Noma
The greenhouse at Noma

Pictures © Noma, from noma.dk.

Sources
  1. Noma (restaurant), Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org, read 28 September 2026.
  2. Noma. noma.dk, read 28 September 2026.

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