The restaurant will instead become a food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects
Danish chef Rene Redzepi, co-owner of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, has announced it will close at the end of next year. All photos: AFP
Open since 2003 in the Danish capital, Noma's interpretation of Nordic cuisine and eco-conscious menu based on foraging seasonal ingredients proved highly popular
Noma has topped the World's 50 Best Restaurants list a record five times and was ranked the World's Best Restaurant four times by Restaurant magazine. In 2021, it received its third Michelin star
But in the past few years, the restaurant has come under scrutiny for its treatment of foreign workers, as well as its reliance on unpaid interns
Noma staff at work in the kitchen
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 31, 2021 personnel of the world class Danish restaurant Noma work in the kitchen in Copenhagen. - Noma and its star chef René Redzepi and Geranium, commissioned by Rasmus Kofoed, took first and second place in the newly published ranking of the 50 best restaurants in the world held by the British magazine Restaurant. (Photo by Thibault Savary / AFP)
But Mr Redzepi says he is closing Noma because the labour-intensive work required to produce its world-class cuisine is no longer sustainable
The restaurant will instead become a food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects
Danish chef Rene Redzepi, co-owner of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, has announced it will close at the end of next year. All photos: AFP
Open since 2003 in the Danish capital, Noma's interpretation of Nordic cuisine and eco-conscious menu based on foraging seasonal ingredients proved highly popular
Noma has topped the World's 50 Best Restaurants list a record five times and was ranked the World's Best Restaurant four times by Restaurant magazine. In 2021, it received its third Michelin star
But in the past few years, the restaurant has come under scrutiny for its treatment of foreign workers, as well as its reliance on unpaid interns
Noma staff at work in the kitchen
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 31, 2021 personnel of the world class Danish restaurant Noma work in the kitchen in Copenhagen. - Noma and its star chef René Redzepi and Geranium, commissioned by Rasmus Kofoed, took first and second place in the newly published ranking of the 50 best restaurants in the world held by the British magazine Restaurant. (Photo by Thibault Savary / AFP)
But Mr Redzepi says he is closing Noma because the labour-intensive work required to produce its world-class cuisine is no longer sustainable
The restaurant will instead become a food laboratory, developing new dishes and products for its e-commerce operation, Noma Projects
