The best California wine lists in Denmark 2024
Where can you find great Californian wine in Denmark?
Explore our guide to the restaurants and bars with the best selections of wine from California.
These venues were all finalists in the ‘Best California Wine List’ category at the 2024 Star Wine List of the Year Denmark awards, presented by Louis M. Martini.
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![Restaurant Tiende / Den Fede Drue, a wine bar in Aarhus, Denmark.]()
Phone: +45 86 10 30 00
Address: Dagmar Petersens Gade 62, 10, Aarhus
Sparkling Wine List of the Year Denmark 2025
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![Alchemist, a restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark.]()
Phone: +45 31 71 61 61
Address: Refshalevej 173C, København K
California Wine List of the Year Denmark, presented by Pahlmeyer 2025
Alchemist first opened at Østerbro in Copenhagen, in a spot with very limited capacity. Hereafter Rasmus Munk and the team got the chance to extend Alchemist, so they moved to Refshaleøen and a much bigger space. Here you will be dining under a dome which changes as long as the evening moves along. The dining experience will take you through 50 different servings, and Alchemist shortly after re-opening awarded two stars in the Michelin Guide
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![Anarki, a restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark.]()
Phone: 22 13 11 34
Address: Vodroffsvej 47, Frederiksberg C
Best Long List of the Year Denmark, presented by Bodega Numanthia 2025
Anarki is a small bistro-style restaurant located in the Frederiksberg neighborhood of Copenhagen and it is also the sister restaurant of well-established Restaurant Mêlée. As opposed to the francophile Mêlée, the dogma of Anarki is that they don’t have any dogmas. The wine list focus is on quality rather than ideology.
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![Interior of Frederikshøj, Aarhus, Denmark.]()
Phone: +45 86 14 22 80
Address: Oddervej 19, Aarhus C
By the Glass List of the Year Denmark 2025
This restaurant is located in the forest of Marselis and is neighbour to the royal castle of Marselisborg, just at the outskirts of Aarhus. The restaurant has two star in the Michelin Guide, with the star-chef Wassim Hallal as the mastermind in the kitchen. The menu is inspired by the nature surrounding the restaurant, and there are two set menus to choose from.
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![Geranium, a restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark.]()
Phone: +45 69 96 00 20
Address: 8, Per Henrik Lings Allé 4, København Ø
Best Long List of the Year Denmark, presented by Bodega Numanthia 2025
Geranium is the only three-star Michelin restaurant in Denmark and with Chef Rasmus Kofoed in the kitchen, you are set for an experience. Rasmus Kofoed is the only chef in the world who has received bronze, silver and gold at Bocuse D’Or. The restaurant is situated on the 8th floor in Fælledparken (Common Gardens) in the center of Copenhagen.
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![Henne Kirkeby Kro, a restaurant and hotel in Henne, Denmark.]()
Phone: +45 75 25 54 00
Address: Strandvejen 234, Henne
Best Long List of the Year Denmark, presented by Bodega Numanthia 2025
In the western part of Denmark, you will find a cosy little cottage called Henne Kirkeby Kro. The restaurant is run by Paul Cunningham, who has a long career in the Danish hospitality scene. He and his team hold two stars in the Michelin guide. Henne Kirkeby Kro will give you a great experience – from the homemade breakfast to the set dinner menu in the restaurant.
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Phone: 96 49 61 10
Address: Lars Larsens Vej 1, Farsø
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![Møntergade, a restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark.]()
Phone: +45 33 33 06 10
Address: Møntergade 19 København
Best Long List of the Year Denmark, presented by Bodega Numanthia 2025
Located in the famous old walls of "Den Røde" (The Red), Simon Olesen and Rasmus Amdi recently opened their new restaurant. When you have those two gentlemen in charge, you are guaranteed wines with soul and the wines you dream of drinking. The restaurant combines traditional danish lunch with classical lunch courses. Simon and Rasmus have a long history of taking care of guests, which is something you will feel every time you enter.
