Alchemist's DKK 24,000 curtain call comes before a five-month pause

Alchemist's current price list reaches DKK 24,000 for an evening in Copenhagen — with the upgraded beverage pairing included. That price belongs to the Curtain Call: five nights that close the restaurant's present experience before a five-month pause in daily operation.

The final regular services run through November. Then regular service stops. The building does not go dark, and the staff do not disperse. Alchemist says its team of more than 100 people stays in place while the next experience is developed.

The plan, announced in September, turns an expensive dinner into a question about how much time it takes to make one.

What the normal bill buys

The standard Experience costs DKK 5,600. For that, the restaurant promises up to 50 impressions, both edible and experiential, over four to six hours. Calling it a 50-course dinner would overstate the food count: an impression can be a dish, but it can also be part of the performance around it.

Drinks sit on top of the headline price. Wine pairings range from DKK 3,000 to DKK 10,500, the non-alcoholic Botanica pairing is DKK 2,000 and the Exhibita option is DKK 3,500. Alchemist's ticket guidance says the regular ticket does not include beverages; they are charged at the end of the visit, and the booking deposit carries a non-refundable 2.5 per cent service fee.

The Curtain Call listing, by contrast, expressly includes a pairing: DKK 18,000 with the beverage pairing and DKK 24,000 with the upgraded one. The five nights are built from memorable dishes from past menus and wines drawn from the deepest part of the cellar.

The room is part of the production

Alchemist's own description of its “holistic cuisine” puts flavour and preparation at the foundation, with theatre, art, science, technology and design built around them. The dining dome turns that into architecture: projections move across the ceiling while 52 guests eat at a single seating each evening.

That requires physical infrastructure. Epson says it worked with Alchemist and AV Center on L-series projectors for the dome's projection-mapped ceiling. Its official case-study film, linked in Sources, offers a useful look at the equipment behind the room, although it documents an earlier installation rather than the next menu.

During the pause — named Intermission — front-of-house staff will study psychology and choreography alongside drama and storytelling, the kitchen team develops new ideas and the Studio team works on interactive technology. Behind-the-scenes tours and special events are planned, so the building stays in use while the nightly seating stops.

What changes for guests is the shape of the bill. The next edition of the experience moves to a fixed price that includes beverages. No figure has been announced; chef Rasmus Munk says the total should stay roughly the same for most guests.

The current DKK 24,000 listing belongs to the farewell event. It should not be presented as the price of whatever opens afterwards.