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    I went to each of the 3* restaurants in the Nordics. This was my experience.

    First of all I want to say that I thoroughly enjoyed each of these restaurants, and think that they are all extraordinary in their own rights. Having been to ~30 three-starred restaurants across Europe and North America, I would put all of these closer to the top of that list. With that being said, if I had to personally rank these restaurants, this is how it would probably go:

    1. Frantzen

    2. RE-NAA

    3. Noma

    4. Maaemo

    5. Geranium

    6. Jordnær

    Again, I want to reiterate that this doesn’t mean I thought Geranium & Jordnær were bad, there were just tiny details that made me personally like the other ones a little bit more.

    Now as far as the pictures go, there are about 200 of them, which I can’t fit into a single post on here, so instead I’ve put them all, along with all of the dish descriptions, on 6 separate Imgur posts, which I’ll link below.

    Frantzen:

    https://imgur.com/a/Lea7BlP

    RE-NAA:

    https://imgur.com/a/kMyDJsE

    Noma:

    https://imgur.com/a/pz62C0u

    Maaemo:

    https://imgur.com/a/wetDBzH

    Geranium:

    https://imgur.com/a/k5KMnx0

    Jordnær:

    https://imgur.com/a/VVY3qso

    If you have any questions or comments, feel free to let me know.

    I’ve also attached a few of my favorite photos from each restaurant to this post.
    Once again, all of the dish descriptions are included in the Imgur links. Hopefully that’s okay.

    by UnderstandingHot9999

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    3. EchoKiloEcho1 on

      Ugh I’m dying to go to Frantzen, timing just hasn’t worked out yet. I’m planning to go to Maaemo in December, would be very happy to hear your thoughts on it.

      Edit: went through your Maaemo photos, really nice write up!

    4. InFlames235 on

      Photos are incredible! What are your top 3 star restaurants in the USA? My wife and I almost went to Noma last year when we were in Copenhagen but decided against it just due to price. Seeing it as #3 in the Nordics is surprising given its reputation so curious your favs in NA

    6. Current-Skill1809 on

      Wow- thank you so much for all of the gorgeous photos and detailed descriptions. I’ve really been enjoying going through them.

    7. Live_Work9665 on

      Really cool see the Noma pics. I interned there and seeing a viewpoint from someone else brings back tons of new nostalgia. Goooood times!

    8. Individual-Engine-32 on

      Have you been to Alchemist? I know it’s only 2 stars, but I’m curious how it compares.

    10. JTrue14 on

      Great line up! I went to something similar in 2019. Fratzen, Maaemo (old location) were at the top for me.

    12. Such_Improvement7187 on

      Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing. Do you usually dine alone or with company? Asking because I’d like to dine solo but haven’t yet

    15. DanielfromHK on

      Interesting ranking. Have been to all but Re-Naa. I went during a different season but my top would be Frantzen as well. I also find some of the other non 3-Star to be more enjoyable like Kadeau or Moment. Did you manage to check out some of the other highly rated restaurants as well?

    16. OhMostlyOk on

      can you say something more about the noma non alcoholic pairing? were they mostly fermented? how did it work service wise are the tags and bottles just for the photo? or do they leave it at your table? 

      also how would you compare it to the one at geranium? 

      thanks

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