TIME WELL SPENT

From chef Rene Redzepi’s Noma 2.0 to the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, here’s a must-have map for a journey to Copenhagen.

That sound you hear? It’s a world of foodies frantically hitting refresh on their keyboards, waiting for the next round of reservations to come online for Noma 2.0 ( noma.dk). Opened in February, one year after the closure of the Michelin two-starred original, chef-owner Rene Redzepi’s latest temple to New Nordic cuisine is inspiring curious diners to book a flight to Copenhagen (assuming they can snag one of the just 40 seats available for lunch and dinner, four days a week).

And when they get there, they’ll find a city where the passion for food runs deep — and where all the global culinary attention has engendered a creative spirit that’s grown beyond the dining table.

Set in a former graffiticovered naval-mine depot, re-envisioned with Scandinavian simplicity by starchitect Bjarke Ingels, Noma 2.0 is spread over 11 buildings, each with a specific purpose, from butchering to fermentation. At its core are three greenhouses and a 195sqm garden — a must for a restaurant where the menus will rotate over three ‘seasons’: Seafood, with a focus on Scandinavian products; Vegetable, with goodies foraged from the urban garden; and Meat and Forest, a tribute to all things wild.

Noma 2.0 is spread over 11 buildings,

each with a specific purpose.