Best Vegetarian Tasting Menus in Copenhagen 2026

How vegetarian tasting menus work in Copenhagen

The Nordic kitchen treats vegetables as the main event rather than the garnish, which is why a vegetarian here rarely eats a compromise. Copenhagen splits into two kinds of room. A few build the vegetarian menu into the offer: Vækst keeps a separate all-vegetable tasting, Høst runs a set vegetarian menu, and Formel B's cooking is plant-forward by design. The rest, including the two-Michelin-star pair of Koan and Alchemist, cook a full vegetarian version of the tasting when you flag it at booking, since a fixed menu is easy to rebuild around the season's produce. Note that meat-free is not the same as vegetarian at the very top: Geranium, the city's three-star benchmark, dropped land animals in 2022 but still serves fish and shellfish, so it is pescatarian rather than vegetarian. For a fully plant-based meal, Restaurant Ark holds a Green Michelin Star as the Nordics' first vegan room.

The list leads with Vækst, the greenhouse room with a dedicated vegetable menu, then the two-star pair Koan and Alchemist, the plant-forward one-star Formel B, the seasonal Høst, and the rooftop Alouette. Every name links to its full review. Plan the wider trip with the Copenhagen dining guide, the best New Nordic restaurants worldwide and the world's best vegetarian restaurants.

The vegetarian tastings

Vækst

New Nordic · Indre By · greenhouse dining room · Cofoco

Vegetarian tasting: a dedicated 100% vegetarian "Grønt" menu, separate from the standard tasting · can be taken vegan

Vækst is the clearest vegetarian booking in the city, because the vegetarian menu is not an adaptation, it is one of two menus the kitchen prints. The Cofoco room on Sankt Peders Stræde is built around a glass greenhouse set into the floor, and alongside the standard Vækst tasting it offers the "Grønt" menu, a fully vegetarian run through Nordic vegetables and herbs that can also be made vegan. The cooking is seasonal and unfussy rather than avant-garde, and the room is among the prettiest in town, which makes it an easy recommendation for a relaxed vegetarian dinner. Choose the Grønt menu when you book, with no further arrangement needed.

Koan

Korean-Nordic · Langelinie waterfront · 2 MICHELIN Stars · chef Kristian Baumann

Vegetarian tasting: a full vegetarian version of the 17-course menu · notify the restaurant at booking

Koan is the highest-rated vegetarian option here and the most thrilling. Chef Kristian Baumann cooks a single 17-course tasting that fuses Korean flavours with Nordic produce on the Langelinie waterfront, and the restaurant took two Michelin stars almost immediately after opening permanently in 2023. The kitchen will cook a full vegetarian version of the menu, which you request when booking, and the fermentation-driven, deeply savoury style of the cooking suits vegetables better than most fine dining, since kimchi, doenjang and aged sauces carry the flavour that meat would elsewhere. It is the room to book when you want a two-star vegetarian meal with genuine edge.

Alchemist

Avant-garde · Refshaleøen · 2 MICHELIN Stars · chef Rasmus Munk

Vegetarian tasting: a vegetarian version of the 50-impression experience, arranged at booking

Alchemist is the spectacle pick, a five-hour, fifty-impression experience that is as much theatre as dinner. Rasmus Munk's two-Michelin-star room in a former shipyard hall on Refshaleøen stages its meal across a domed planetarium and a series of rooms, and it will arrange a vegetarian version of the experience when you flag it at booking. The cooking is provocative and message-driven, so a vegetarian run loses none of the drama, only the meat. It is the most expensive evening on this list and the hardest to book, so secure the date first and confirm the vegetarian brief well ahead. Go for the event as much as the food.

Formel B

French-Danish · Frederiksberg · 1 MICHELIN Star · chef Kristian Arpe-Møller

Vegetarian tasting: a full vegetarian menu built on request · the kitchen is heavily plant-forward already

Formel B is the plant-forward one-star, where a vegetarian tasting is barely a stretch. Chef Kristian Arpe-Møller cooks French-rooted Danish food on Vesterbrogade in Frederiksberg, and the standard menu is already vegetable-led, with many dishes more than half plant by composition. Tell the kitchen at booking and it builds a complete vegetarian menu rather than swapping a course or two. The style is more classical and refined than the New Nordic rooms above, which suits a diner who wants polish and butter-rich technique alongside the vegetables. It is the choice for a vegetarian dinner that feels traditionally luxurious rather than experimental.

