There’s only one Michelin-starred Thai restaurant in all of Scandinavia – and that’s Chef Henrik Yde-Andersen’s Kiin Kiin. Opened in September 2006 in Norrebro, which was, at that time, a neighborhood where few tourists ventured, Andersen’s restaurant created such a buzz that the neighborhood grew up around it and is now home to stylish cafes, clubs, and restaurants.
Kiin Kiin (meaning “Eat, eat” in Thai) serves modern Thai cuisine in a stunning setting designed by the Panta Group, which is known for furniture made from water hyacinth and bamboo. A lounge on the ground floor is a sanctuary of Thai hospitality, while the dining room on the second floor is sleek and contemporary.
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Andersen’s innovative homage to Thai street food includes such succulent morsels as cashew meringue with soy, lotus roots with lime leaves, spiced tamarind salad, and peanut ginger ice cream with crispy chicken skin and satay crumble. Everything that crosses your lips awakens your palate to a flurry of sensations and textures.
As Andersen explains, he was mesmerized by his first tastes of Thai cuisine while visiting Thailand – and since then, Andersen has given those who frequent Kiin Kiin a similar gustatory epiphany. As charismatic as he is gifted in the kitchen, Andersen has subsequently opened several Asian restaurants around Copenhagen, as well as a restaurant at the Siam Kempinski Hotel in Bangkok.
A meal at Kiin Kiin is revelatory – and one leaves the restaurant with a wide-eyed appreciation for the manner in which Andersen’s food awakens the senses and the spirit.
LINK: Kiin Kiin
