Awards and Rankings
Noma has won the Restaurant magazine award for Best Restaurant three years in a row, dating back from 2010.
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.
In 2011, with El Bulli having withdrawn from the competition because they would be permanently closing, Noma was easily named the Best Restaurant for the second straight year.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.
In 2012, René 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.
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.
- 2012: Best Restaurant in the World, "2012 Restaurant magazine Top 50"
- 2011: Best Restaurant in the World, 2011 Restaurant magazine Top 50
- 2010: Best Restaurant in the World, 2010 Restaurant magazine Top 50
- 2009: #3 and "Chefs' Choice", 2009 Restaurant magazine Top 50
- Since 2008: Michelin Guide, two stars
- 2008: René Redzepi named International Chef of the Year at the Lo Mejor de la Gastronomia conference in San Sebastian, Spain
- 2008: The users of the international website TripAdvisor rated Noma as the best restaurant in the world
- 2008: #10, 2008 Restaurant magazine Top 50
- 2007: #15 Best Restaurant in the World, 2007 Restaurant magazine Top 50
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