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     Asian-inspired furniture and tropical flowers at Kiin Kiin
                                  Kiin Kiin
         Relæ
     1                        4
         Talented chef Christian Puglisi
                                  Dining at Europe’s only
     was the first Noma-alumnus to   Michelin-starred Thai restaurant is a
     make it big, earning his own Michelin  feast for the senses. Start by sipping
     star. Diners flock to this minimal   Champagne and scoffing street food
     space in Nørrebro to experience an   in the underground snug, and then
     affordable yet remarkable balance of  follow your nose upstairs to the
     flavours and textures in a completely  lemongrass and bamboo-scented
     unfussy environment (see p83).  dining room for a masterclass in
                              modern Thai cooking (see p83).
         Aamann’s 1921
     2                            Era Ora
         Copenhagen’s smørrebrød
                                  This Michelin-star eatery
     (open sandwich) king serves   5
     arguably the best sandwiches in   has been hailed as the world’s best
     town, and reinvents Danish dinner    Italian restaurant outside of Italy,
     by remixing the usual inputs in   and the best restaurant of 2017, by
     unusual combinations. From fried   respected foodie magazine Gambero
     chicken with lingonberries to shrimp  Rosso. Ingredients are imported
     on toast made from house-ground   from Italy for authenticity, and
     flour, this kitchen is rewardingly   prepared according to time-honoured
     obsessed with detail (see p75).    tradition. The impressive wine cellar,
                              meanwhile, houses some 75,000
         Kadeau
     3                        bottles and 700 labels (see p97).
         Everything served at this
                                     Formel B
     relaxed yet beautifully designed    6
     spot in Christianshavn is       Beautifully prepared,
     grown on the fertile Danish   French-style cuisine using
     island Bornholm. The            fresh Danish ingredients is
     impressive, seasonal            the key to the tasty dishes
     15-course menu                   served in this charming
     deftly weaves foraged            restaurant, which prides
     botanical delicacies,            itself on supporting
     such as woodruff                animal welfare and
     and wild carrots, into          sustain ability. Sample raw
     unforgettable unions            marinated shrimps with
     with the finest seafood   Pretty plate at   squid and soy-ginger
     and meat (see p97).   Formel B  browned butter (see p91).


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