Guidebook for Copenhagen
Food Scene
Cozy, great coffee, open from 7am in the morning and vinyl on the stereo.
178 locals recommend
Riccos Kaffebar
50 HolmbladsgadeCozy, great coffee, open from 7am in the morning and vinyl on the stereo.
Great comfortable and very laidback place for dining. Good selection of beers, including an exclusive Cuban import. Nice big, green courtyard with colored lamps. Live music now and then.
230 locals recommend
Ingolf's Kaffebar
3 Ingolfs AlléGreat comfortable and very laidback place for dining. Good selection of beers, including an exclusive Cuban import. Nice big, green courtyard with colored lamps. Live music now and then.
Green Square
27C KirstinehøjThe best ice in town! Homemade, fresh and so so so delicious.
Smørhullet Amager
5 HolmbladsgadeGreat indian takeaway. Recommended!
Refined French kitchen – lovely!
Wed: Kitchen 18.00 - 22.00, Restaurant 18.00 - 23.30
Thurs-Sat: Kitchen 18.00 - 23.00, Restaurant 18.00 - 00.00
Sun closed
12 locals recommend
Le Sommelier
63 BredgadeRefined French kitchen – lovely!
Wed: Kitchen 18.00 - 22.00, Restaurant 18.00 - 23.30
Thurs-Sat: Kitchen 18.00 - 23.00, Restaurant 18.00 - 00.00
Sun closed
French gourmet food at a resonable price.
Wed: Restaurant 17.30 - 00.00, Thurs-Sat: Restaurant 17.30 - 00.00, Sun: Restaurant 17.30 - 00.00
100 locals recommend
Les Trois Cochons
10 VærnedamsvejFrench gourmet food at a resonable price.
Wed: Restaurant 17.30 - 00.00, Thurs-Sat: Restaurant 17.30 - 00.00, Sun: Restaurant 17.30 - 00.00
MASH
20 BredgadeMASH is a very nice Danish try at "Modern American Steak House.
The best place to dine on fresh scallops and just-shucked oysters and nibble on petite fish chunks and truffle sprinkle chips.
337 locals recommend
Kødbyens Fiskebar
100 FlæsketorvetThe best place to dine on fresh scallops and just-shucked oysters and nibble on petite fish chunks and truffle sprinkle chips.
Granola is the perfect spot to sip on a freshly brewed cup of coffee and nibble on something sweet in between store hopping.
315 locals recommend
Granola
5 VærnedamsvejGranola is the perfect spot to sip on a freshly brewed cup of coffee and nibble on something sweet in between store hopping.
Michelin star-holder Era Ora is a concept restaurant. The theme here is Umbria, from where ingredients are flown in before they are transformed to gorgeous food.
36 locals recommend
Era Ora
33B Overgaden Neden VandetMichelin star-holder Era Ora is a concept restaurant. The theme here is Umbria, from where ingredients are flown in before they are transformed to gorgeous food.
With its wood-panelled walls, Husmanns Vinstue is remarkably unchanged since it first opened in 1888. It serves traditional, working men's lunches.
7 locals recommend
Husmanns Vinstue
2 LarsbjørnsstrædeWith its wood-panelled walls, Husmanns Vinstue is remarkably unchanged since it first opened in 1888. It serves traditional, working men's lunches.
Another Michelin-awarded restaurant, Kiin Kiin is a gourmet Thai restaurant, owned by the Bangkok-based Panta group.
199 locals recommend
Kiin Kiin
21 GuldbergsgadeAnother Michelin-awarded restaurant, Kiin Kiin is a gourmet Thai restaurant, owned by the Bangkok-based Panta group.
The food at Meyers Deli is a hybrid of Nordic and French cuisines, with products such as havtorn (sea buckthorn) alongside good, rough bread and butter. It's not fancy but it's good and reliable.
126 locals recommend
Meyers Deli
107 Gl. KongevejThe food at Meyers Deli is a hybrid of Nordic and French cuisines, with products such as havtorn (sea buckthorn) alongside good, rough bread and butter. It's not fancy but it's good and reliable.
Pastis is a French-inspired bistro that serves just the kind of great food you'd expect in its spiritual home of Paris. Mussels, foie gras, rabbit and crème brulée can all be found on the menu.
161 locals recommend
Pastis
52 GothersgadePastis is a French-inspired bistro that serves just the kind of great food you'd expect in its spiritual home of Paris. Mussels, foie gras, rabbit and crème brulée can all be found on the menu.
Japanese food and Scandinavian design marry elegantly at Umami, a dazzling restaurant with an interior that features a colour-shifting crystal curtain.
39 locals recommend
Umami
59 Store KongensgadeJapanese food and Scandinavian design marry elegantly at Umami, a dazzling restaurant with an interior that features a colour-shifting crystal curtain.
Shopping
Amagerbrogade 201, M-F 11.30AM-5.30PM. Cool little vintage interior shop that carries whatever the owner finds interesting, which makes for an interesting place to breeze around.
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Amagerbrogade 201, M-F 11.30AM-5.30PM. Cool little vintage interior shop that carries whatever the owner finds interesting, which makes for an interesting place to breeze around.
&Pagne
Black, trendy, raw
Holly Golightly
17B BorgergadeMulti-brand, arty, poetic
Lubarol
28 GothersgadeDesigner labels, stylish, innovative
Tekinoktay Finest Lingerie v/Evren Tekinoktay
Lingerie, unique, innovative
Acne Studios
40B PilestrædeSuch a cool brand. Known for their jeans and elegant streetwear
Crème de la Crème à la Edgar
Romantic, homemade and exclusive clothes for the little ones
This big, grand department store has had a presence in this fine fin de siècle house on Kongens Nytorv since 1879, and it is still one of the best addresses for shopping in Copenhagen.