Høst

Contemporary Nordic · Indre By · Cofoco · three- or five-course tasting

Vegetarian tasting: a set vegetarian menu, three or five courses · easily made vegan on request

Høst is the value pick and the easiest to book on short notice. The Cofoco room on Nørre Farimagsgade pairs rustic interiors with refined plates, and it runs a set vegetarian menu over three or five courses that can be made vegan on request. The vegetarian dishes are highlights rather than afterthoughts, with the celeriac and aged Vesterhavsost cheese a regular standout, and the price sits well below the starred rooms. It is the choice for a good-looking, good-value vegetarian dinner without a month's planning. Pick the vegetarian menu when you reserve and add the wine package if you want the full table experience.

Alouette

Contemporary fine dining · Amager · 1 MICHELIN Star · books on Tock

Vegetarian tasting: a full vegetarian or vegan menu built with advance notice

Alouette is the rooftop one-star, reached by a freight lift in a former lithography factory on Amager, and it accommodates a vegetarian diner with a whole tailored menu rather than substitutions. Give the kitchen notice at booking and it will build a vegetarian, or even vegan, version of its sustainability-driven tasting, working around whatever the season offers. The room is industrial and intimate, the service warm, and the focus on full-circle, low-waste cooking makes vegetables a natural fit. It books on Tock and is the most under-the-radar of the starred options here, so it can be easier to land than its peers. Flag vegetarian when you reserve.

How to request a vegetarian tasting in Copenhagen

Two rooms make it automatic: at Vækst you choose the dedicated Grønt menu when you book, and at Høst you select the set vegetarian menu the same way. Everywhere else, put the request in the reservation and give the kitchen notice. Koan and Alchemist will rebuild their full tasting menus meatless, but both are demanding bookings, so confirm the vegetarian brief once the date is locked; Formel B and Alouette do the same with a day or two of warning. Use the word vegetarian if dairy and eggs are fine, and say vegan if not, since several of these rooms can go either way. Remember that meat-free Geranium still serves seafood, so for a strictly vegetarian or vegan three-star meal you want its plant-based offshoot or Restaurant Ark instead. Plan the evening with a Copenhagen anniversary dinner or a business lunch, and compare cities with vegetarian tasting menus in London and vegetarian tasting menus in Paris.

Frequently asked questions

Which Copenhagen restaurant has the best vegetarian tasting menu?

Vækst is the most straightforward pick, because it prints a dedicated all-vegetable "Grønt" menu rather than adapting a dish. For a higher-end meal, the two-Michelin-star Koan cooks a full vegetarian version of its 17-course Korean-Nordic tasting, and Alchemist will do the same with its 50-impression experience. Formel B, Høst and Alouette round out the field across price points. Start with the Copenhagen dining guide to compare them.

Does Copenhagen have a Michelin-starred vegetarian tasting?

Yes, several. The two-star pair Koan and Alchemist both cook a full vegetarian version of their tasting menus on request, and the one-star rooms Formel B and Alouette build complete vegetarian menus with notice. Geranium, the three-star benchmark, is meat-free but still serves fish, so it is pescatarian rather than vegetarian. For a fully plant-based star, Restaurant Ark holds a Green Michelin Star as the Nordics' first vegan restaurant. Flag vegetarian when you book any starred room.

What is the difference between meat-free and vegetarian in Copenhagen?

It matters at the top of the market. Geranium removed land animals in 2022 but kept fish and shellfish, so its menu is pescatarian, not vegetarian. A true vegetarian tasting, which keeps dairy and eggs but no fish or meat, is what rooms like Vækst, Koan and Høst will serve. If you eat no animal products at all, ask for the vegan option, which several of these kitchens offer, or book the vegan Restaurant Ark. Always state vegetarian or vegan clearly at booking.

How much does a vegetarian tasting menu cost in Copenhagen?

It spans a wide range. Høst's set vegetarian menu is the value end, with three or five courses well below the starred rooms, while Vækst sits in the affordable middle. The two-star Koan and the avant-garde Alchemist are the splurges, with Alchemist among the most expensive meals in the city. Formel B and Alouette fall in between at one-star pricing. Danish menus include 25 percent VAT in the quoted price, so confirm the current figure and any wine package when you book.

How do you ask for a vegetarian menu in Copenhagen?

At Vækst and Høst you simply choose the vegetarian menu when you reserve. Everywhere else, note vegetarian in the booking and give notice: Koan and Alchemist rebuild their full tastings meatless, and Formel B and Alouette build a tailored vegetarian, or vegan, menu with a day or two's warning. Say vegetarian if dairy and eggs are fine, vegan if not. For the longer starred menus, confirm by email once the date is set so the kitchen can plan the courses.

Menu formats and vegetarian availability verified against each restaurant's published information and reservation pages in June 2026; menus change with the season, so confirm the vegetarian option when you book. Restaurants for Kings is editorial, not sponsored. Some reservation links may earn an affiliate commission, which never affects a ranking or a score.