Where to eat in Copenhagen: Noma, the Michelin stars, the food halls, the bakeries and the restaurants that English and Danish lists name most

💡 The Short Version: The places named by the most of the 114 publishers counted are Noma (64 sources, many of them about its chefs or written before it reopened), Torvehallerne (44), Bæst (30), Juno the Bakery (30), Alchemist (29), Andersen Bakery and Hart Bageri (28 each) and Geranium and Kadeau (27 each). Noma reopened on 5 August 2026, Wednesday to Saturday, tasting menu DKK 4,500. The Michelin Guide 2026 gives Copenhagen three three-star restaurants: Geranium, Kadeau and Jordnær. Smørrebrød is a lunch dish, Juno is closed on Mondays and Selma on Tuesdays, and Reffen is shut from November to February. Or book a tour: the Original Food Tourad is from DKK 972 for 4 hours.

📊 The evidence behind this guide. Nothing here is ranked on one visit. This pass read 763 list pages, and counts the 171 pages from 87 English-language publishers and the 163 pages from 27 Danish publishers: newspapers, magazines, guidebooks, broadcasters and travel writers, among them Time Out, the BBC and Condé Nast Traveller in English, and Berlingske, Politiken, ELLE Danmark, Euroman and Mig og KBH in Danish. Copenhagen-only sites without a named newsroom, tour operators, directories and the venues’ own sites are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages, and the English and Danish counts are shown apart. How the guides are made

⚠️ Check the day. Juno the Bakery is closed on Mondays, Lille Bakery on Mondays and Tuesdays and Selma on Tuesdays. Geranium, Kadeau, Kong Hans Kælder, Alchemist and Koan are closed on Mondays, and Geranium and Kong Hans Kælder on Tuesdays too. Noma is open Wednesday to Saturday only.

The places named by the most sources

The count is the number of publishers that name the place on a list of Copenhagen restaurants, bakeries, markets, bars or coffee, with the split between English and Danish publishers. A place named by fewer than 16 is left out of this table.

The English lists lean towards Torvehallerne (38 English, 6 Danish), Reffen, Juno, Hart, Andersen and Sanchez. The Danish press names the restaurants Copenhageners are booking: Uformel (2 English, 12 Danish), Udtryk (2 and 13), Jordnær (7 and 12), Graziano (1 and 8), formel B (5 and 8) and akmē (7 and 8). Noma’s count includes pages that name it only for the chefs who trained there, and many were written before it reopened. The Mikkeller row counts its bars, brewery and shops together.

Noma

Refshalevej 96, Refshaleøen · Wednesday to Saturday 17:00 to 23:00 · tasting menu DKK 4,500 · booked on Tock · Cited by 64 sources (50 English, 14 Danish) · noma.dk

Noma reopened on Wednesday 5 August 2026 with a new format, which its site calls the 12 seasons of Noma: a menu that changes each month. The tasting menu is DKK 4,500, with a wine pairing at DKK 2,000, a juice pairing at DKK 1,500 and a cellar pairing at DKK 4,500. Reservations for 5 November 2026 to 30 January 2027 are open, and later months are released through its newsletter. A cancellation must be made at least 14 days ahead for a refund, and the 2.5 per cent admin fee is never refunded. Children under 12 are not allowed at shared tables. Noma is closed from Sunday to Tuesday, and it is not in Michelin’s Copenhagen list.

Refshaleøen, the former shipyard island where Noma stands, seen across the harbour. Photo: Jakub Hałun, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Michelin and the other awards

The Michelin Guide Nordic Countries 2026 was announced on 1 June 2026 at Tivoli. Its Copenhagen list has 21 starred restaurants with 31 stars. Kadeau Copenhagen was promoted from two stars to three, the only new three-star in Denmark, and akmē was promoted to one. ESSE and Lille Mølle are new one-star restaurants. The hours are the ones Michelin prints, so check the restaurant’s own site before you book.

Michelin also lists three one-star restaurants outside the city, in Hellerup and Holte. Twenty-five restaurants in Copenhagen and Nordhavn hold a Bib Gourmand, Michelin’s mark for good value, among them Uformel, Radio, Norrlyst, Botschaft, Bobe, Gabrielle, Sanchez, Selma, Silberbauers Bistro, Graziano and Bistro Lupa, a vegan restaurant.

In the World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list Alchemist is 5th, Kadeau 41st, Jordnær 56th and Koan 91st. Noma and Geranium have topped the list before and no longer compete for a rank. The 2026 list is announced on 4 November 2026.

Where the Danish press sends you

Uformel belongs to the formel B group, according to the group’s site. Berlingske says Graziano on Nørrebro draws weekend waiting lists of about 1,000 people.

