The Best Japanese Food in Denmark
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The best Japanese food in Denmark, according to the experts: the White Guide, the Michelin Guide, and The 50 have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Sushi Anaba comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Copenhagen.
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akmē and Admiralgade 26 hold the next two places. The White Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide close behind.
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Rank 1. Sushi Anaba
Edomae Sushi
A Danish chef who trained as a sushi apprentice in Tokyo runs this 15-seat Edomae nigiri counter inside a reassembled 19th-century customs house in Nordhavn. The room is anchored by a Douglas Fir counter, and the cooking rewards the kind of attention that notices three-vinegar rice served at body temperature. A Michelin star and a White Guide Global Masters distinction. Serious omakase territory, dressy but not stuffy.
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- White Guide Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
Why #1, not #2
Both places show 91. This one's exact Score is 91.2 and the next is 90.8, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #1 Sushi Anaba (this place) 91.2
- #2 akmē 90.8
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Rank 2. akmē
French Fusion Japanese
Sixteen seats at a counter in a former industrial harbour, where two chefs talk you through nearly twenty courses of Japanese-French omakase while plating them inches from your face. Danish langoustine, Breton oyster, Breton this, Japanese that, it sounds like a geography lesson until a dish arrives and the argument ends. The room is young and loose for a Michelin-starred tasting menu, which is either a relief or suspicious, depending on your priors.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- White Guide White Guide: Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
- White Guide Masters Level · White Guide
Why #2, not #1
Both places show 91. This one's exact Score is 90.8 and the one above is 91.2, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #1 Sushi Anaba 91.2
- #2 akmē (this place) 90.8
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Rank 3. Admiralgade 26
Japanese
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- White Guide Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
Why #3, not #4
Both places show 86. This one's exact Score is 86.2 and the next is 85.5, so it ranks first. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #3 Admiralgade 26 (this place) 86.2
- #4 Ark 85.5
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Rank 4. Ark
Vegan Japanese
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
Why #4, not #3
Both places show 86. This one's exact Score is 85.5 and the one above is 86.2, so it ranks second. We round what you see, but we rank on the exact number.
- #3 Admiralgade 26 86.2
- #4 Ark (this place) 85.5
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Rank 5. Damindra
Japanese
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Damindra (this place) 80.920
- #5 Kappo Ando 80.920
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Rank 5. Kappo Ando
Japanese
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #5. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #5 Damindra 80.920
- #5 Kappo Ando (this place) 80.920
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Rank 7. Aotori
Japanese
Eight seats at a counter, a binchotan grill smoking quietly in front of you, and skewers of Danish chicken coming off it in quick succession. Aotori is a yakitori bar from the team behind Kappo Andō, and it keeps things focused: local chicken cuts and vegetables, plus offal when the kitchen has it. The sake list by the glass runs deep, and a back room called Akaton handles tonkatsu for anyone who showed up in a pork mood.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant