Local Round-Up: Danish restaurant ranked the second-best in Europe

As far as the penis plant goes, however, Copenhagen is the undisputed number one

Rasmus Munk’s restaurant Alchemist 2.0 has been ranked the second best restaurant in Europe by Opinionated About Dining (OAD).

Only Frantzén in Stockholm ranked higher, even though Alchemist 2.0 has not yet completed a full year of business.

One Faroese and five other Danish restaurants also made it into the top 100.

The result is not surprising 
OAD voters are prominent international bloggers and foodies, and Berlingske points out that the high position of Alchemist 2.0 on the list did not come as a big surprise.

Last year Munk held a pop-up lunch for some of the reviewers, who are all declared fans, ahead of the restaurant officially opening.

Munk unseated the similarly named Noma 2.0 as the top ranked Danish restaurant, even though it managed to advance three places from ninth in 2019 to sixth.


Copenhagen’s stinky ‘penis plants’ blooming again
Amorphophallus Titanum, which a broader audience perhaps knows better as the ‘penis plant’, has started to bloom again, KobenhavnLIV reports. The pauses between flowering can sometimes last for 15 years, although the Danish ones have surprisingly blossomed every year since 2012. Amorphophallus Titanum can be found in the Botanical Gardens Palm House. It is characterised by its enormous inflorescence and a strong smell of decay.

The City of Copenhagen loses parking fees case
If drivers use one of Copenhagen’s municipal parking machines to pay for parking and accidentally make a typo in their car’s registration number, they risk getting a parking fine even if the payment goes through. The Supreme Court has stated that such fines cannot be upheld. The City of Copenhagen is pleased that the decision now provides a safe basis for handling the cases.

Stranded sea turtle to stay at The Blue Planet for now
In January, two German tourists found a sick and debilitated baby sea turtle and brought it to The Blue Planet aquarium. The animal had severe pneumonia, but it responded well to the antibiotic treatment and today it is perfectly healthy. The turtle will stay in the Blue Planet for now, but in the long run it will be returned back to the sea.

Immigration Service moves to Næstved
Immigration Service (Udlændingestyrelsen) and its 450 employees have moved to Næstved from Ryesgade. Its final day was marked with speeches and a tour through the new office building. Immigration Service with its 450 job positions is among the largest employers in the agreement on the relocation of state companies.

27-year-old Bulgarian accused of causing extensive train traffic disruption
A 27-year-old Bulgarian stands accused of causing extensive train traffic disruption, as it is alleged that a 25-kilogram metal bar he placed across the rails between the stations Nordhavn and Svanemøllen in Copenhagen could have caused the derailment of an S-train  Ekstra Bladet reports. Around 120 people were on the train on March 4 this year. The Bulgarian has pleaded not guilty. While he admits being at Nordhavn Station, he denies going out onto the rails.




  • Becoming a stranger in your own country

    Becoming a stranger in your own country

    Many stories are heard about internationals moving to Denmark for the first time. They face hardships when finding a job, a place to live, or a sense of belonging. But what about Danes coming back home? Holding Danish citizenship doesn’t mean your path home will be smoother. To shed light on what returning Danes are facing, Michael Bach Petersen, Secretary General of Danes Worldwide, unpacks the reality behind moving back

  • EU Foreign Ministers meet in Denmark to strategize a forced Russia-Ukraine peace deal

    EU Foreign Ministers meet in Denmark to strategize a forced Russia-Ukraine peace deal

    Foreign ministers from 11 European countries convened on the Danish island of Bornholm on April 28-29 to discuss Nordic-Baltic security, enhanced Russian sanctions, and a way forward for the fraught peace talks between Kyiv and Moscow

  • How small cubes spark great green opportunities: a Chinese engineer’s entrepreneurial journey in Denmark

    How small cubes spark great green opportunities: a Chinese engineer’s entrepreneurial journey in Denmark

    Hao Yin, CEO of a high-tech start-up TEGnology, shares how he transformed a niche patent into marketable products as an engineer-turned-businessman, after navigating early setbacks. “We can’t just wait for ‘groundbreaking innovations’ and risk missing the market window,” he says. “The key is maximising the potential of existing technologies in the right contexts.”

  • Gangs of Copenhagen

    Gangs of Copenhagen

    While Copenhagen is rated one of the safest cities in the world year after year, it is no stranger to organized crime, which often springs from highly professional syndicates operating from the shadows of the capital. These are the most important criminal groups active in the city

  • “The Danish underworld is now more tied to Scandinavia”

    “The Danish underworld is now more tied to Scandinavia”

    Carsten Norton is the author of several books about crime and gangs in Denmark, a journalist, and a crime specialist for Danish media such as TV 2 and Ekstra Bladet.

  • Right wing parties want nuclear power in Denmark

    Right wing parties want nuclear power in Denmark

    For 40 years, there has been a ban on nuclear power in Denmark. This may change after all right-wing parties in the Danish Parliament have expressed a desire to remove the ban.

Connect Club is your gateway to a vibrant programme of events and an international community in Denmark.