Guide to Vesterbro

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Guide to Vesterbro

Breakfast and coffee

Great breakfast. You can’t order a table. The line can be long but worth the wait.
471 locals recommend
Mad & Kaffe
68 Sønder Blvd.
471 locals recommend
Great breakfast. You can’t order a table. The line can be long but worth the wait.
Best pastery or a bun and coffee to go. Wednesday is “Berliner”-day (sweet bagel with various creams, coated in sugar)
200 locals recommend
Brød
7 Enghave Pl.
200 locals recommend
Best pastery or a bun and coffee to go. Wednesday is “Berliner”-day (sweet bagel with various creams, coated in sugar)
Next level breakfast. Try their pancakes! Booking a week or so in advance is recommended.
27 locals recommend
Cadence
40 Ny Carlsberg Vej
27 locals recommend
Next level breakfast. Try their pancakes! Booking a week or so in advance is recommended.
Best chai in the neighborhood. Special Morning-deal with a bun and coffee/tea.
Kaffeplantagen
Best chai in the neighborhood. Special Morning-deal with a bun and coffee/tea.
Spacious, cosy café. You can find better coffee and breakfast in the neighborhood but it is great for bringing smaller kids.
110 locals recommend
Kaffeslabberasen
11 Enghave Pl.
110 locals recommend
Spacious, cosy café. You can find better coffee and breakfast in the neighborhood but it is great for bringing smaller kids.
Located in an old church Absalon is a place of its own. Here you’ll find homemade morning buns and coffe, yoga classes, music quizzes, dinner at long tables and a lot more. Check out their calendar.
272 locals recommend
Folkehuset Absalon
73 Sønder Blvd.
272 locals recommend
Located in an old church Absalon is a place of its own. Here you’ll find homemade morning buns and coffe, yoga classes, music quizzes, dinner at long tables and a lot more. Check out their calendar.

Lunch/to go

Best kebab in town!
127 locals recommend
Kebabistan
105 Istedgade
127 locals recommend
Best kebab in town!
Try their haloumi döner.
Berlin Döner
Try their haloumi döner.
Such a beautiful place located in the new, vibrant neighborhood Carlsbergbyen. Best open sandwichens (Danish speciality).
Aamanns Genbo
Such a beautiful place located in the new, vibrant neighborhood Carlsbergbyen. Best open sandwichens (Danish speciality).
Located in old wooden railway buildings here you’ll find a great selection of food trucks. A bit expensive but such a special place.
32 locals recommend
Banegaarden
45 Otto Busses Vej
32 locals recommend
Located in old wooden railway buildings here you’ll find a great selection of food trucks. A bit expensive but such a special place.

Dinner/to go

Best burgers in town. I am a sucker for the one with haloumi. Their bearnaise dip is a must. Great for kids.
77 locals recommend
Jagger
62 Istedgade
77 locals recommend
Best burgers in town. I am a sucker for the one with haloumi. Their bearnaise dip is a must. Great for kids.
Antipasti restaurant right around the corner. 8 fixed servings for 370 kr. Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Great food.
194 locals recommend
Osteria 16
16 Haderslevgade
194 locals recommend
Antipasti restaurant right around the corner. 8 fixed servings for 370 kr. Relaxed and comfortable atmosphere. Great food.
147 locals recommend
Sticks'n'Sushi Istedgade
62 Istedgade
147 locals recommend
144 locals recommend
Itzi Pitzi Pizza
51 Sønder Blvd.
144 locals recommend
Great organic thai food.
61 locals recommend
WOK Vesterbro
103 Vesterbrogade
61 locals recommend
Great organic thai food.
Really nice wietnamese place right around the corner. I mostly have the chicken curry noodles. Real comfort food. And inexpensive too. No bookings needed.
Banh Mi Cph
Really nice wietnamese place right around the corner. I mostly have the chicken curry noodles. Real comfort food. And inexpensive too. No bookings needed.

