Under (restaurant)

Description

Under is an underwater restaurant in Lindesnes, Norway. Its dining room is found 5.5 metres below sea level. The eating floor is 495 square metres, making it the biggest underwater restaurant in the world, with a capacity of 40 people. It is the only underwater restaurant in Europe, and only the third to be found worldwide. Under also doubles as a sea lab, facilitating research in marine biology. The restaurant was designed by Norwegian architecture-firm Snøhetta.

The head chef is Danish Nicolai Ellitsgaard and the restaurant's culinary focus is to showcase the diversity of what the ocean and land has to offer from the southern part of Norway. The restaurant operates with a tasting menu consisting of around 18 to 22 dishes. The creations by Chef Ellitsgaard and his team was awarded with one star in the Michelin Guide after being open for less than one year.