The third edition of The White Guide Nordic was launched today in Stockholm. More than 300 journalists and restaurateurs took part in the event.
The new guide covers the 325 best restaurants in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, the Faroe islands and Greenland. New this year is that it also contains reviews of the 60 best restaurants in the Baltic countries Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, thus covering a large part of northern Europe with its many both unique and interconnected cuisines.
Just as last year, the evaluation of the restaurant scene in the Nordics has resulted in a Top 30 list. The list is topped by Esperanto and Fäviken in Sweden, followed by Maaemo in Norway, and Geranium and Kadeau København in Denmark.
Last year’s Nordic no. 1, Noma in Copenhagen, has not been included in this year’s guide as it closes shortly after the release of the guide. The same goes for high-scoring Restaurant Frantzén in Stockholm.
The following restaurants are new entries on the Top 30 list since last year:
- 13. Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark 90/37
- 13. Slotskøkkenet/Dragsholm slot Hørve, Denmark 90/37
- 16. Restaurant Koch Aarhus, Denmark 89/37
- 23. Adam/Albin Stockholm, Sweden 89/36
- 25. Re-Naa Stavanger, Norway 86/36
- 26. Omakase Köttslöjd, Stockholm, Sweden 85/36
- 26. Sabi Omakase, Stavanger, Norway 85/36
- 29. Ask, Helsinki, Finland 84/36
This year the guide covers 61 restaurants in Finland, 64 restaurants in Norway (including Svalbard), 92 restaurants in Sweden, 92 restaurants in Denmark (including 2 in Greenland and 5 in the Faroe Islands) and 15 restaurants in Iceland. This edition also covers the Baltic countries, presenting the 60 best restaurants in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
The reviews and points in the book regarding Swedish and Danish restaurants are identical with the respective national guides (released in March and May respectively) with a few additions of newly opened or re-assessed restaurants.
Only the 92 best restaurants in each country have been included in the Nordic edition, but the national guides are available in their entirety (in Danish and Swedish) in the App Store.
