Kadeau Copenhagen earns three stars

Michelin promoted Kadeau Copenhagen to three stars on June 1 in the Michelin Guide Nordic Countries 2026, adding the Danish restaurant to the guide’s top tier. The announcement came at Michelin’s Nordic ceremony in Copenhagen and was reflected in the guide’s new regional selection. Falstaff, which covered the awards on June 1, said Kadeau’s elevation led the year’s announcements in the Nordics. Michelin said the 2026 Nordic guide recommends 286 restaurants in total, including six with three stars. ### Which restaurant was promoted, and by whom? Kadeau Copenhagen was the only restaurant promoted from two to three stars in Michelin’s Nordic 2026 edition, according to Michelin’s official winners list. Michelin described the restaurant as having “gone from strength to strength” under founding partner Nicolai Nørregaard. (guide.michelin.com) Michelin’s inspectors said Kadeau’s cooking is rooted in the restaurant’s Bornholm origins, referring to the Baltic island where the original Kadeau was founded. The guide said the Copenhagen restaurant opened in 2011, won its first star in 2013 and its second in 2018. (guide.michelin.com) ### Who is behind Kadeau Copenhagen? Nicolai Nørregaard is the founding partner Michelin named in its description of the restaurant’s rise. Michelin said Nørregaard is self-taught and linked the restaurant’s identity to the original Kadeau on Bornholm. (guide.michelin.com) An EPA photo record from the June 1 ceremony in Copenhagen identified Nørregaard at the helm of Kadeau as the restaurant received its third star at Tivoli’s Glass Hall. ### How many three-star restaurants are now in the Nordic guide? Michelin said the Nordic Countries 2026 guide now includes six three-star restaurants. (guide.michelin.com) The same official release said the full regional selection includes 15 two-star restaurants, 78 one-star restaurants and 48 Bib Gourmand selections. (cna.org.cy) Falstaff said Kadeau’s promotion came alongside other upper-tier changes, including new two-star recognition for Gaptrast in Bergen and Grön in Helsinki. Michelin’s official release also listed those two restaurants among the year’s promotions. ### What changed for Copenhagen and Denmark? (guide.michelin.com) Copenhagen had previously counted Kadeau among its two-star restaurants in the 2025 Michelin landscape, according to Visit Copenhagen’s guide page. With the June 1 decision, Kadeau joined the three-star level in Michelin’s 2026 Nordic edition. (falstaff.com) Denmark Digest, citing Berlingske, said the award brought Denmark’s total to three restaurants with three Michelin stars. That aligns with Michelin’s updated Nordic guide and with current Copenhagen listings showing Kadeau alongside Geranium and Jordnær at the three-star level. ### How did other outlets describe the promotion? (visitcopenhagen.com) Falstaff said the Michelin Guide Nordic Countries 2026 marked “another milestone year” for the region’s dining scene and described Kadeau as joining “the highest echelon of global gastronomy.” That characterization was Falstaff’s, not Michelin’s. (denmarkdigest.dk) Michelin’s own framing was narrower. Its official release focused on the annual counts and on the inspectors’ description of Kadeau’s progression, while also publishing separate pages for the full list of starred restaurants and new additions to the guide. (falstaff.com) ### Where can readers find the rest of the 2026 Nordic results? Michelin published the full Nordic Countries 2026 results on June 1 on its guide website, including the complete lists of three-star, two-star, one-star and Bib Gourmand restaurants. Falstaff’s June 1 report also names the main promotions from this year’s ceremony. (guide.michelin.com)