The Best Seafood in Denmark
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The best seafood in Denmark, according to the experts: the Michelin Guide, The 50, and the White Guide have all weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Restaurant Jordnær comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Copenhagen and Hjørring.
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Okê and Villa Vest hold the next two places. The Michelin Guide and the White Guide show up on more of this list than any other guide.
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Rank 1. Restaurant Jordnær
Creative Seafood
A chawanmushi that arrives in architectural layers sets the tone at this fine dining room in suburban Gentofte, where the cooking moves between spare precision and obsessive detail without losing the thread. Seafood and vegetables do most of the work, handled with a technical seriousness that has earned three Michelin stars and a spot on the World's 50 Best list. The room is polished, the service warm, and the tasting menu long enough that you should probably cancel your morning.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 3 Stars
- The 50 The 50: #56 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- White Guide White Guide: Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide 3 Stars
- The 50 #56 · The World’s 50 Best Restaurants
- White Guide Global Masters Level · White Guide
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Rank 2. Okê
Seafood
Shell-covered columns and a glass-walled kitchen set the mood at this Michelin-starred fine dining room inside a seaside resort, where ten tables and a meal that can run six hours suggest you should cancel your morning plans. The multi-course menu leans into luxury seafood with a well-traveled sensibility, pulling influences from Southeast Asia alongside whatever the North Sea offers up.
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: 1 Star
- White Guide Global Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide 1 Star
Why #2, not #3
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.
- #2 Okê (this place) 91.2
- #3 Villa Vest 90.8
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Rank 3. Villa Vest
Creative Seafood
The dining room is built into the cliffs above Lønstrup, with the North Sea filling the windows in a way that makes the food feel like an editorial decision. This Michelin-starred creative restaurant runs a three-course menu or a longer seasonal tasting menu, both shaped around local seafood and meats raised by the owner. The chef grew up in the area, and the cooking reads that way, precise and rooted, without making a fuss about it.
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 #3, not #2
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.
- #2 Okê 91.2
- #3 Villa Vest (this place) 90.8
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Rank 4. Kødbyens Fiskebar
Seafood
A circular aquarium and a glass-fronted wine cellar greet you inside this seafood restaurant, which occupies a former butcher's shop in Copenhagen's old meatpacking district. The kitchen runs its own fish butchery and charcuterie programme, working through the day's local catch on handmade pottery plates. The combination of industrial bones and delicate seafood is exactly as incongruous as it sounds, and somehow that's the point.
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50: The 50 Discovery
- White Guide Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
- The 50 The 50 Discovery
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Kødbyens Fiskebar (this place) 86.236
- #4 The Pescatarian 86.236
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Rank 4. The Pescatarian
Modern Seafood
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
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Kødbyens Fiskebar 86.236
- #4 The Pescatarian (this place) 86.236
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Rank 6. Hummer
Seafood
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
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Rank 7. Krogs Fiskerestaurant
Seafood
A lobster tank in the corner, sea-themed wallpaper, and royal portraits watching over the room: this old-school seafood restaurant on Gammel Strand has been around forever, occupying the site of Copenhagen's original fish market. Bouillabaisse, turbot on the bone, and a wine list heavy on champagne and burgundies keep the menu suitably serious. The granite bar counter facing the open kitchen makes it comfortable for solo diners too.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant