years ago 2003 1 current owner s ren redzepi and marc j. blazer head chef ren redzepi food type new nordic cuisine influenced by molecular gastronomy citation needed ; local food dress code none rating michelin guide street address strandgade 93 1401 k benhavn k city copenhagen country denmark coordinates 55 40 41 n 12 35 46 e 55.6779187 n 12.596249 e 55.6779187 ; 12.596249 coordinates 55 40 41 n 12 35 46 e 55.6779187 n 12.596249 e 55.6779187 ; 12.596249 website noma.dk noma is a two michelin star restaurant run by chef ren redzepi in copenhagen denmark . the name is a portmanteau of the two danish words nordisk nordic and mad food . 2 opened in 2003 the restaurant is known for its reinvention and interpretation of the nordic cuisine . 1 in 2010 2011 2012 and 2014 it was ranked as the best restaurant in the world by restaurant magazine . 3 4 5 contents 1 history 2 food 3 staff 4 recognition 4.1 awards and rankings 4.2 other recognition 5 temporary locations 6 references 7 external links history edit the restaurant is located in an old warehouse on the waterfront in the christianshavn neighbourhood of central copenhagen . the building is situated by the greenlandic trading square danish gr nlandske handels plads which for 200 years was a centre for trade to and from the faroe islands finnmark iceland and in particular greenland . dry fish salted herring whale oil and skins are among the goods that were stored in and around the warehouse before being sold off to european markets . 6 in 2003 the warehouse was turned into north atlantic house a centre for the art and culture of the north atlantic region . 7 noma was opened at the same time by redzepi and claus meyer . 1 8 the restaurant s interior is designed by space copenhagen . 9 between 12 and 16 february 2013 63 of 435 diners took ill after eating at noma according to a danish food administration report . 10 11 the symptoms were attributed to norovirus which was believed to have been unintentionally spread by an infected kitchen employee . 12 13 redzepi plans to close noma after 31 december 2016 and reopen it in 2017 with an urban farm near copenhagen . 14 food edit white asparagus with poached egg yolk and sauce of woodruff . the cuisine of noma is nordic scandinavian ; the restaurant s founders ren redzepi and claus meyer have attempted to redefine this nordic cuisine . its cuisine can be considered more an interpretation of nordic food than classical nordic food itself according to meyer in the book noma nordic cuisine . 15 famous dishes include the hen and the egg . 16 staff edit redzepi formerly worked at restaurants including the french laundry elbulli kong hans k lder and le jardin des sens. the chef de cuisine is daniel giusti . matt orlando who met redzepi whilst working at the fat duck left the restaurant in 2014 to open his own restaurant . 17 the sommelier is norwegian mads kleppe . recognition edit awards and rankings edit noma won the restaurant magazine award for best restaurant three years in a row from 2010 to 2012 . it won the award again in 2014 . in 2010 the restaurant as a relative newcomer startlingly stole the crown that el bulli had held for four consecutive years . this came soon after previous first and second place chefs ferran adria and heston blumenthal announced that they would be temporarily closing their restaurants . at the time noma was viewed as the head of a new movement to spread new nordic cuisine . 18 in 2011 with el bulli having withdrawn from the competition because they would be permanently closing noma was easily named the best restaurant for the second straight year . it was selected by a worldwide panel of journalists chefs restaurateurs and food lovers . the restaurant continued its dominance without having earned a third michelin star . 19 in 2012 redzepi won the award for noma yet again being praised by restaurant as being the standard bearer for the new nordic movement and winning respect for his attention to detail and innovative approach . his use of local and seasonal ingredients foraged from the seashore and forest was also recognized . 20 in 2013 noma was voted the second best restaurant in the world having lost the first place position to el celler de can roca in girona catalonia spain . 21 in 2014 noma regained the title . 2007 15 best restaurant in the world 2007 restaurant magazine top 50 since 2008 michelin guide two stars 2008 redzepi named international chef of the year at the lo mejor de la gastronomia conference in san sebastian spain 22 2008 the users of the international website tripadvisor rated noma as the best restaurant in the world 23 2008 10 2008 restaurant magazine top 50 2009 3 and chefs choice 2009 restaurant magazine top 50 2010 best restaurant in the world 2010 restaurant magazine top 50 24 2011 best restaurant in the world 2011 restaurant magazine top 50 25 2012 best restaurant in the world 2012 restaurant magazine top 50 26 2013 2 best restaurant in the world 2013 restaurant magazine top 50 27 2014 best restaurant in the world 2014 restaurant magazine top 50 28 2015 3 best restaurant in the world 2015 restaurant magazine top 50 2016 5 best restaurant in the world 2016 restaurant magazine top 50 other recognition edit the restaurant was featured in anthony bourdain parts unknown on 6 october 2013 . 29 temporary locations edit from 28 july to 6 august 2012 noma decamped to london for a 10 day pop up restaurant hosted by claridge s hotel in mayfair while the restaurant in copenhagen was closed from 22 july to 13 august for refurbishment . redzepi along with head chef matt orlando and staff from the restaurant served up a 195 per head nine course menu that included their versions of scones and clotted cream lancashire hotpot with british ingredients as well as live ants foraged in denmark and flown to london . 30 31 32 on 29 march 2014 noma announced that the restaurant would be relocating to japan for two months in the beginning of 2015 . 33 on 24 july 2015 noma announced that the restaurant would be relocating to australia for 10 weeks in the beginning of 2016 . 34 references edit a b c nordic chef explores backyard . the new york times . 6 july 2010 . ny nordisk mad er usikker eksportvare videnskab.dk may 10 2010 . videnskab.dk . retrieved 30 july 2011 . wallop harry 26 april 2010 . noma in copenhagen named best restaurant in the world april 26 2010 . the daily telegraph . london . retrieved 30 july 2011 . the 2011 world s 50 best restaurants are . cnn . retrieved 30 july 2011 . 1 . cnn . north atlantic house a whiff of days gone by . north atlantic house . retrieved 21 may 2009 . kristinsd ttir sign . the hub for north atlantic culture . nordic style magazine . noma founder rene redzepi we went from zeros to heroes overnight . metro . 13 november 2013 . noma restaurant by space copenhagen . dezeen.com . 1 november 2012 . retrieved 19 may 2013 . 63 guests take ill after eating at noma . politiken.dk in danish . 8 march 2013 . retrieved 8 march 2013 . dinner at world s top restaurant in denmark sickens dozens . bbc . retrieved 9 march 2013 . hallock betty 9 march 2013 . food fyi norovirus hits noma ; 63 sickened updated . los angeles times . abend lisa 10 march 2013 . when the world s top restaurant serves up a bug . time . gordinier jeff 14 september 2015 . ren redzepi plans to close noma and reopen it as an urban farm . the new york times . retrieved 30 september 2015 . manifesto for a new nordic cuisine . food & wine . retrieved 8 january 2016 . the hen and the egg ren redzepi s signature dish . lander nicholas 6 may 2011 . there is nothing like a dane what distinguishes noma is not just its inventiveness . its location is wonderful too . financial times . retrieved 19 december 2012 . topping alexandra 26 april 2010 . ren redzepi s noma tops list of world s best restaurants . the guardian . retrieved 30 april 2012 . noma named best restaurant in the world for 2nd straight year . the huffington post . 18 april 2011 . retrieved 30 april 2012 . denmark s noma retains best restaurant title . news.com.au . 1 may 2012 . retrieved 1 may 2012 . world s 50 best restaurants 2013 el celler de can roca beats noma . bighospitality.co.uk . retrieved 19 may 2013 . new nordic food ambassador wins prize . nordic council of ministers . retrieved 21 april 2009 . tripadvisor ranking . verygoodfood.dk . 21 july 2008 . retrieved 30 july 2011 . the world s 50 best restaurants 2010 list . theworlds50best.com . 2010 . retrieved 24 october 2014 . the world s 50 best restaurants 2011 list . theworlds50best.com . 2011 . retrieved 24 october 2011 . the world s 50 best restaurants 2012 list . theworlds50best.com . 2012 . retrieved 24 october 2014 . the world s 50 best restaurants 2013 list . theworlds50best.com . 2013 . retrieved 3 april 2016 . noma the world s 50 best restaurants . theworlds50best.com . 2014 . retrieved 24 october 2014 . parts unknown copenhagen cnn anthony bourdain parts unknown season 2 episode 4 . 6 october 2013 o ceallaigh john 24 april 2012 . the world s best restaurant comes to london copenhagen s noma restaurant will decamp to claridge s hotel this summer . the telegraph . retrieved 19 december 2012 . lisa markwell 1 august 2012 . world s best restaurant comes to town ... and it s serving ants . the independent . retrieved 19 december 2012 . bazalgette peter 13 july 2012 . a nomadic noma the copenhagen restaurant is hosting a 10 day london pop up at claridge s. its crew will bring their own red seaweed oil but many ingredients will be british . financial times . retrieved 19 december 2012 . noma japan . noma . 29 march 2014 . retrieved 1 april 2014 . lane nieset 31 december 2015 . jet set bohemian from forest to table . pastemagazine.com . retrieved 1 january 2016 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to noma . noma.dk the restauant s official website ren redzepi and the story of noma the world s 50 best restaurants 2013 bourdain anthony 6 october 2013 . copenhagen . anthony bourdain parts unknown ; 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