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Café Ketchup
In the heart of Copenhagen's pre-club/café nightlife quarter, Ketchup reigns supreme with its split-level bar/dining room, global menu and glitzy-groovy crowd on weekends. Its veal tournedos with pan-fried foie gras on sweet potato roesti with sautéed haricot verts, Serrano ham and Béarnaise butter sounds pretty heavyweight and it is, but it surely won't do you any harm once in a while. On Friday and Saturday night there's a DJ.
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Cap Horn
A deservedly popular spot, this canal favourite specialises in Danish fare and uses mainly organic ingredients. Grab a lunch plate of three open-faced sandwiches, a two-course meal of herring, steak and potatoes and wash it all down with a river of beer. It's open until the crowds die down (it's popular with cruise passengers), which is usually late.
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Christianshavns Bådudlejning
A pleasant spot on sunny summer days, Christianshavns Bådudlejning og Café is an informal open-air eatery right on Christianshavn canal. You can sit at the water's edge, watch some birds float by and snack on inexpensive cakes, croissants, sandwiches or salads. Service varies but, with views like this, who cares?
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Grøften
The speciality here (since 1974) is a type of smørrebrød (open sandwich) with lip-smacking tiny fjord shrimps spiced with lime and fresh pepper; other smørrebrød are priced from around kr50 apiece. The archetypal Tivoli restaurant with a jolly atmosphere to match.
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Huset Med Det Grønne Træ
The 'Green Tree' of the name has now sadly been replaced by a public toilet (what were they thinking?), but there is still an excellent traditional smørrebrød (open sandwich) lunch to be had in this period building dating from 1796, with draught beer and a dozen brands of schnapps.
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Ida Davidsen
Ida's is widely considered the top smørrebrød (open sandwich) purveyor in not just Copenhagen, but all Denmark. The menu features an almost infinite variety of open sandwiches - the only limit is Ida's imagination and the actual dimensions of the piece of (homemade) rye bread that you're dealing with.
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Peter Lieps Hus
A few minutes' walk north of Bakken, this quintessential Danish country restaurant occupies an historic thatch-roofed house and is good for a nice relaxing meal, with smørrebrød , venison specialities and other Danish food (including children's portions of frikadeller - meatballs - and chips). On sunny days it's a popular place to sit outside and watch the horse and buggy carts go by.
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Petit Delicé
This cellar café-restaurant on Strædet had just opened when we visited but it is one of the cosiest places in town, with a lovely open fire as you enter and an engaging menu including locally caught seafood, foraged ingredients (nettles, wild flowers, fresh beech shoots in spring) and a lavish champagne brunch.
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Post & Tele Museum Café
This modern space does its best to bring the not-overtly-fascinating story of Post Danmark to life. The chief draw, however, is the excellent rooftop café, which serves a reasonable Danish-style lunch and has an outdoor terrace with fantastic views across the city centre to Christiansborg.
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Prémisse
A sublime culinary experience is guaranteed in this vaulted cellar restaurant in a historic mansion. Chef Rasmus Grønbech takes the sourcing of the finest Danish ingredients for his restaurant very seriously, applying classic French techniques, learned during stints at Michelin restaurants in France, with dedication and wit. Meanwhile, sommelier Christian Aarø Mortensen is a champion wine steward with an exceptional list (it's particularly strong on Spanish wines).
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Slotskælderen Hos Gitte Kik
This lunchtime smørrebrød restaurant is full of atmosphere and traditional Danish charm. Just point to the sandwich you want, and Gitte will prepare it and send it to your table.
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Søren K
Bathed in light on even the dourest of days, the sleek, minimalist restaurant of the Black Diamond is one of the most stylish in the city. Its kitchen is dedicated to low-fat, light dishes made from strictly seasonal ingredients.
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Thorvaldsen Hus
This stylish restaurant-café-bar with views to Christiansborg Slotskirke offers a sumptuous menu of Franco-Danish food, such as grilled scallops with cauliflower puree and foie gras with shallot marmalade and winter truffle.
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