Noma, the world’s best restaurant, has announced it will be closing its doors permanently in 2024 and some people are blaming the recent psychological thriller The Menu.

Café NOMA is a Ralph Brennan restaurant and this year, it’s offering a two-course lunch menu during Restaurant Week.

Does Rene Redzepi closing Noma really mean the end of fine dining? Chef Rene Redzepi at his restaurant Noma in Copenhagen.

The timing of Noma’s closure announcement comes less than two weeks after The Menu, a brilliantly-realized satire of the fine-dining industry, was added to HBO Max. This has not gone unnoticed.

The world's best restaurant Noma is returning to Kyoto this fall for another popup dinner, following its success in 2023, also celebrating its finale as a restaurant.