Maaemo

{{Short description|Norwegian restaurant}}

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| image = The restaurant Maaemo in Oslo, Norway.JPG

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| image_caption = Exterior of Maaemo

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| map_caption = Maaemo's location in Central Oslo

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| established = {{Start date|2010|12}}

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| current-owner = Esben Holmboe Bang
Bjørn Tore Furset

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| head-chef = Esben Holmboe Bang

| food-type = Organic and wild foods and produce

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| rating = Michelin rating: {{Michelin stars|3}}

| street-address = Dronning Eufemias gate 23, 0194

| city = Oslo

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| country = Norway

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| seating-capacity = Limited

| reservations = Requested

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| website = {{URL|http://maaemo.no/}}

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Maaemo is a three-Michelin-star restaurant in Oslo, Norway. The name Maaemo derives from the Finnish language, meaning "Mother earth". The restaurant works in the New Nordic Cuisine genre, and focuses on local food and only uses organic, biodynamic, or wild produce.{{Cite web |title=Maaemo-sjefen er opprørt over bildene fra norske grisebinger: – Ta ansvar |url=https://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/VqWLA1/stjernekokk-esben-holmboe-bang-er-opproert-over-bildene-fra-norske-grisebinger-ta-ansvar |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=www.aftenposten.no |date=26 June 2021 |language=nb}} Head chef is Danish Esben Holmboe Bang.{{Cite web |title=Esben Holmboe Bang |url=https://foodontheedge.ie/speaker/esben-holmboe-bang/}}

The restaurant was, together with Danish Geranium, the first Nordic restaurant to be awarded three stars in the Michelin guide in February 2016.{{Cite web |last=Lorvik |first=Nina |date=2021-09-13 |title=Tre Michelin-stjerner til Maaemo |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424178734 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}{{Cite web |date=2016-02-24 |title=Geranium er Danmarks første trestjernede Michelin-restaurant |url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/video-geranium-er-danmarks-foerste-trestjernede-michelin-restaurant |publisher=DR}}{{Cite web |url=http://pleasure.borsen.dk/gourmet/artikel/1/320418/tre_michelin-stjerner_til_geranium_-_opdateret_1014.html |title="Så lykkedes det endelig" - Tre Michelinstjerner til Danmark |access-date=2022-06-20 |archive-date=2018-06-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140018/http://pleasure.borsen.dk/gourmet/artikel/1/320418/tre_michelin-stjerner_til_geranium_-_opdateret_1014.html |url-status=dead }}

In June 2016, Maaemo was voted 61st best restaurant in the world at The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160531083708/http://www.theworlds50best.com/list/51-100-winners World's 50 Best Restaurant 51-100] In 2018, it was placed 35th.{{Cite web | url=https://www.theworlds50best.com/list/1-50-winners#t31-40 |title = 1-50 the Worlds 50 Best Restaurants}} In December 2019, the restaurant closed to move to another location. This resulted in the loss of all of its three Michelin stars in February 2020. In September 2021 Maaemo won back the three stars.{{Cite web |last=Lorvik |first=Nina |date=2021-09-13 |title=Tre Michelin-stjerner til Maaemo |url=https://www.nettavisen.no/12-95-3424178734 |access-date=2022-06-20 |website=Nettavisen |language=no}}