Restaurant Sletten

If you are going to Louisiana, this is a must, but even if not it’s worth a special trip. It’s a bit of a hike from the museum or train station, but cabs are available. The food is spectacular and the setting is a lovely little restaurant on the water with great views. The small plates make it possible to try many options and every one was a winner. It’s pricy but for this level of innovative and exciting food it’s worth it.

What an amazing dinner by the coast after a day at the office. Small-​ish plates that are thoughtfully prepared and artfully styled, but not fussy, not pretentious, and not hipster. All in all a meal I shall not soon forget.
Food:
Recommended to choose 3 – 5 courses per person at 130 Kr. each; I chose 4, but 3 actually may have been enough. My four courses:
1. Tartare of Norwegian lobster with walnuts & crispy lobster
2. Cod with egg yolk, cress & sauce with marrow
3. Roasted halibut with snails glazed in garlic, potatoes & bisque
4. Crisp sweetbread with pumpkin, chanterelles & chicken sauce
There were lovely aspects to each dish, but the cod with egg yolk was absolutely one of the top five dishes of my life. Never thought I would feel that way about cod, but you have to experience the smells and textures of this dish to understand. The marrow was smoked, the yolk was spherified, and the cod was the perfect temperature. I could go on and on about each dish, describing how well these plates were put together, but it’s really just best to go and have the experience (but I will say that the crispy lobster will blow your mind).
Choose wines, beer, or cocktails to go with your dinner. You can have a lot of fun with pairings here.
Service:
Impeccable.
Vibe:
Seaside-​modern-​easy-​chic. Young and hip staff wearing black with brown leather aprons who are knowledgeable about the wines and the food. This is absolutely my kinda place. We sat in the sun room surrounded by windows and it was the perfect place to enjoy the evening.
Family-​friendly:
No way I would bring children here. It may be just fine to do so in Denmark, but I would rather save this type of experience for me and my missus.
Summary:
Restaurant Sletten represents all that is right these days in the food scene. And I guess I mean that it’s so much more about the food than the scene. Well-​intentioned flavor combinations that really work. I generally hesitate to use words like «well-​balanced,» because it’s an over-​used term that describes a situation that can be very hard to achieve. But Sletten absolutely achieves it in every sense. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to dine here.