Menus at the Nobel Banquet

The Nobel Prize banquet is held every year on 10 December to celebrate the years Nobel Prize laureates. Each banquet has included a unique menu for the guests. Have a peek of the menus below – from the start in 1901 up until today, or read more about the banquet in this article.

1 300 guests can be seated in the Blue Hall of the City Hall of Stockholm where the banquet has been held since 1934. During the first decades, ‘consommés’ or clear soups like ‘Tortue Claire’ were common starters. Today, the guiding principle is that the menus should have a touch of Scandinavia.

2020’s

The 2023 menu
The 2022 menu
The 2021 menu
The 2020 menu

2010’s

The 2019 menu
The 2018 menu
The 2017 menu
The 2016 menu
The 2015 menu
The 2014 menu
The 2013 menu
The 2012 menu
The 2011 menu
The 2010 menu

”I’m a lover of trees”, says chef Sayan Isaksson who personally composed the edible branches to the 1 350 guests at the Nobel Banquet 2016. The starter was charcoal baked langoustine and scallop, served with nettles, ramson and pickled winter apples.

The dessert at the Nobel Banquet 2015: Coffee and almond flavoured cherry blossom, a mayflower-inspired dessert.

Menus at the Nobel Prize banquet

2020’s

2010’s

2000’s

1990’s

1980’s

1970’s

1960’s

1950’s

1940’s

1930’s

1920’s

1910’s

1900’s