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Tours in Copenhagen |
The days when Copenhagen's restaurants were considered dull and uninteresting are long gone, as various international cuisines have made their mark on the city, most notably French and Oriental. Allied to this growth has been a recent resurgence in Modern Danish, which uses the freshest local ingredients and infuses them with new flavours.
The selected restaurants have been divided into five categories: Gastronomic, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
VAT (MOMS) of 25% is automatically included in the prices given by Copenhagen restaurants. Service charge is not usually automatically added to the restaurant bill so a tip of around 10% will be appreciated, perhaps more if the restaurant is a budget one.
The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over Dkk1,200)
$$$ (Dkk800 to Dkk1200)
$$ (Dkk400 to Dkk800)
$ (up to Dkk400)
The prices quoted below are for an average three-course meal for one person and for a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent; they include VAT but do not include service charge or tip.
The selected restaurants have been divided into five categories: Gastronomic, Business, Trendy, Budget and Personal Recommendations. The restaurants are listed alphabetically within these different categories, which serve as guidelines rather than absolute definitions of the establishments.
VAT (MOMS) of 25% is automatically included in the prices given by Copenhagen restaurants. Service charge is not usually automatically added to the restaurant bill so a tip of around 10% will be appreciated, perhaps more if the restaurant is a budget one.
The restaurants below have been grouped into four different pricing categories:
$$$$ (over Dkk1,200)
$$$ (Dkk800 to Dkk1200)
$$ (Dkk400 to Dkk800)
$ (up to Dkk400)
The prices quoted below are for an average three-course meal for one person and for a bottle of house wine or cheapest equivalent; they include VAT but do not include service charge or tip.
Gastronomic
Era Ora
Era Ora is an Italian restaurant housed in a late 18th-century building in the district of Christianshavn by the canals. A gourmet restaurant with one star in the Michelin guide, it is among the very best, and priciest, Italian eateries in Copenhagen. The food is a delight - based on seasonal, fresh ingredients and prepared and presented with a light, extremely sophisticated touch, and the wine list is equally impressive.
Overgaden Neden Vandet 33B
Tel: 3254 0693.
Website: www.era-ora.dk
Price: $$$-$$$$
Era Ora is an Italian restaurant housed in a late 18th-century building in the district of Christianshavn by the canals. A gourmet restaurant with one star in the Michelin guide, it is among the very best, and priciest, Italian eateries in Copenhagen. The food is a delight - based on seasonal, fresh ingredients and prepared and presented with a light, extremely sophisticated touch, and the wine list is equally impressive.
Overgaden Neden Vandet 33B
Tel: 3254 0693.
Website: www.era-ora.dk
Price: $$$-$$$$
Kong Hans Kaelder
This one-star Michelin restaurant claims to be housed in the oldest building in Copenhagen. Starters include foie gras and sautéed scallops with wild mushrooms, while mains are of the likes of grilled turbot and other fresh seafood, with the signature dessert being chocolate soufflé. The food is served up on metal plates in the charming surrounds of the historical building, where 500-year old gothic arches and wooden floorboards lend a medieval atmosphere to the restaurant.
Vingaardsstræde 6
Tel: 3311 6868.
Website: www.konghans.dk
Price: $$$$
This one-star Michelin restaurant claims to be housed in the oldest building in Copenhagen. Starters include foie gras and sautéed scallops with wild mushrooms, while mains are of the likes of grilled turbot and other fresh seafood, with the signature dessert being chocolate soufflé. The food is served up on metal plates in the charming surrounds of the historical building, where 500-year old gothic arches and wooden floorboards lend a medieval atmosphere to the restaurant.
Vingaardsstræde 6
Tel: 3311 6868.
Website: www.konghans.dk
Price: $$$$
Noma
This restaurant has two stars in the Michelin guide and can be found in a renovated house on Christianshavn, on the waterfront straight across from Nyhavn. Noma's kitchen fuses contemporary styles and techniques with the best quality traditional Nordic dishes and ingredients, sourced from as far as Greenland, The Faroe Islands and Iceland. Part of the aim is to 'play a part in the regeneration of Nordic culinary craft'. The visionary chef in this restaurant is René Redzepi, who has worked in some of the very greatest kitchens in the world, including the fabled French Laundry in Napa Valley, California, and the experimental El Bulli in Spain.
