Guidebook for Aarhus
Food Scene
aarhus bus station
45 Fredensgade A great selection of food from all over the world.
At Substans they practice the casual gourmet meal. Their focus is on taste, craftsmanship and organic produce from local farmers and manufacturers
15 locals recommend
Substans
2 F Mariane Thomsens Gade At Substans they practice the casual gourmet meal. Their focus is on taste, craftsmanship and organic produce from local farmers and manufacturers
Here you can explore high quality ingredients and the current gastronomic trends in the
company of some of the most talented chefs and food enthusiasts in Denmark.
Embark on a culinary journey to taste magnificent dishes made with fresh produce from
the market served in an intimate and multi-faceted setting.
44 locals recommend
Aarhus Central Food Market
Sankt Knuds TorvHere you can explore high quality ingredients and the current gastronomic trends in the
company of some of the most talented chefs and food enthusiasts in Denmark.
Embark on a culinary journey to taste magnificent dishes made with fresh produce from
the market served in an intimate and multi-faceted setting.
Mefisto is located in one of the old buildings in the idyllic and charming Latin quarter in Aarhus. Mefisto is a small restaurant with emphasis on fish and seafood all to be enjoyed in a relaxed and unpretentious enviroment where the trademarks are simple, uncomplicated and cosy
27 locals recommend
Mefisto Restaurant & Gårdhave
20 VoldenMefisto is located in one of the old buildings in the idyllic and charming Latin quarter in Aarhus. Mefisto is a small restaurant with emphasis on fish and seafood all to be enjoyed in a relaxed and unpretentious enviroment where the trademarks are simple, uncomplicated and cosy
Experience a restaurant where the idea is to combine the best from the Danish cuisine with the feeling of beeing home and relaxed known from the French Bistro.
Restaurant Pondus was awarded a Bib Gourmand in Guide Michelin Nordic Cities 2017, given for high quality food at affordable prices. At restaurant Pondus the focus is on modern and simple Danish cuisine combined with ecology and Danish commodities
11 locals recommend
Pondus
51 ÅboulevardenExperience a restaurant where the idea is to combine the best from the Danish cuisine with the feeling of beeing home and relaxed known from the French Bistro.
Restaurant Pondus was awarded a Bib Gourmand in Guide Michelin Nordic Cities 2017, given for high quality food at affordable prices. At restaurant Pondus the focus is on modern and simple Danish cuisine combined with ecology and Danish commodities
Drinks & Nightlife
Gedulgt
41 Fredensgade Great cocktails
Castenskiold
30 Åboulevarden A supperclub, placed in the center of Århus.
TRAIN is appointed as a regional live venue by the Municipality of Aarhus and The Danish Agency for Culture.
TRAIN is one of Denmarks largest regional venues and nightclubs.
42 locals recommend
Train
6c Toldbodgade TRAIN is appointed as a regional live venue by the Municipality of Aarhus and The Danish Agency for Culture.
TRAIN is one of Denmarks largest regional venues and nightclubs.
Best selection of beer and a lovely cozy atmospher
Beautiful and genuine irish bar in the heart of Århus City. They boast a massive range of beers, ales, ciders, whiskys, rums, tequilas, cognacs and champagne in house. They offer over 30 different types of beers and ciders and over 40 (and still growing) different whiskys both from Ireland and Scotland. The bar staff are from all over the English speaking world which includes Ireland, Scotland, England and Australia.
27 locals recommend
Tir Na Nóg (The Tap Room)
38 Frederiksgade Best selection of beer and a lovely cozy atmospher
Beautiful and genuine irish bar in the heart of Århus City. They boast a massive range of beers, ales, ciders, whiskys, rums, tequilas, cognacs and champagne in house. They offer over 30 different types of beers and ciders and over 40 (and still growing) different whiskys both from Ireland and Scotland. The bar staff are from all over the English speaking world which includes Ireland, Scotland, England and Australia.
Herr Bartels
46 ÅboulevardenCocktails
Parks & Nature
Marselisborg Forests
Kalø Castle
31 MolsvejHelnan Marselis Hotel
25 StrandvejenRisskov
Arts & Culture
ARoS is a house of art where our guests can be pleased, enlightened and challenged. The architecture is of international class. The same is the art. And both offer experiences of high carat: from light to thrill, from attitude to entertainment, from joy to challenge.
