Geranium is a Danish gourmet restaurant, situated in

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in the center of

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. The head chef is the Danish

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, who won the Bocuse d'Or in 2011. It was one of the first Danish three-starred restaurant according to the

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. In 2022, it was named best restaurant in the world by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

History

Restaurant Geranium was opened in the spring of 2007 in

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and Søren Ledet. Although the restaurant received a Michelin star in 2008, it was forced to close in 2009, but reopened in

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in 2010. In March 2013 the restaurant received two Michelin stars. In April same year it was named the world's 45th best restaurant by San Pellegrino's ''The World’s 50 best restaurants in 2013'', which was an improvement of four positions, going from the 49th position. The restaurant kept the two Michelin stars for 2014. On February 24, 2016, Geranium was the first Danish restaurant to receive three Michelin stars. The Norwegian Michelin restaurant

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also received three stars, which made these two restaurants the first Nordic restaurants to have three Michelin stars. In 2022, Geranium was named the world's best restaurant by San Pellegrino's list.

References

External links

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