Geranium (restaurant)

Geranium is a Danish gourmet restaurant, situated in Parken in the center of Copenhagen. The head chef is the Danish chef Rasmus Kofoed, who won the Bocuse d'Or in 2011. It was one of the first Danish three-starred restaurants according to the Michelin Guide. In 2022, it was named best restaurant in the world by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.[1]

Geranium
Geranium on eighth floor in H-Tårn, Parken.
Restaurant information
Established2007 (2007) (in Kongens Have)
2010 (2010) (in Parken)
Owner(s)Rasmus Kofoed
Søren Ørbæk Ledet
Seier Capital (80 %)
Head chefRasmus Kofoed
Rating3 Michelin stars
CityKøbenhavn
Coordinates55.70353°N 12.5724°E / 55.70353; 12.5724
Websitegeranium.dk

History

Restaurant Geranium was opened in the spring of 2007 in Kongens Have in Copenhagen by Rasmus Kofoed and Søren Ledet. Although the restaurant received a Michelin star in 2008, it was forced to close in 2009, but reopened in Parken, Østerbro in 2010.[2]

Angler with common quail, salicornia, seaweed and blue mussel jelly.

In March 2013 the restaurant received two Michelin stars.[3] In April same year it was named the world's 45th best restaurant by San Pellegrino's The World’s 50 best restaurants in 2013, which was an improvement of four positions, going from the 49th position.[4] The restaurant kept the two Michelin stars for 2014.[5] On February 24, 2016, Geranium was the first Danish restaurant to receive three Michelin stars. The Norwegian Michelin restaurant Maaemo also received three stars, which made these two restaurants the first Nordic restaurants to have three Michelin stars.[6][7] In 2022, Geranium was named the world's best restaurant by San Pellegrino's list.

References
  1. "The World's Best Restaurant Is in a Football Stadium". Retrieved 07-21-2022
  2. "Geranium - fra Kongens Have til FCKs Parken AOK".
  3. Fakta: Her er Danmarks Michelin-restauranter 2013 . Politiken. Retrieved 8/12-2013
  4. Nyt fra Geranium. geranium.dk. Retrieved 8/12-2013
  5. Fakta: Her er alle de danske Michelin-stjerner. Dr.dk. Retrieved 12/3-2014
  6. "Geranium er Danmarks første trestjernede Michelin-restaurant". DR. 2016-02-24.
  7. ""Så lykkedes det endelig" - Tre Michelinstjerner til Danmark". Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-02-12.


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