Several Nordic establishments have secured places on the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurants list this year. Among the newcomers are Sweden’s Vyn and Denmark’s Kadeau, while Alchemist in Copenhagen regained its previous fifth-place position.
When The World’s 50 Best Restaurants revealed its 2025 list on 19 June, four Nordic establishments were included. Kadeau in Copenhagen entered at number 41, and Vyn, located in Skillinge, Sweden, claimed the 47th spot. The highest-ranked Nordic entry was once again Copenhagen’s Alchemist in fifth place, followed by Stockholm’s Frantzén at number 38.
”The World’s 50 Best Restaurants is an important list. It attracts a lot of attention from both guests and the media, which is valuable for the restaurant and the region,” said Rasmus Munk, chef-owner of Alchemist. “You have to take the list for what it is. It’s a ranking where restaurants can move up and down quickly each year. Does that mean a restaurant is suddenly worse? No, not at all. The list reflects more what’s trending and where people are going, rather than who’s objectively ‘best’. But that’s the case with all lists and accolades – you have to see them in the right light.”
Munk sees the growing presence of Nordic restaurants on the list as a positive development for the region. “Many food tourists coming to the Nordics don’t just book one restaurant – they book several. The fact that more of us are on the list hopefully sparks greater curiosity among visitors. There’s now a nice diversity, and with restaurants in both Sweden and Denmark – that’s encouraging.”
Alchemist opened in Copenhagen nearly six years ago, offering a immersive, activist, and theatrical dining experience that blends art, visual technology, music, gastronomy, and science. In 2023, it jumped 13 places, from number 18 to number 5. After ranking seventh last year, it has now returned to fifth.
”I’m proud and happy that we’ve stayed in the top ten over the past three years by staying relevant and on our toes,” Munk remarked. ”We continue to uphold our ambition with the restaurant, creating the experience naturally for our guests.”
For Swedish chef Daniel Berlin, this year marks his first entry into the top 50 – a major milestone. ”I can hardly believe it! It means the world to us to be included on The World’s 50 Best Restaurants list after just a year and a half,” said Berlin.”We are incredibly proud and honored to place number 47 among so many fantastic restaurants around the globe. It gives me enormous motivation to continue doing what we do. I’m so grateful for my talented and energetic team at VYN – none of this would have been possible without them. I’m also deeply thankful to our guests and the local community in Skåne and Brantevik for their support since we opened. I want to keep making them proud and happy.”
