Copenhagen Entertainment

  1. Bodega

    This recently renamed and re-invigorated DJ bar/café/restaurant beside the walls of Assistens Kirkegård is one of the hotspots in this hottest of neighbourhoods. The fresh-thinking fusion kitchen is accomplished, and soul, funk and R&B grooves are spun from Thursday to Saturday nights.

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  2. Café Bopa

    The only thing missing that would otherwise render this place perfect is a canalside location. Hidden away and offering great food, Bopa is an easy-going joint that puts you in an instant happy mood - especially when you nab an outside table. Things really start to bop at night when DJs turn the space into a cool nightspot, filled with a good-looking crowd.

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  3. Copenhagen Jazzhouse

    The city's leading jazz spot, featuring top Danish musicians and international performers. The music runs the gamut from bebop to fusion jazz, and there's a large dance floor that usually fills after live gigs on weekends.

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  4. Copenhagen Opera House

    This state-of-the-art opera house features two stages, the Main Stage and a smaller venue, Takkeløftet. The repertoire runs the gamut from classic to contemporary opera, as well as the odd curve-ball like a performance by Elvis Costello or something from the Jazz Festival. Productions usually sell out way in advance but 25 tickets are available each day at the box office.

    Alternatively, many come just to look around the building or eat in the panoramic Franco-Danish restaurant or ground floor café.

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  5. Fisken

    This open-all-hours cellar pub beneath the atmospheric Skipper Kroen restaurant distils the essence of everything great about Nyhavn's salty sea-dog atmosphere. There's nightly live folk music.

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  7. La Fontaine

    Copenhagen's oldest and cosiest jazz venue is right in the city centre and offers live jazz from Friday to Sunday - it's renowned for its late night jam sessions.

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  8. Loppen

    Housed in a historic, wooden-beamed warehouse in Christiania, this is a popular spot with some of the city's top bands, ranging from funk and soul to punk rock. On weekends, the live concerts are followed by a disco ( to ).

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  9. Mojo

    East of Tivoli, this is a great spot for blues, with live entertainment nightly and draught beer aplenty.

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  10. Pumpehuset

    This popular rock/pop venue lies at the western end of Studiestræde. You don't get too many international names playing here; it's more famous for its jamming sessions themed on famous acts.

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  11. Sofiekælderen

    This former old-school jazz bar in a cellar beside the canal is now a cool live music venue and cocktail lounge, serving globally influenced food for lunch and dinner.

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  13. Vega

    In the Vesterbro area, this is one of Copenhagen's hippest spots with big-name rock, pop and jazz bands performing on its main stage (Store Vega) and underground acts on a smaller stage (Lille Vega). It's also home to a cool club that gets packed with seriously good-looking Vesterbro locals. Or you could try the heavenly Ideal Bar (open to Thursday, to Friday and Saturday).

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