Restaurants and bars

Bæst

Guldbergsgade 29, Nørrebro · dinner daily 17:00 to 22:00, lunch Saturday and Sunday 12:00 to 14:30 · keeps space for walk-ins · Cited by 30 sources (21 English, 9 Danish) · baest.dk

An Italian-leaning restaurant that says it makes hand-stretched cheeses, charcuterie from Danish pork and wood-fired pizza. The lists tie it to pizza (26 publishers) and to oysters and seafood (12). If no table is free online, the restaurant says to stop by, since it keeps space for walk-ins.

Sanchez

Istedgade 60, Vesterbro · Mon to Thu 17:30 to 23:00, Fri and Sat 17:30 to 00:00, Sun 17:30 to 23:00, by Michelin · Michelin Bib Gourmand · Cited by 26 sources (21 English, 5 Danish) · lovesanchez.com

A Mexican restaurant. The count covers Sanchez and Hija de Sanchez, the taco stall in Torvehallerne with 17 sources of its own (16 English, 1 Danish).

Kødbyens Fiskebar

Flæsketorvet 100, Kødbyen · Mon to Thu and Sun 11:30 to 00:00, Fri and Sat 11:30 to 01:00, by Michelin · Michelin Selected · Cited by 21 sources (15 English, 6 Danish) · fiskebaren.dk

A seafood restaurant in the Meatpacking District. The lists tie it to oysters and seafood (21 publishers).

Kødbyen, Vesterbro’s former meatpacking district, with a beer garden outside a brick building. Photo: Terragio67, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marchal

Kongens Nytorv 34, in the Hotel D’Angleterre · lunch Mon to Sat 12:00 to 15:00, dinner daily 18:00 to 24:00 · One Michelin star · Cited by 17 sources (11 English, 6 Danish) · dangleterre.com

The hotel’s restaurant on Kongens Nytorv, which says it joins Nordic and French cooking and opened in 2013. Breakfast is 07:00 to 10:30 on weekdays and 07:00 to 11:00 at weekends.

Popl Burger

Strandgade 108, Christianshavn · restaurant daily 17:00 to 22:30 (last order 21:00), lunch Saturday and Sunday 12:00 to 14:00 · Cited by 17 sources (12 English, 5 Danish) · poplburger.com

A burger restaurant that takes bookings online. Its takeaway hours are 17:00 to 21:00 daily and also 12:00 to 15:00 at weekends.

Coffee

Coffee Collective

Torvehallerne, Trianglen, Bernikow, Carlsberg Byen, Godthåbsvej, Guldsmedgade, Jægersborggade and Sankt Hans Torv · Cited by 24 sources (19 English, 5 Danish) · coffeecollective.dk

A roaster with a coffee shop in each of those places. The lists tie it to specialty coffee (7 publishers).

Jægersborggade in Nørrebro, one of the streets with a Coffee Collective shop. Photo: Fred Romero, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

La Cabra

Nordhavn, Århusgade · Monday to Friday 07:30 to 18:00, Saturday and Sunday 08:00 to 18:00 · Cited by 15 sources (12 English, 3 Danish) · lacabra.com

A coffee roaster’s café in Nordhavn.

Bakeries, smørrebrød and food halls

These have their own guides, with hours and closed days:

• Danish pastries in Copenhagen for Juno the Bakery (30 sources), Andersen Bakery and Hart Bageri (28 each), Lille Bakery (21) and Mirabelle (17).
• Smørrebrød in Copenhagen for Aamanns (26), Schønnemann (21), Palægade (18), Møntergade (17) and Selma (16).
• Copenhagen’s food halls for Torvehallerne (44), Reffen (25), Broens Street Food (15) and the Tivoli Food Hall (14).

What to eat

Food tours

A food tour is a guided walk that stops to eat. GetYourGuide’s lowest “from” prices are per person:

Copenhagen food tours compares them and names the cooking class.

At the table

• Christmas. Schønnemann is closed from the evening of 24 December 2026 to 5 January 2027, and Lumskebugten on 23, 24 and 31 December. Shops in the centre are closed on 24, 25 and 26 December: see Copenhagen Christmas markets 2026.
• New Year’s Eve. Restaurants serve set menus and book out: see Copenhagen on New Year’s Eve 2026.
• Winter. Reffen is closed from November to February.

Plan the rest

3 days in Copenhagen fits the meals to the sights, where to stay in Copenhagen compares the areas, and what to book before you go to Copenhagen lists the closed days. For other cities, see where to eat in Munich and where to eat in Naples.