Smith Brasserie at Rox Resort: How Head Chef Gabriel Hedlund is creating a resort restaurant that becomes a destination on its own

24.06.2026

In 2025, Rox Resort in Køge, just south of Copenhagen, opened its doors to an ambitious spa hotel with international standards, including Smith Brasserie, the resort’s own restaurant. Set within a design-forward destination where spa, relaxation, and gastronomy converge, the restaurant is conceived as more than an amenity—it is intended as a destination in its own right

Advertisement

Text by Caroline Sølver Here, Head Chef Gabriel Hedlund is building something far more demanding: a cuisine where restraint, precision, and clarity take center stage while underlining a spa hotel restaurant as its own reason to visit.

Read more

Advertisement