Restaurant Søtten
New opening reported
2026 best-new-eatery nominee
Europe · Denmark
Where to eat in Odense
Odense has one Michelin-starred restaurant, ARO, in a former machine factory in an industrial district. Visit Denmark's itinerary says Odense reportedly has more restaurants per inhabitant than any other Danish city, and the mayor quoted by Visit Odense describes a scene from street food to fine dining. Funen's own specialities are smoked rygeost, æggekage and jødetorsk.
Odense at a glance
- What to eat
- Fynsk rygeost; Æggekage; Jødetorsk; Smørrebrød lunch; Albani beer.
- Top tables
- This guide lists 1 award-winning restaurant, starting with ARO.
- Where locals eat
- Local favorites off the prestige lists include Madeleine, Kok og Vin, Restaurant Goma and Restaurant H.O.S..
The dish to eat here
Brunsviger
A soft, yeasted coffee cake from Funen, with pools of brown sugar and butter melted into the top.
The best three: Tankens Bageri, Torvebageren, Wienerbageriet Døckerslund.
34places in Odense, ready to save to your trip
5Dishes to tryWhere to eat each one, and how to cook it at home10Romantic dinnersTen tables for date night
What is in the 34
1 award-winning9 local favorites10 romantic dinners5 breakfast spots10 new openings10 more in our database
What to eat in Odense, and where
Each dish comes with the places that do it best. Tap Add to my trip on the ones you want, or find them on the map above.
Fynsk rygeost
Cheese smoked over oat or wheat straw, a Funen speciality (Wikivoyage, Funen).
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Æggekage
Danish omelette topped with bacon, tomatoes and chives (Wikivoyage, Funen).
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Jødetorsk
Cod seasoned with curry powder and salt, simmered in butter and onions (Wikivoyage, Funen).
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Smørrebrød lunch
Restaurant H.O.S. shows open sandwiches on its Visit Odense listing.
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
Albani beer
Odense brewery making lagers and darker beers (Wikivoyage, Funen).
Where to eat it: we are still verifying the best places for this dish.
The most celebrated tables
The top 1 restaurants in Odense, per Michelin Denmark 2026.
More award winners
When to go and what is in season
Odense food calendar: month by month → What is in season, what to eat and the food festivals each month.
Secret discoveries
Locally loved places that are not on the big prestige lists.
restaurant
Madeleine
New to the Michelin Guide Denmark 2026 main selection.
Seen in Michelin Guide · worth confirming hours before you go
restaurant
Kok og Vin
Order: Seasonal menus using Funen ingredients
French brasserie inspired by Paris and Lyon bistros.
Seen in Visit Odense · worth confirming hours before you go
restaurant
Restaurant Goma
Order: Omakase
Japanese restaurant on Kongensgade.
Seen in Visit Odense · worth confirming hours before you go
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Restaurant H.O.S.
Order: Lunch, smørrebrød
Cosy lunch restaurant.
Seen in Visit Odense · worth confirming hours before you go
restaurant
Den Gamle Kro
Order: Classic Danish cuisine
Traditional restaurant in the historic quarter.
Seen in Visit Odense · worth confirming hours before you go
restaurant
Sortebro Kro
Country inn from 1805 in the Funen Village.
Seen in Visit Odense · worth confirming hours before you go
restaurant
Pinsame
Order: Roman pinsa
Brought pinsa to Denmark in 2018.
Seen in Falstaff · worth confirming hours before you go
bakery
The Pie Project
Order: Savoury pies such as spinach and feta
Micro-bakery opened in 2021.
Seen in Falstaff · worth confirming hours before you go
restaurant
Fuego Street Grill
Order: Pepito sandwich with slow-grilled Black Angus, empanadas
Argentine asado stall at Storms Pakhus.
Seen in Falstaff · worth confirming hours before you go
More in Europe
Awards come from the guides named on each listing (Michelin Denmark 2026). Researched October 25, 2026. Restaurants change; confirm hours, reservations and current stars before you go. Some addresses, phone numbers and websites come from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), so call ahead to confirm. Local favorites are editorial picks, not rankings.
Chef Amazing’s lists for Odense: where locals eat, new openings, romantic dinners, ice cream, cooking classes and more, each place with what to order. Cooking classes in Odense: who teaches, what you cook, how long and how to book.
Every place in this guide, A to Z (20)
- ARO Odense · Østerbro
- Café Biografen Brandts cultural quarter
- Café Fleuri City center
- Café Skt. Gertrud City center
- Den Gamle Kro
- Fuego Street Grill
- Kok og Vin
- Madeleine
- Mr. Torp City center
- Pinsame
- Restaurant Første
- Restaurant Goma
- Restaurant H.O.S.
- Restaurant Madeleine
- Restaurant Nordatlanten Harbor
- Restaurant SL
- Restaurant Søtten
- Restaurant Umage
- Sortebro Kro Near the Funen Village
- The Pie Project
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