Noma is a Michelin three-star restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark. But it's more than just a restaurant: Noma is one of the birthplaces of NewNordic cuisine.

New Nordic Cuisine is the most famous movement in food culture. The movement has been around since 2004 and was started by restaurateurs Claus Meyer and René Redzepi, who is the chef at Noma. They promote local, natural and seasonal ingredients. The movement has shaken up the restaurant power system, with French cuisine as its "boss.

Noma specializes in using creative and sophisticated techniques to bring out the unique seasonal ingredients and their original flavors in their dishes. As an icon of Scandinavian cuisine, Noma's influence on the restaurant culture may go beyond the food itself.

The World's 50 Best Restaurants, the Oscars of gastronomy, awarded Noma the top spot for three consecutive years from 2010 to 2012 (Noma reopened as the world's number one restaurant in 2014, and came in second in 2019).