THE GALLERIES
The art museum contains four large exhibition galleries of just under 1,100 square meters and The West Gallery with its 350 square meters. Each gallery shows special exhibitions with both national and international artist such as Bill Viola, Olafur Eliasson, Wim Wenders, Paul McCarthy, Shirin Neshat and Robert Rauschenberg. Besides the special exhibitions the galleries give the opportunity to view works from the
658 locals recommend
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
2 Aros Allé ARoS is a house of art where our guests can be pleased, enlightened and challenged. The architecture is of international class. The same is the art. And both offer experiences of high carat: from light to thrill, from attitude to entertainment, from joy to challenge.
THE GALLERIES
The art museum contains four large exhibition galleries of just under 1,100 square meters and The West Gallery with its 350 square meters. Each gallery shows special exhibitions with both national and international artist such as Bill Viola, Olafur Eliasson, Wim Wenders, Paul McCarthy, Shirin Neshat and Robert Rauschenberg. Besides the special exhibitions the galleries give the opportunity to view works from the
Den Gamle By (The Old Town) is a national open-air museum of urban history and culture in Denmark through three decades. The museum consists of more than 75 historic houses relocated from all over Denmark.
Besides the historic houses and the appartments in the 1974 section, there are more than 34 workshops and shops as well as a pharmacy, a school, a post office, a telephone exchange, a jazzbar and much more. Furthermore the museum has its own theater, the Elsinore Theatre, which is used for opera, chamber concerts, festivals etc.
445 locals recommend
The Old Town
2 ViborgvejDen Gamle By (The Old Town) is a national open-air museum of urban history and culture in Denmark through three decades. The museum consists of more than 75 historic houses relocated from all over Denmark.
Besides the historic houses and the appartments in the 1974 section, there are more than 34 workshops and shops as well as a pharmacy, a school, a post office, a telephone exchange, a jazzbar and much more. Furthermore the museum has its own theater, the Elsinore Theatre, which is used for opera, chamber concerts, festivals etc.
Dokk1
2 Hack Kampmanns Pl. a cultural center and the largest public library in Scandinavia
The largest Concert Hall in scandinavia
The Concert Hall offers experiences for everyone. Children’s shows, concerts, musicals, comedy, dance, theatre, opera, performance from the Symphony Orchestra and meetings, events and conferences for business. The Concert Hall also offers many free events and activities and the opportunity to enjoy the café and restaurant johan r.
The Concert Hall is a unique concert and learning centre on an international level. It is a musical melting pot, where it is possible to meet hundreds of students, teachers, professional musicians and employees in the Concert Hall every day.
You can find the Concert Hall in the heart of Aarhus and together with ARoS, Aar
115 locals recommend
Musikhuset Aarhus
2 Thomas Jensens Allé The largest Concert Hall in scandinavia
The Concert Hall offers experiences for everyone. Children’s shows, concerts, musicals, comedy, dance, theatre, opera, performance from the Symphony Orchestra and meetings, events and conferences for business. The Concert Hall also offers many free events and activities and the opportunity to enjoy the café and restaurant johan r.
The Concert Hall is a unique concert and learning centre on an international level. It is a musical melting pot, where it is possible to meet hundreds of students, teachers, professional musicians and employees in the Concert Hall every day.
You can find the Concert Hall in the heart of Aarhus and together with ARoS, Aar
Bora Bora presents, produces and co-produces national and international performances, organizes festivals, conducts artistic experiments and initiates residencies and workshops.
Through exchanges with partners in different networks across Europe, they want to show our audience the newest and freshest in visual performing art. They also work together with partners to internationalize production possibilities for a wide range of artists locally and nationally. They facilitate contact between the Aarhus audience and European artists, and between the artists in general.
Bora Bora
1 ValdemarsgadeBora Bora presents, produces and co-produces national and international performances, organizes festivals, conducts artistic experiments and initiates residencies and workshops.
Through exchanges with partners in different networks across Europe, they want to show our audience the newest and freshest in visual performing art. They also work together with partners to internationalize production possibilities for a wide range of artists locally and nationally. They facilitate contact between the Aarhus audience and European artists, and between the artists in general.
Essentials
Salling
27 Søndergade exclusive grocery store and mall
REMA 1000
24 Nørre Allé grocery store
SuperBest Vesterbro Torv
1 Vesterbro Torv grocery store
Getting Around
Aarhus Central Station
1 Banegårdspladsen Central trainstation
aarhus bus station
45 FredensgadeCentral Busstation