The new edition of the Nordic Michelin guide will be released on Monday, June 16th, 2025. Stars and special awards will be handed out to the top restaurants in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, and the Faroe Islands. Currently, there are a total of 254 restaurants featured in the Nordic guide, with 31 starred restaurants in Denmark, 22 starred restaurants in Sweden, 20 starred restaurants in Norway, 9 starred restaurants in Finland, and 3 starred restaurants in Iceland. This year’s festivities will take place in Odsherred, Denmark where Gwendal Poullennec, the International Director of the Michelin Guide, will present the new Nordic star restaurants in a ceremony at Annebjerggård in Nykøbing Sjælland. The event will also be live-streamed from Michelin’s YouTube channel beginning at 18:00 CEST.
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Predictions: Michelin Guide Nordic 2025
It’s become an annual tradition for us to predict who will get stars in the release of the Nordic Michelin Guide. (See our 2024 predictions here.) So, who do we think will get stars this year? Keep reading to see our 2025 Michelin predictions.
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Denmark
Total listings: 95 Bib Gourmand: 17 Total stars: 31 restaurants, 44 stars ⭐⭐⭐ 3 ⭐⭐ 7 ⭐ 21 🍀 18
In Copenhagen, the city is abuzz about the new restaurant Udtryk from chef Edward Lee (formerly of Gaijin and Jordnær). Udtryk opened on May 7th, so if it gets a star on June 16th it will be the region’s fastest ever, receiving the award in just 41 days. Another restaurant we’re hearing star-studded rumors about is Texture, the new restaurant from chef Karim Khouani. In 2015, Khouani’s restaurant Ambiance in Malmö got a Michelin star, and later on, his restaurant Sture in the same city also received a star. Will a star follow him to his new Copenhagen restaurant?
As always, we are crossing our fingers for Sushi Anaba. Mads Battefeld’s omakase counter rivals the top sushi meals we have experienced in Japan and has been a strong Michelin star candidate since it opened in 2019. We’ve been singing its praises here year after year, and it seems like (finally!!) a star might be on the horizon this year. You won’t find a better omakase restaurant than this in the Nordics, and it’s certainly time that the Michelin guide reflects that.
Restaurant Alouette left its Amager nest behind and built a new home by Kongens Have, which opened last summer. The experience now feels more elevated – more of a journey – beginning with a walk through the garden and ending with a cocktail in the lounge. Alouette has leaned more towards the fine dining format, with smaller courses and a much longer menu. Most importantly, the flavors have only intensified – and each new menu has been stronger than the last. Six years after earning its first star, it’s clear that another is deserved.
We have no doubt that restaurant Alchemist will one day join the prestigious three-star league, and we hope that this is their year. Alchemist was added to the guide for the first time (with two stars) in 2020, and usually Michelin allows a few years between an upgrade from two to three stars. Noma, for example, had to work a full thirteen years before it got its third. We can attest that five years after entering the guide, chef Rasmus Munk’s food is tastier and more creative than ever, and, in our opinion, completely worthy of Michelin’s top ranking. Alchemist is one of the best restaurants in the world.
Outside of Copenhagen in Vejle, one-Michelin-starred restaurant Lyst has been operating at a two-Michelin-star level since it opened. We think this is certainly a spectacular restaurant worth making a detour for – does Michelin agree?
On the Faroe Islands, chef Poul Andrias Ziska (formerly of Koks) has just opened a new fine dining restaurant: Paz. Koks formerly held two Michelin stars until it announced its closure last year, so it’s likely that the inspectors have been eager to test Ziska’s new project. But have they had time to visit the Faroe Islands since Paz opened in April?
Norway
Total listings: 48 Bib Gourmand: 4 Total stars: 20 restaurants, 25 stars ⭐⭐⭐ 2 ⭐⭐ 1 ⭐ 17 🍀 5
Oslo’s food scene has flourished in the last few years, with many exciting new restaurants opening in what we’ve dubbed the “fun dining” segment. Young chefs have cast aside the traditional fine dining tropes in favor of value-for-money tasting menus, casual dress codes, and loud music. Two stand-out restaurants in this category for us were Varemottaket and Panu, both of which had a serving that landed on our Best Dishes of 2023 list. However, whether these casual eateries are Michelin’s cup of tea is anyone’s guess. Previously, we wouldn’t have thought it possible for restaurants like this to receive stars, but after Hot Shop and Hyde got stars in 2022, the landscape of the playing field changed drastically. All pre-conceived notions of what a “Michelin-starred restaurant” is flew out the window. So, why not? A star is all about the food and not about fancy service, right?
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Another restaurant we feel is a hot contender is Substans, the new restaurant from chef Håkan Wiik (formerly of Apostrophe). We liked the food he served at Apostrophe a lot, but our meal at Substans was even more elevated – chef Wiik is definitely closer to those Michelin ambitions here at this location! Björn Svensson’s Michelin-starred restaurant Schlågergarden closed last year, and in its place he opened restaurant FAN, which seems to be serving a very similar menu. Will the star once again follow Svensson wherever he goes? We’d love to see Palace Grill get a star, but after decades without one it’s probably unlikely.
