Noma goes to Tokyo: ‘this is a great opportunity to show off what we can do’

René Redzepi is taking his staff of 60 to Japan for a six-week residency, and 60,000 people have applied for reservations

Many begin the new year with resolutions to get more early nights or finally start that diet, but staff at the world’s best restaurant are seeing in 2015 with a six-week foodie sleepover … in Tokyo.

Noma, the two-Michelin-starred restaurant run by René Redzepi, is closing the doors of its warehouse on Copenhagen’s waterfront and relocating to the 37th floor of one of Tokyo’s smartest skyscrapers.