Nordatlantisk Brygge
Tel: 3296 3297.
Website: www.noma.dk
Price: $$$
This restaurant has two stars in the Michelin guide and can be found in a renovated house on Christianshavn, on the waterfront straight across from Nyhavn. Noma's kitchen fuses contemporary styles and techniques with the best quality traditional Nordic dishes and ingredients, sourced from as far as Greenland, The Faroe Islands and Iceland. Part of the aim is to 'play a part in the regeneration of Nordic culinary craft'. The visionary chef in this restaurant is René Redzepi, who has worked in some of the very greatest kitchens in the world, including the fabled French Laundry in Napa Valley, California, and the experimental El Bulli in Spain.
Nordatlantisk Brygge
Tel: 3296 3297.
Website: www.noma.dk
Price: $$$
Restaurant Paustian
A bright and colourful eatery, Restaurant Paustian exudes excitement and honest sophistication. Culinary magician Bo Bech is in charge, and the modern cuisine has roots in French and Continental cooking, but also includes Nordic elements. The restaurant's interior is fun and lively and lit up by the natural light shining in through the windows. A place full of character.
Kalkbrænderiløbskaj 2
Tel: 3918 5501.
Website: www.restaurantpaustian.dk
Price: $$$
A bright and colourful eatery, Restaurant Paustian exudes excitement and honest sophistication. Culinary magician Bo Bech is in charge, and the modern cuisine has roots in French and Continental cooking, but also includes Nordic elements. The restaurant's interior is fun and lively and lit up by the natural light shining in through the windows. A place full of character.
Kalkbrænderiløbskaj 2
Tel: 3918 5501.
Website: www.restaurantpaustian.dk
Price: $$$
Restaurationen
This restaurant has provided lavish French cuisine for decades. Restaurationen boasts high ceilings and walls adorned with black and white photos of the cooking team. Head chef Bo Jacobsen conjures up an impressive array of dishes with the freshest local produce. The menu follows the changing seasons but whatever the time of year booking is essential. The restaurant also bakes its own bread and makes its own sausages and hams, which are made with organic ingredients where possible.
Møntergade 19
Tel: 3314 9495.
Website: www.restaurationen.com
Price: $$$
This restaurant has provided lavish French cuisine for decades. Restaurationen boasts high ceilings and walls adorned with black and white photos of the cooking team. Head chef Bo Jacobsen conjures up an impressive array of dishes with the freshest local produce. The menu follows the changing seasons but whatever the time of year booking is essential. The restaurant also bakes its own bread and makes its own sausages and hams, which are made with organic ingredients where possible.
Møntergade 19
Tel: 3314 9495.
Website: www.restaurationen.com
Price: $$$
Trendy
Formel B
Formel B is an unexpected find in a busy part of the city. Chefs Kristian Meller and Rune Jochumsen perform culinary wonders with the freshest of local produce in a stylish setting that just manages to avoid being pretentiously hip, with polished wooden floors and a sleek, minimalist look. The cooking is French with a funky accent and includes codfish with oysters, bouillon of quail with truffles and foie gras, and mushroom pie with walnuts. Reservations strongly recommended. No lunch. Closed Sunday.
Vesterbrogade 182
Tel: 3325 1066.
Website: www.formel-b.dk
Price: $$$-$$$$
Formel B is an unexpected find in a busy part of the city. Chefs Kristian Meller and Rune Jochumsen perform culinary wonders with the freshest of local produce in a stylish setting that just manages to avoid being pretentiously hip, with polished wooden floors and a sleek, minimalist look. The cooking is French with a funky accent and includes codfish with oysters, bouillon of quail with truffles and foie gras, and mushroom pie with walnuts. Reservations strongly recommended. No lunch. Closed Sunday.
Vesterbrogade 182
Tel: 3325 1066.
Website: www.formel-b.dk
Price: $$$-$$$$
Le Sommelier
Another fine dining temple, complete with white linen tablecloths and immaculately attired waiting staff, which proves how much the Danes love top-class French food. Specialities include foie gras as a starter and a number of seafood and shellfish mains, depending on availability and season. The food is accompanied by a gargantuan wine list that caters for even the most demanding palate; there are rumoured to be almost 1,000 different wines, with over 30 sold by the glass. No lunch weekends.
