Guidebook for Copenhagen
Food Scene
High end Italian restaurant. Has a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide. Serves some really good quality dishes for a fair price.
40 locals recommend
FAMO
3 SaxogadeHigh end Italian restaurant. Has a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide. Serves some really good quality dishes for a fair price.
Best Thai take out in town. Call them before leaving. They have a great menu with some really tasty dishes. It's not cheap, but the quality is worth it.
61 locals recommend
WOK Vesterbro
103 VesterbrogadeBest Thai take out in town. Call them before leaving. They have a great menu with some really tasty dishes. It's not cheap, but the quality is worth it.
Best fish restaurant in Vesterbro. Has a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide. The interiour is cool and urban and the food follows. Just great. Not for the quiet evening.
337 locals recommend
Kødbyens Fiskebar
100 FlæsketorvetBest fish restaurant in Vesterbro. Has a Bib Gourmand in the Michelin Guide. The interiour is cool and urban and the food follows. Just great. Not for the quiet evening.
This is my favourite restaurant in Copenhagen. It's small, it's rebellish and it's fun. They serve Nordic food with inspiration from the rocky island Bornholm. Go for their daily menu!
71 locals recommend
Pony
135 VesterbrogadeThis is my favourite restaurant in Copenhagen. It's small, it's rebellish and it's fun. They serve Nordic food with inspiration from the rocky island Bornholm. Go for their daily menu!
My favourite restaurant in Nørrebro. Also Nordic cousine, but more tapas style. Very creative and sometimes challenging. Great prices and if the weather is good you can sit all night in the street.
472 locals recommend
Manfreds
40 JægersborggadeMy favourite restaurant in Nørrebro. Also Nordic cousine, but more tapas style. Very creative and sometimes challenging. Great prices and if the weather is good you can sit all night in the street.
Michelin restaurant in Christianshavn. Ask me how to get there if you are in for a nice stroll. Bornholm cousine. Very challenging and exciting. A bit pricy but a big experience.
65 locals recommend
Kadeau København
10B WildersgadeMichelin restaurant in Christianshavn. Ask me how to get there if you are in for a nice stroll. Bornholm cousine. Very challenging and exciting. A bit pricy but a big experience.
Cool place for a nice breakfast or an afternoon beer. This is where the young people hang out from 10 am until late night. Their menu card is very traditional but nonetheless well tasting.
535 locals recommend
Café Dyrehaven
72 Sønder Blvd.Cool place for a nice breakfast or an afternoon beer. This is where the young people hang out from 10 am until late night. Their menu card is very traditional but nonetheless well tasting.
Not my favourite but the food is cheap and there is always a lot of activity. Is located just around the corner.
406 locals recommend
Madklubben Vesterbro
62 VesterbrogadeNot my favourite but the food is cheap and there is always a lot of activity. Is located just around the corner.
Take away only. They have a restaurant in Eskildsgade. The food is cheap, very basic and very tasty. Nothing fancy, but just plain good food if you are tired or in a hurry.
70 locals recommend
Madglad
13 EskildsgadeTake away only. They have a restaurant in Eskildsgade. The food is cheap, very basic and very tasty. Nothing fancy, but just plain good food if you are tired or in a hurry.
Probably my favourite place to get coffee in the neighborhood. It's simple and no nonsense and the the perfect place to do some people watching.
46 locals recommend
Rist
4 VærnedamsvejProbably my favourite place to get coffee in the neighborhood. It's simple and no nonsense and the the perfect place to do some people watching.
Excellent and very atmospheric French bistro in a very relaxed area of Frederiksberg, the closest you probably get to Paris in Copenhagen.
67 locals recommend
Restaurant Melee
16 Martensens AlléExcellent and very atmospheric French bistro in a very relaxed area of Frederiksberg, the closest you probably get to Paris in Copenhagen.
Jagger
62 IstedgadeGreat burgers! Possibly the best in the city.
Ramen to Bíiru
28 GriffenfeldsgadeReally tasty ramen and quite cheap. Very popular on the weekends.
Upscale ramen restaurant, but worth it. Gets very popular from the minute it open its doors. Get there early and have a stroll down Nansensgade.
54 locals recommend
Slurp Ramen Joint
90 NansensgadeUpscale ramen restaurant, but worth it. Gets very popular from the minute it open its doors. Get there early and have a stroll down Nansensgade.
Warpigs Brewpub
25-37 FlæsketorvetIf you are into Southern Comfort...
Drinks & Nightlife
My favourite place for a good breakfast or brunch. Serves great coffee and pastry. The location is perfect with lots of activity in the street. And the decour inside is just marvelous.
315 locals recommend
Granola
5 VærnedamsvejMy favourite place for a good breakfast or brunch. Serves great coffee and pastry. The location is perfect with lots of activity in the street. And the decour inside is just marvelous.
