Kiin Kiin

If you're into Thai food, Kiin Kiin is enjoyable but not quite as incredible as its Michelin status would seem to imply. At the price we paid (approx $120/person EUR after minimal beverage selection) I would say there are better options overall to be found in Copenhagen that will treat you with the first class service you deserve at this price point.

We visited Kiin Kiin on a Sunday evening for their first seating "Theatre Menu", consisting of their series of small bites (think a rapid series of amuse bouches to set the stage) in the lobby, followed by a chef's choice of 4 courses upstairs. If you choose to visit Kiin Kiin, this is menu I would recommend - we left the restaurant satiated, having only missed out on a small soup and additional entree + dessert bite.

Kiin Kiin strives to earn its distinguished places as one of the only Michelin rated Thai restaurants by virtue of its presentation and format. With fun concepts such as cotton candy sauces and liquid nitrogen coconut desserts, they do achieve some visibility doing this. However, the best bites of the night were their takes on classic Thai flavors perfectly executed. A Tom Kha Gai, a pad thai sauce, a perfectly smoked and seasoned street sausage- you do feel elements of being back in Bangkok. For someone with a more American palette, I felt the flavors to be on the slightly sweet side due to the lack of the Thai spice to cut it, but overall enjoyable.

The overall meal would have rated higher if not for the service. We arrived 15 minutes late due to our delayed flight, and we were appreciative to have been seated even if we had lost the love seat table. However, our series of first bites were so rapidly delivered that we were basically force fed to keep up with the pace and clear space on the table. Additionally, the drinks were poorly explained (in part, due to a double language barrier, with us speaking American English and our host speaking Thai-tinged English), but in large part of an underlying sentiment that the restaurant expected us to just say yes to whatever was presented. This continued upstairs with a well intentioned server, who was pleasant but disappeared from our table as soon as other tables started showing up for later seatings and she realized we would not be doing add ons to our menu. Our meal was so rushed that despite starting 20 minutes late, we were complete 15 minutes in advance of the specified completion time- with many tables still open. To the host's credit, we were presented a small box of branded chocolates as a gift for our anniversary.