489 locals recommend
Magasin Du Nord
13 Kongens NytorvThis big, grand department store has had a presence in this fine fin de siècle house on Kongens Nytorv since 1879, and it is still one of the best addresses for shopping in Copenhagen.
A Copenhagen fashion house since 1869, Birger Christensen stocks Chanel and Hermès alongside its own fur label.
9 locals recommend
Birger Christensen
38 ØstergadeA Copenhagen fashion house since 1869, Birger Christensen stocks Chanel and Hermès alongside its own fur label.
One of the best shoe shops in Copenhagen, Kassandra is home to the premium fashion labels, including Prada, Lanvin, Miu Miu, Jil Sander, Stella McCartney and Pedro Garcia.
Kassandra
27 GrønnegadeOne of the best shoe shops in Copenhagen, Kassandra is home to the premium fashion labels, including Prada, Lanvin, Miu Miu, Jil Sander, Stella McCartney and Pedro Garcia.
Illums Bolighus is an amazing place to find fantastic design. Most Danish design icons, be they lamps, bowls or sofas, can be found in this calm, multi-storey shop. Don't miss it!
180 locals recommend
Illums Bolighus
10 AmagertorvIllums Bolighus is an amazing place to find fantastic design. Most Danish design icons, be they lamps, bowls or sofas, can be found in this calm, multi-storey shop. Don't miss it!
As well as a well-designed shop, the building houses a museum on the second floor, and a good café.
26 locals recommend
Royal Copenhagen Flagship Store
6 AmagertorvAs well as a well-designed shop, the building houses a museum on the second floor, and a good café.
Sightseeing
The largest beach in the near vicinity of Copenhagen. Usually a good range of activities going on such as windsurfing, diving, water skiing, sea kayaking and beach volleyball fields.
1252 locals recommend
Amager Beach Park
1 Amager Strand PromenadenThe largest beach in the near vicinity of Copenhagen. Usually a good range of activities going on such as windsurfing, diving, water skiing, sea kayaking and beach volleyball fields.
... because you simply have to experience the place. Often great music, great food and a lot of partying going on!
2088 locals recommend
Freetown Christiania
... because you simply have to experience the place. Often great music, great food and a lot of partying going on!
V1 Gallery
69 FlæsketorvetOne of the most hyped galleries on the Copenhagen art scene.
Roller-coasters aside, this seasonal amusement park has everything from evening concerts to fireworks and fine dining.
2596 locals recommend
Tivoli Gardens
3 VesterbrogadeRoller-coasters aside, this seasonal amusement park has everything from evening concerts to fireworks and fine dining.
The Danish Royal Library is more than just a library: it is a masterpiece of modern architecture that holds musical concerts, art exhibitions and a good café and restaurant on its premises.
123 locals recommend
The Royal Library
1 Søren Kierkegaards Pl.The Danish Royal Library is more than just a library: it is a masterpiece of modern architecture that holds musical concerts, art exhibitions and a good café and restaurant on its premises.
Arts & Culture
Danish Design Center with temporary and permanent exhibitions, showrooms, and workshops relating to the world of Danish design, is situated in a building designed by famous architect Henning Larsen
28 locals recommend
Dansk Design Center
8 BryghusgadeDanish Design Center with temporary and permanent exhibitions, showrooms, and workshops relating to the world of Danish design, is situated in a building designed by famous architect Henning Larsen
The museum is a short train-ride out of Copenhagenand features works by Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Warhol, Dine, Oldenburg and Hamilton as well as a fine sculpture collection.
1372 locals recommend
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
13 Gl StrandvejThe museum is a short train-ride out of Copenhagenand features works by Lichtenstein, Rauschenberg, Warhol, Dine, Oldenburg and Hamilton as well as a fine sculpture collection.
The museum houses an impressive sculpture archive and the largest collection of Etruscan art outside Italy.
519 locals recommend
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
7 Dantes PladsThe museum houses an impressive sculpture archive and the largest collection of Etruscan art outside Italy.
Denmark's National Gallery and main museum of visual art has a vast collection of Danish art, as well as pieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Picasso and Munch.
1342 locals recommend
Statens Museum For Kunst
48-50 SølvgadeDenmark's National Gallery and main museum of visual art has a vast collection of Danish art, as well as pieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Picasso and Munch.
Drinks & Nightlife
Jazzhouse is Copenhagen's most important jazz club. The club presents more than 200 concerts a year with the most outstanding contemporary artists and established legends.
28 locals recommend
Jazzhouse
10 Niels Hemmingsens GadeJazzhouse is Copenhagen's most important jazz club. The club presents more than 200 concerts a year with the most outstanding contemporary artists and established legends.
This is a must visit venue - amazing cocktails; friendly staff who are only too eager to help!
316 locals recommend
Ruby
10 NybrogadeThis is a must visit venue - amazing cocktails; friendly staff who are only too eager to help!
In the five-star Sankt Petri hotel you’ll find Bar Rouge, the perfect place for a freshly shaken cocktail and a chance to listen to the live DJ in the lounge.
Skt Petri
22 KrystalgadeIn the five-star Sankt Petri hotel you’ll find Bar Rouge, the perfect place for a freshly shaken cocktail and a chance to listen to the live DJ in the lounge.
Entertainment & Activities
The Tycho Brahe Planetarium is a treat for children and adults with an IMAX 3D cinema and a permanent exhibition that will let you get really close to the planets and stars in our universe.
226 locals recommend
Tycho Brahe Planetarium
10 Gl. KongevejThe Tycho Brahe Planetarium is a treat for children and adults with an IMAX 3D cinema and a permanent exhibition that will let you get really close to the planets and stars in our universe.