Kihoskh is a boutique grocery store/bar. Buy a good maqazine, a cold beer or a cop coffee and enjoy it on the green areas on Sønder Boulevard. I go here often just to relax and sit in the sun.
286 locals recommend
KIHOSKH
53 Sønder Blvd.Kihoskh is a boutique grocery store/bar. Buy a good maqazine, a cold beer or a cop coffee and enjoy it on the green areas on Sønder Boulevard. I go here often just to relax and sit in the sun.
A popular night club / bar in the meatpacking district. I don't go clubbing very often but when I do I go here.
594 locals recommend
Bakken
207 DyrehavevejA popular night club / bar in the meatpacking district. I don't go clubbing very often but when I do I go here.
Shopping
Favourite hang out for a seriously good cop of coffee. Sells vinyl records as well. Go there in the late morning to secure a seat in the sun.
113 locals recommend
Black Coffee & Vinyl
4 SkydebanegadeFavourite hang out for a seriously good cop of coffee. Sells vinyl records as well. Go there in the late morning to secure a seat in the sun.
If you are into Danish cutting edge fashion this is where you want to go.
10 locals recommend
Soulland
4 Forhåbningsholms AlléIf you are into Danish cutting edge fashion this is where you want to go.
Just a block down from Soulland this is a must go to place in the area.
8 locals recommend
Wood Wood Frederiksberg
11 VærnedamsvejJust a block down from Soulland this is a must go to place in the area.
Essentials
Unique French deli. I always go here to pick up a nice cheese and some spicy sausage. No, it's not cheap, but what you see is what you get: this is top quality and the taste is excellent.
15 locals recommend
Le Gourmand
3a VærnedamsvejUnique French deli. I always go here to pick up a nice cheese and some spicy sausage. No, it's not cheap, but what you see is what you get: this is top quality and the taste is excellent.
føtex Vesterbrogade
74-76 VesterbrogadeThey have it all. Open from early morning til late night.
Sightseeing
Just my kind of relaxation: stroll around the lakes "Søerne". Fresh air, sun and a nice view. The distance around them all is about 6 km.
796 locals recommend
The Lakes
Just my kind of relaxation: stroll around the lakes "Søerne". Fresh air, sun and a nice view. The distance around them all is about 6 km.
The nicest garden of Copenhagen. There is an amazing castle on the hill. I always go here on Sunday mornings to unwind with a hot cup of coffee.
1712 locals recommend
Frederiksberg Have
The nicest garden of Copenhagen. There is an amazing castle on the hill. I always go here on Sunday mornings to unwind with a hot cup of coffee.
Remember to stroll down Tullinsgade. There is a magnificent book store and some other cool pop up stores.
Tullinsgade
TullinsgadeRemember to stroll down Tullinsgade. There is a magnificent book store and some other cool pop up stores.
Everything Else
Excellent wine bar near the Danish Parliament. Not cheap but worth going while sightseeing in the Old Town.
13 locals recommend
Ved Stranden
Ved StrandenExcellent wine bar near the Danish Parliament. Not cheap but worth going while sightseeing in the Old Town.
Great place to rent a bike. It's cheap and the bikes are perfect for city use.
151 locals recommend
Baisikeli
2 IngerslevsgadeGreat place to rent a bike. It's cheap and the bikes are perfect for city use.
It's a 30 minute train ride from Central Station, but it's probably my favourite place to hang out. Their exhibitions are always amazing and the cafe has the best view in Denmark.
1372 locals recommend
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
13 Gl StrandvejIt's a 30 minute train ride from Central Station, but it's probably my favourite place to hang out. Their exhibitions are always amazing and the cafe has the best view in Denmark.
If you are into architecture you should swing by The Black Diamond. It's simply amazing and if the sun is out, a coffee on the waterfront is priceless.
123 locals recommend
The Royal Library
1 Søren Kierkegaards Pl.If you are into architecture you should swing by The Black Diamond. It's simply amazing and if the sun is out, a coffee on the waterfront is priceless.
One of the best coffee bars in Copenhagen. Perfect on a Summer night to sit in the street. If the rain is pouring down bring out your book and find a nice hide out inside.
176 locals recommend
Harbo Bar
2D BlågårdsgadeOne of the best coffee bars in Copenhagen. Perfect on a Summer night to sit in the street. If the rain is pouring down bring out your book and find a nice hide out inside.
Entertainment & Activities
Cool play ground for the kids. Lost of activities and it's just hundred meters from Saxogade. Lots of benches too and in the summer an ice cream van.
207 locals recommend
Skydebanehaven
Cool play ground for the kids. Lost of activities and it's just hundred meters from Saxogade. Lots of benches too and in the summer an ice cream van.
Lovely old cinema showing European films and US indie. Ideal place on a rainy Sunday night.
101 locals recommend
Grand Teatret
8 Mikkel Bryggers GadeLovely old cinema showing European films and US indie. Ideal place on a rainy Sunday night.