Drinks/beer/ice cream

Cozy place to have a beer or glass og wine.
75 locals recommend
Navnløs Kaffebar
6 Enghave Pl.
75 locals recommend
Cozy place to have a beer or glass og wine.
Such a cute place located in a back yard with coloured lamps, a great atmosphere and the best cocktails.
500 locals recommend
LIDKOEB
72B Vesterbrogade
500 locals recommend
Such a cute place located in a back yard with coloured lamps, a great atmosphere and the best cocktails.
Located close to Skydebanen playground and Sønderboulevard. Best Italian ice cream in Copenhagen. Only open in spring/summer.
106 locals recommend
Siciliansk Is
3 Skydebanegade
106 locals recommend
Located close to Skydebanen playground and Sønderboulevard. Best Italian ice cream in Copenhagen. Only open in spring/summer.
Best spot in the sun for a beer or a glass of wine right around the corner. This is, in my opinion, the heart of Vesterbro.
Enghave Plads 9
Best spot in the sun for a beer or a glass of wine right around the corner. This is, in my opinion, the heart of Vesterbro.

Kids’ favorites

Our kids are from 2017 and 2020.
The most popular playground in Vesterbro. Roller coaster, swings, aerial ropeway and in the summer they fill up the swimming pool with water in the weekends.
207 locals recommend
Skydebanehaven
207 locals recommend
The most popular playground in Vesterbro. Roller coaster, swings, aerial ropeway and in the summer they fill up the swimming pool with water in the weekends.
Nice playground for smaller kids located in a cozy Area in Carlsbergbyen.
Molevitten
58 Vesterfælledvej
Nice playground for smaller kids located in a cozy Area in Carlsbergbyen.
Cozy zoo with a great playground too. Located next to Frederiksberg garden which is also worth a visit. And you can see the elefants from the garden without even entering the zoo.
1011 locals recommend
Copenhagen ZOO
32 Roskildevej
1011 locals recommend
Cozy zoo with a great playground too. Located next to Frederiksberg garden which is also worth a visit. And you can see the elefants from the garden without even entering the zoo.
Local outdoor swimmingpool. Good idea to come early. Babies need to wear swimming dipers and special swimming pants. Free enterance
38 locals recommend
Bavnehøj Friluftsbad
90 Enghavevej
38 locals recommend
Local outdoor swimmingpool. Good idea to come early. Babies need to wear swimming dipers and special swimming pants. Free enterance
Here you’ll e.g. find outdoor football cages and trampolins. In fact there a many multi-functional playing areas located close to our apartment, e.g. by Enghave Plads, and st Sønderboulevard by Kihosk.
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Here you’ll e.g. find outdoor football cages and trampolins. In fact there a many multi-functional playing areas located close to our apartment, e.g. by Enghave Plads, and st Sønderboulevard by Kihosk.
Playground for kids age 4+. Located in beautiful Frederiksberg Garden.
Frederiksberg Have legeplads
Playground for kids age 4+. Located in beautiful Frederiksberg Garden.

Shopping

Best shop for women and mens clothes.
93 locals recommend
Kyoto
95 Istedgade
93 locals recommend
Best shop for women and mens clothes.
Ceramics, furniture erc. All very Scandinavian/minimalistic
20 locals recommend
DANSK Made for Rooms
80 Istedgade
20 locals recommend
Ceramics, furniture erc. All very Scandinavian/minimalistic
Cute street with a Paris feel to it.
437 locals recommend
Værnedamsvej
Værnedamsvej
437 locals recommend
Cute street with a Paris feel to it.

Culture

The local Cinema
94 locals recommend
Vester Vov Vov
5 Absalonsgade
94 locals recommend
The local Cinema
Jump on from the end of Cykelslangen at Islands brygge. The best way to experience Copenhagen - from the seaside
Havnebus
151 Refshalevej
Jump on from the end of Cykelslangen at Islands brygge. The best way to experience Copenhagen - from the seaside
Beautiful garden. Søndermarken as well. Cisternerne is located in Søndermarkerne. An undergrund art space for Contemporary art.
1712 locals recommend
Frederiksberg Have
1712 locals recommend
Beautiful garden. Søndermarken as well. Cisternerne is located in Søndermarkerne. An undergrund art space for Contemporary art.
Music venue for concerts
537 locals recommend
Vega
40 Enghavevej
537 locals recommend
Music venue for concerts