Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Copenhagen: where chefs at Noma, the world's best restaurant, eat on their days off

A new guidebook reveals where the staff from Noma eat in Copenhagen. From the head chef to the waitress, here are their favourite food and drink hangouts

Cobblestoned streets, wide pavements, tables and benches outside small, simple cafes, delis, and all sorts of boutiques … Jaegersborggade, a small street on the outskirts of the Nørrebro neighbourhood, oozes creativity. You find things you never knew you needed. It's nice in the early evening when you can still catch a bit of sun. I often stick around for dinner at the exquisite Restaurant Relæ, named the city's Best New Restaurant 2011. The food is excellent, yet the set-up is informal and relaxed. If I want to have a nice time with a girl that I like, I'll take her here.
• Relae, Jaegersborggade 41, +45 36 966609, restaurant-relae.dk. Four-course tasting menu 355 kroner (around £40)
Leonardo De Sousa Pereira, chef
Fiskebar
Fiskebar, Copenhagen

Dining at Fiskebar (literally Fish Bar) is a pleasure. It's relaxed, not at all snobbish, with excellent seafood picked up from the local fishing boats or outstanding markets, and good wines. In many places, if you want a sublime restaurant experience, you need to get all fancied up. Here, all you need is to be yourself and enjoy the tasty food. The style is simple, a modern industrial environment. You can book a table, but I recommend sitting by the round bar in the middle. Instead of ordering one main course, I usually order three to four starters, such as lumpfish roe, oyster, crab, etc.

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