Noma

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 2021.¹² 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 2026.¹³

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.¹³ Regular service ended with a residency in Kyoto in December 2024.¹ Noma then worked as a food lab, developing new products and techniques, and served guests only in residencies abroad; the lab's pantry products and coffee are sold as Noma Projects and Noma Kaffe.¹³ Redzepi stepped down in March 2026.¹ In August 2026 the restaurant returned to regular service at Refshalevej 96, with Pablo Soto as executive head chef, Mette Brink Søberg as head of research and development and Annika de Las Heras as chief executive.³ For a decade the year had turned on three seasons; it now has twelve, with a menu for each month.³

What to know it by

• The Hen and the Egg¹René RedzepiA wild duck egg that diners cook themselves on hay
• Twelve seasons³2026A menu for every month of the year
• Noma LA³2026Sixteen-week residency in Los Angeles