Bredgade 63-65
Tel: 3311 4515.
Website: www.lesommelier.dk
Price: $$-$$$
Another fine dining temple, complete with white linen tablecloths and immaculately attired waiting staff, which proves how much the Danes love top-class French food. Specialities include foie gras as a starter and a number of seafood and shellfish mains, depending on availability and season. The food is accompanied by a gargantuan wine list that caters for even the most demanding palate; there are rumoured to be almost 1,000 different wines, with over 30 sold by the glass. No lunch weekends.
Bredgade 63-65
Tel: 3311 4515.
Website: www.lesommelier.dk
Price: $$-$$$
MR Restaurant
On the first floor in a corner of the Kultorvet marketplace, there is a gourmet restaurant carrying the initials of its chef, Mr Mads Refslund. MR Restaurant offers advanced, European gourmet food with a distinctly modern touch, inspired in part by the new science-based, chemistry-orientated gastronomy. Highly inventive cooking presented and served with elegance and style.
Kultorvet 5
Tel: 3391 0949.
Website: www.mr-restaurant.dk
Price: $$$
On the first floor in a corner of the Kultorvet marketplace, there is a gourmet restaurant carrying the initials of its chef, Mr Mads Refslund. MR Restaurant offers advanced, European gourmet food with a distinctly modern touch, inspired in part by the new science-based, chemistry-orientated gastronomy. Highly inventive cooking presented and served with elegance and style.
Kultorvet 5
Tel: 3391 0949.
Website: www.mr-restaurant.dk
Price: $$$
Restaurant Godt
Run by an Anglo-Danish husband and wife team, this small restaurant focuses on fresh local meats and seafood given innovative culinary twists. The daily changing set menus might include soup of Norway lobster served with monkfish and red caviar, or brill with a beurre blanc of oysters or veal with a morel sauce. The wine list is extensive and diners can choose to have a 'wine menu' to go with the set menus. The simple two-decked restaurant is very relaxing and is tastefully decorated. Booking as far ahead as possible is essential. Closed Sunday and Monday and at other holiday periods.
Gothersgade 38
Tel: 3315 2122.
Website: www.restaurant-godt.dk
Price: $$$
Run by an Anglo-Danish husband and wife team, this small restaurant focuses on fresh local meats and seafood given innovative culinary twists. The daily changing set menus might include soup of Norway lobster served with monkfish and red caviar, or brill with a beurre blanc of oysters or veal with a morel sauce. The wine list is extensive and diners can choose to have a 'wine menu' to go with the set menus. The simple two-decked restaurant is very relaxing and is tastefully decorated. Booking as far ahead as possible is essential. Closed Sunday and Monday and at other holiday periods.
Gothersgade 38
Tel: 3315 2122.
Website: www.restaurant-godt.dk
Price: $$$
Restaurant Kiin Kiin
Located just a stone's throw away from Sankt Hans Square, Thai gourmet restaurant Kiin Kiin (meaning ‘eat eat' or ‘come-and-eat' in Thai) opened in September 2006 and has already received a mention as a ‘rising star' in the Michelin guide. The daily menu is rooted in the Siam way of cooking but with many Danish ingredients and offers wonderfully flavoursome dishes.
Guldbergsgade 21
Tel: 3535 7555.
Website: www.kiin.dk
Price: $$$
Located just a stone's throw away from Sankt Hans Square, Thai gourmet restaurant Kiin Kiin (meaning ‘eat eat' or ‘come-and-eat' in Thai) opened in September 2006 and has already received a mention as a ‘rising star' in the Michelin guide. The daily menu is rooted in the Siam way of cooking but with many Danish ingredients and offers wonderfully flavoursome dishes.
Guldbergsgade 21
Tel: 3535 7555.
Website: www.kiin.dk
Price: $$$
Budget
Barock
This Nyhavn bar-restaurant is very elegant, decorated in the style of Louis XVI with an ornate tiled ceiling and rosehead wall lights. Nevertheless, Barock makes it into the 'budget' category as it offers excellent modern Danish cuisine at outstanding value for money. There is also a fairly comprehensive wine list. From April to October, the waterside terrace is the place to be on a warm summer's evening, enjoying a meal while watching the world go by.
