How to book Maaemo

Maaemo is a tasting-menu restaurant in Oslo led by its co-founder and executive chef, Esben Holmboe Bang⁵. The first Maaemo closed in December 2019, two days short of its ninth anniversary, and the restaurant reopened in early March 2020 at Dronning Eufemias gate 23, a few hundred metres from the old address⁵. It holds three Michelin stars^3,2 and was No.47 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants list in 2021⁴.

The cooking is built on Norwegian produce that is either organic or wild, with the kitchen aiming for close to zero waste³. Ingredients are grown and foraged around Oslo or come from the cold waters of the north coast, and the name is said to mean "Mother Earth"⁴. Dishes noted by the guides include langoustine grilled over embers and dry-aged reindeer³.

The dining room is dark and high-ceilinged, with a spotlit open kitchen and a wall of wool made from offcuts of Norwegian folk costumes^3,5. There is also a lounge with a fireplace, where coffee and petits fours are served^3,5.

There is one seasonal tasting menu, served as a surprise, with wine, prestige wine and non-alcoholic drink pairings offered alongside^1,3. The main room takes tables of one to six, and larger groups can use a private dining room^1,2. Reservations open on the first day of each month at noon Central European Time, two months ahead of the dining date¹.