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:
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Frantzen
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RE-NAA
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Noma
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Maaemo
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Geranium
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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:
RE-NAA:
Noma:
Maaemo:
Geranium:
Jordnær:
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
16 Comments
Beautiful photos!
The pics are gorgeous!!
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!
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
When did you go?
Wow- thank you so much for all of the gorgeous photos and detailed descriptions. I’ve really been enjoying going through them.
Really cool see the Noma pics. I interned there and seeing a viewpoint from someone else brings back tons of new nostalgia. Goooood times!
Have you been to Alchemist? I know it’s only 2 stars, but I’m curious how it compares.
Would you comment on QPR at all?
Great line up! I went to something similar in 2019. Fratzen, Maaemo (old location) were at the top for me.
Must be nice to be rich…
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
Well this just planned my next ( and first ) Nordic vacation
Thanks for sharing, taking the time to write and post pics is greatly appreciated!
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?
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