Restaurant Møntergade
Spiced Herring, Rosehips, Crème Fraiche, Crispy Potatoes, Pickled Onions
Fried Plaice, Shrimp, Lemon Mayonnaise
Kartoffelmad, Potatoes, Bacon, Mayonnaise, Fried Onions
Organic Beef Tartare, Pickles, Horseradish, Egg Yolk
Roast Beef, Bearnaise Mayonnaise, Baked Tomato, Fried Onion Rings
Breaded Fried Pork Belly, Parsley Mayonnaise, Browned Butter, Lemon
A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient since shortly after opening Restaurant Møntergade sits at the intersection of its eponymous Street and Gammel Mønt, the team from fire-ravaged Restaurant Palægade relocating in June of 2020 to the space formerly inhabited by Claus Christensen’s legendary Restaurant.
Led by Chef Karina Pedersen with a focus on modern Smørrebrød, the minimalist dining room wrapped around a Brasserie-style kitchen, guests are warmly greeted for both lunch and dinner before seating at tables covered by white tablecloths plus spots of color.
Artistic in a way that Open-face Sandwiches rarely are, less so than perhaps Selma but certainly moreso than many, Møntergade’s Smørrebrød range 125DKK to 285DKK for Lobster, fried Fish with Shrimps and Citrus-Mayo a delightful contrast of tastes and textures while Spiced Herring with Rosehips, Crème Fraiche, Onions and Potatoes moves tradition forward a few decades.
Ingredient focused with professional service, the atmosphere at lunch perhaps a bit too “business like,” Kartoffelmad (translated Potato Food) arrives here with crispy Bacon while silky Steak Tartare unfortunately finds itself a little lost beneath a mountain of freshly shaved Horseradish.
Everything offered on Rye, the Malt melding particularly well with Roast Beef and Bearnaise plus some unexpectedly delicious Onion Rings, it is wise not to overlook seasonal Pork Belly served fried with herbaceous Mayonnaise and Potatoes markedly overlapping the Bread beneath.
www.montergade.dk