Welcome to Five Top Tables, a column from Bloomberg Pursuits to guide your dining decisions in major cities around the world, including New York, London, Paris, Manila, Cape Town and New Delhi.
In the past dozen years, Copenhagen has swept into the top ranks of the world’s dining destinations. The city’s restaurants have come to define the now iconic New Nordic cuisine, featuring forward-thinking dishes built on ancient techniques like foraging and fermenting. There are more than 29 Michelin stars spread across 19 restaurants in Copenhagen, and its culinary landscape continues to evolve from cardamom buns to space bread and similar high-concept dishes. Meanwhile, Denmark has just been named the winner in the culinary world’s Olympics, the prestigious Bocuse d’Or Europe.