Restaurants in Copenhagen
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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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Numéro 64
This sexy basement restaurant, with its raw-brick- and glass-walled interior, is run by the Cofoco group. The seasonal set menu offers polished new-Nordic dishes such as fresh goat’s cheese with pickled beetroot, crispy rye bread and horseradish, or glazed pork cheeks with Jerusalem artichoke cream, pickled pearl onions, Granny Smith apples and parsley. Inspired flavours; petite servings.
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Schønnemann
Schønnemann has been lining local bellies with smørrebrød (open sandwiches) and schnapps since 1877. Originally a hit with peasant farmers in town peddling their produce, its current fan base includes Michelin-lauded chefs and nostalgia-pining corporates. Not much else has changed, from the sawdust-sprinkled floors to the stoic Danish soul food. It’s a local institution, so book ahead.
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Dyrehaven
Once a spit-and-sawdust working-class bar (the vinyl booths and easy-wipe floors tell the story), Dyrehaven is now a second home for Vesterbro’s cool, young bohemians. Squeeze into your skinny jeans and join them for cheap drinks, simple tasty grub (the ‘Kartoffelmad’ egg open sandwich is a classic, made with homemade mayo and fried shallots) and chilled late-night camaraderie.
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Bistroen KBH
The area immediately surrounding Rådhuspladsen is something of a culinary desert, which makes the arrival of experienced local chef Søren Thyboe in this delightful Franco-Danish café-restaurant all the more welcome. With its light, airy dining room, charming rear courtyard and excellent Modern European/Danish menu, this is a real oasis in a busy part of town.
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Umami
This glamorous restaurant, overseen by chef Francis Cardenau and designed by Orbit of London as some kind of Wallpaper magazine fantasy, sees classical French cuisine (saddle of rabbit, for instance) flirt heavily with modern Japanese cooking to usually sensational effect. It is at its best in the evenings and on weekends when the DJs do their thing.
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Salt
A converted 18th-century corn warehouse is the beautiful venue for this Terence Conran–designed (yes, him again) Modern Danish–French hotel restaurant close to the site of the new theatre. Seafood, local organic meats and game are regulars on an ambitious menu that might include confit of monkfish, crisp fried crab with pomegranate or roast rack of rabbit.
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Bastard
Complete with backyard bar, eye-candy waiters and camp baronial touches, the seasonal menu at convivial Bastard covers three categories: Cold, Wood-Fired, and From the Oven. Devour anything from creamy burrata cheese on grilled fennel to soul-warming ox-tail and tongue pie with chanterelle mushrooms and broad beans.
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Tea Time
An improbable but welcome addition to Nørrebro’s edgy, underground scene is this supercute English tearoom. Nibble daintily on homemade cupcakes, pink lemonade, fine teas and finger sandwiches, all served with just a hint of postmodern irony. Cosy and ever-so-slightly camp, it’s the kind of place that makes your day better.
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Restaurant d’Angleterre
Copenhagen’s hotel restaurants are not usually terribly appealing, but the five-star Hotel d’Angleterre’s is a cut above, serving alluring Franco-Danish cuisine built upon a solid foundation of the best Danish raw ingredients, and served in a glamorous, glistening dining room overlooking Copenhagen’s grandest square.
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Fru Heiberg
What used to be an old-fashioned Greek restaurant is now one of the most popular restaurants in Østerbro, serving contemporary Franco-Danish food and run by the people behind Gefärlich. It is a lovely, cosy place invariably packed to the rafters with young diners and drinkers at the weekends, when booking is advised.
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Bastionen og Løven
This charming cafe-restaurant is housed beside a historic windmill on the city ramparts just south of Christiania. Its front garden is the perfect place to enjoy a classic Copenhagen brunch – cheese, smoked salmon, omelette, pancakes, fresh fruit, yoghurt, bacon, coffee, juice etc. – on a sunny Sunday morning.
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Restaurant Gråbrødre Torv 21
This traditional Danish restaurant has excellent service and a welcoming ambience - with bare wooden floors, clean white walls and rustic furniture. The menu features equally heartwarming attractions, such as roasted chicken with rhubarb, pickled cucumber and parsley plus wonderful herring and salmon dishes.
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Emmerys
This sophisticated, trendy bakery, coffee shop and delicatessen chain has branches throughout Copenhagen (in Nørrebro, Vesterbro and Østerbro) selling its own brand of coffee, as well as cakes, muffins, bread, wine and chocolate. Irresistible and high up on the list of locals’ favourites for a weekend treat.
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Aamanns Takeaway
Clued-up foodies get their smørrebrød fix at Aamanns, where open sandwiches are seasonal, fresh and contemporary. Variations include a scrumptious beef tartar smørrebrød topped with egg emulsion, tarragon, gherkins, capers, onions and mini-potato chips. Eat in or gobble it up in the neighbouring parks.
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Els
If you're into formal dining, Els dishes out formal food (mind your manners) in a classic upmarket Danish-meets-French setting. Although the decor is solidly (and in some ways, stolidly) 19th century, the menu blends contemporary Danish and French influences to good effect where it counts - the food.
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Café Wilder
This friendly, laid-back corner cafe in the heart of Christianshavn serves simple, beautiful dishes such as goat cheese au gratin on bruschetta, and roasted cockerel breast with butter-sautéed asparagus, pak choi and baby carrots. One of Copenhagen’s oldest cafes, it’s popular with local bohemians.
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Cap Horn
Few places really stand out on Nyhavn but this is a perennial favourite. Cap Horn is more refined than some of the other places here and serves accomplished Franco-Danish food with a good range of smørrebrød at lunch. There’s an open fire in winter that turns the hygge meter up to ‘11’.
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Bodega
This recently renamed and re-invigorated DJ bar-cafe-restaurant beside the walls of Assistens Kirkegård is one of the hot spots in this hottest of neighbourhoods. The fresh-thinking fusion kitchen is accomplished and soul, funk and R&B grooves are spun on Friday and Saturday nights.
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Divan 2
Divan 2 is widely considered to be one of Tivoli's finest restaurants. Its location next to the Glass Hall by the Tivoli Lake guarantees an equally prestigious view. In operation since Tivoli opened in 1843, this restaurant serves gourmet French food and has a vintage wine collection.
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Granola
It is easy to miss this wonderfully atmospheric, retro ice-cream and coffee bar in a secluded square, down a short alleyway just off Værndemsvej, but it is worth coming all this way just for their shakes and juice drinks. And don't get us started on the ice cream...
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Sticks ’N’ Sushi
The original and still the most stylish contemporary sushi place in Copenhagen, with especially good tuna tartare and hamachi carpaccio options. Other branches crop up in various areas of the city – check online for a comprehensive listing of locations.
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Aristo
At the heart of pulsating Islands Brygge is this airy, contemporary cafe-restaurant serving pretty, modern Danish and fusion cuisine such as quail pot au feu (gently simmered quail), or pork tenderloin saltimbocca (filled pork rolls).
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Les Trois Cochons
This small but glamorous modern French bistro on the so-called ‘food street’ heaves with a bubbling mix of diners every night of the week. Its fixed evening menu (starter, main and dessert) for 275kr has to be one of the city’s great dining bargains.
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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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