Must-see nightlife in Funen

  • Carlsens Kvarter

    Odense

    From outside it looks entirely forgettable, but within, Carlsens offers Odense's best selection of beers (20 on tap, over 130 in bottles), including such…

  • Midtfyns Bryghus

    Odense

    Some of Funen's best and most imaginative beers, including a stupendous 9.5% imperial stout, are brewed 10km south of Odense at Midtfyns Bryghus. It also…

  • Den Smagløse Café

    Odense

    This friendly, utterly offbeat place uses old radios, caged lamps, yellowing newspaper and junk-shop furniture to create an eccentric atmosphere. But it's…

  • Rise Bryggeri

    Ærø

    You can buy Ærø Øl beers all across the island, cheapest at Netto in Ærøskøbing, where bottles cost 20.95kr plus deposit. But visiting the brewery that…

  • Cafe Biografen

    Odense

    Good for coffee, beer and people-watching, this large, cheerful place doubles as a cinema, which is the host for short films during the Odense Film…

  • Nelle's Coffee & Wine

    Odense

    Many locals rate Nelle's fair trade Ugandan coffee as the best in town. There are three locations to choose from, all airy, bright places in which you…

  • No 517 Falsled

    Funen

    If you're strolling through the pretty village of Falsled, this shop-cafe is a great place for house-roasted coffee, ground for you using 100-year-old…

  • Ø-Bolcher

    Ærø

    This bare-brick shop-cafe plays Sinatra-esque music and serves excellent espresso that comes with a wrapped toffee – one of the numerous, locally famous…

  • Varmestuen

    Funen

    Though calling itself a restaurant and turning out cheap, rustic lunches (fish cakes and remoulade, smoked mackerel with pesto, or meatballs with potato…

  • Lulu's Cafe

    Funen

    At the south end of Kerteminde's pretty main street, Lulu's serves good coffee at a street terrace shaded by gigantic parasols, or indoors beneath…

  • Skænkestuen

    Funen

    Entering this smoky, time-warp place is like wandering into a 19th-century painting full of well-studied local characters. A pub since 1829, it's hidden…

  • Café Apostrof

    Funen

    This great little cafe-restaurant serves a tasty range of international favourites (spare ribs, tapas, burgers), but is also a relaxing, jazzy-toned place…

  • Den Lille Kro

    Odense

    Smokily unpretentious, this clutter-filled gem dates from 1932 and is very much a locals' local, serving a small range of inexpensive Odense beers.

  • Christian Firtal

    Odense

    One of central Odense's best places for finding an excellent range of tap beers and whiskies, served at bench seats inside or on a merry street terrace.

  • Kammerateriet

    Funen

    With black cushions on black benches, warehouse-style Kammerateriet's main bar area feels like you're camping in a cinema foyer, but there's a chance of…

  • Arrebo

    Ærø

    This unsophisticated local pub with panelling and beer-sign decor serves Rise Brewery's unusual walnut-flavoured Hertug Hans among its several tap-beer…