Oslo’s next two-star candidate is surely À Laise, which has been consistently raising the level since it got its first star in 2023. We have no doubt that a second star is in its future, but two years between upgrades would be fast by Michelin standards.
Outside of the capital, Speilsalen in Trondheim seems a likely candidate for an upgrade. Our meal here in 2022 was absolutely fantastic and solidified our belief that it is deserving of an additional star. Two years ago, executive head chef Christopher Davidsen left Speilsalen in the capable hands of Håkon Solbakk, who has been the head chef of the restaurant for the past six years. The change in head chef could delay the addition of a star, but we’re sure it’s not far off.
Another potential star contender is Gaptrast in Bergen. Kristian Bretten Vangen and Øystein Ellingsen previously ran BARE, which was Bergen’s first Michelin star, so it’s likely that a star will follow them to their new venture. Further north, we think Kvitnes Gård in Vesterålen is on the path to a star. Have the Michelin inspectors finally made the visit to chef Halvar Ellingsen’s remote farm restaurant?
Sweden
Total listings: 73 Bib Gourmand: 11 Total stars: 22 restaurants, 26 stars ⭐⭐⭐ 1 ⭐⭐ 4 ⭐ 17 🍀 8
The fine dining segment in Stockholm was hard hit in the past years, with the sad closures of Michelin-starred restaurants Oaxen Krog, Gastrologik, and Agrikultur. But there has been a flurry of exciting new openings, including a few new fine dining restaurants. Persona is perhaps the most promising, from founders Louis Cespedes and Jonatan Nyström, who previously worked together at Frantzén. We visited Persona last year and were really impressed by the high level of cooking from this talented and ambitious young team. Another restaurant sure to be on Michelin’s radar is Ergo, from chef Petter Johansson (also former Frantzén), which opened in June last year.
Brutalisten is another buzzy Stockholm spot – an experimental restaurant from artist Carsten Höller with a focus on one-ingredient cooking. The former head chef of Geranium, Coen Dieleman, joined the Brutalisten team as co-head chef alongside Stefan Eriksson. We have been long-time fans of Dieleman’s cooking and our meal at Brutalisten was one of our favorites last year, with a dish ending up on our Best Dishes of 2024. Could this unique dining concept be something that piques Michelin’s interest?
Further south, Daniel Berlin returned to the fine dining scene with his stunning new restaurant, Vyn. Berlin previously held two stars at his former restaurant, and jumped right to two in his new space – but we think it’s only a matter of time until he gets the third. Speaking of Skåne, chef Magnus Nilsson (Fäviken) will soon be taking over the hotel and restaurant Pensionat Hjorten, so there could be more stars on the horizon for the region next year.
Another Swedish restaurant we think should soon get a second star is ÄNG in Tvååker. The restaurant received its first star in 2021, and moved into a breathtaking new venue in 2022. Now, the setting matches the high level of food that chef Filip Gemzell and his team are serving, and we feel that the experience is closer to two stars than one. In fact, the restaurant itself has the bones of a three-star restaurant, soaring into our top restaurant spaces of all time.
In Gothenburg, we think that Human could be a star candidate. Chef Martin Moses formerly worked at SK Mat & Människor before opening his own fine dining restaurant. It’s easily one of the city’s top restaurants! Also on the west coast of Sweden and deserving of a second star is restaurant Signum, in Mölnlycke. Chef Thomas Sjögren’s flawless tasting menu highlights local Scandinavian seafood and game meat in a spectacular lakefront setting.
Finland
Total listings: 28 Bib Gourmand: 4 Total stars: 9 restaurants, 10 stars ⭐⭐⭐ 0 ⭐⭐ 1 ⭐ 8 🍀 6
Anders and I visit Helsinki every year to update our guide to the best restaurants in Finland’s capital. While we fully agree that Palace is worthy of the two star upgrade it received in 2022, we also think that restaurant Grön is the next two-star candidate in Helsinki. Chef Toni Kostian and his team are serving some of the tastiest and most interesting bites in the Nordics, and we are crossing our fingers that Grön gets their second star at the awards this year.
Iceland
Total listings: 7 Bib Gourmand: 0 Total stars: 3 restaurants, 3 stars ⭐⭐⭐ 0 ⭐⭐ 0 ⭐ 3 🍀 2
Iceland currently has three Michelin-starred restaurants: Moss at the Blue Lagoon, Dill, and ÓX. We returned to Iceland last year to explore restaurants outside the capital of Reykjavík. We would have said that Slippurinn in the Westman Islands was a serious Michelin candidate, but unfortunately it announced that it will close at the end of the summer. Stars aside, make the journey to Slippurinn while you still have the chance!
Who do you think will get stars this year? Let us know in a comment below.