Nyhavn 1
Tel: 3333 0151.
Website: www.barock.dk
Price: $-$$
This Nyhavn bar-restaurant is very elegant, decorated in the style of Louis XVI with an ornate tiled ceiling and rosehead wall lights. Nevertheless, Barock makes it into the 'budget' category as it offers excellent modern Danish cuisine at outstanding value for money. There is also a fairly comprehensive wine list. From April to October, the waterside terrace is the place to be on a warm summer's evening, enjoying a meal while watching the world go by.
Nyhavn 1
Tel: 3333 0151.
Website: www.barock.dk
Price: $-$$
Den Grønne Kælder
This is a popular vegetarian restaurant in central Copenhagen serving basic but very tasty and healthy food. On the menu is a selection of warm dishes and salads. Most dishes are pre-prepared and displayed in a glass case. Den Grønne Kælder is a non-smoking eatery, and it offers good value for money and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Closed Sunday.
Pilestræde 48
Tel: 3393 0140.
Price: $
This is a popular vegetarian restaurant in central Copenhagen serving basic but very tasty and healthy food. On the menu is a selection of warm dishes and salads. Most dishes are pre-prepared and displayed in a glass case. Den Grønne Kælder is a non-smoking eatery, and it offers good value for money and a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Closed Sunday.
Pilestræde 48
Tel: 3393 0140.
Price: $
Pasta Basta
This popular budget restaurant offers a great variety of different types of pasta dishes and the options are imaginative, such as fettuccine in a white wine sauce with grilled salmon strips, garnished with salmon caviar and saffron. The unfussy, unpretentious surroundings are bright and airy and are also home to an all-you-can-eat daily buffet. As well as being good value for money, Pasta Basta is family friendly and has over 150 seats, able cater for large groups.
Valkendorfsgade 22
Tel: 3311 2131.
Website: www.pastabasta.dk
Price: $$
This popular budget restaurant offers a great variety of different types of pasta dishes and the options are imaginative, such as fettuccine in a white wine sauce with grilled salmon strips, garnished with salmon caviar and saffron. The unfussy, unpretentious surroundings are bright and airy and are also home to an all-you-can-eat daily buffet. As well as being good value for money, Pasta Basta is family friendly and has over 150 seats, able cater for large groups.
Valkendorfsgade 22
Tel: 3311 2131.
Website: www.pastabasta.dk
Price: $$
Restaurant Puk
This slightly down-at-heel basement bar-restaurant is not the place for those who want a sophisticated or elegant setting. Its rustic atmosphere, with wooden beams, old photographs and paintings, is enhanced with various objects dotted around, such as ancient cash registers, dolls, battered musical instruments, books and statuettes, adding a quirky, off-beat appeal. And for no-nonsense basic Danish cuisine, it is hard to find anywhere better.
Vandkunsten 8
Tel: 3311 1417.
Website: www.restaurantpuk.dk
Price: $
This slightly down-at-heel basement bar-restaurant is not the place for those who want a sophisticated or elegant setting. Its rustic atmosphere, with wooden beams, old photographs and paintings, is enhanced with various objects dotted around, such as ancient cash registers, dolls, battered musical instruments, books and statuettes, adding a quirky, off-beat appeal. And for no-nonsense basic Danish cuisine, it is hard to find anywhere better.
Vandkunsten 8
Tel: 3311 1417.
Website: www.restaurantpuk.dk
Price: $
Shark House Deli
This small, lively deli is perfect for anyone looking for a tasty and quick lunch in the trendy Nørrebro area of Copenhagen. The Italian and French deli food on offer (mainly sandwiches, salads, houmous and soup) is among the cheapest in the city and great value for its high quality. Most people grab something 'to go', but there are tables in summer for a more leisurely meal. Unlicensed.
Blågårdsgade 3
Tel: 3535 5135.
Price: $
This small, lively deli is perfect for anyone looking for a tasty and quick lunch in the trendy Nørrebro area of Copenhagen. The Italian and French deli food on offer (mainly sandwiches, salads, houmous and soup) is among the cheapest in the city and great value for its high quality. Most people grab something 'to go', but there are tables in summer for a more leisurely meal. Unlicensed.
Blågårdsgade 3
Tel: 3535 5135.
Price: $
Personal Recommendations
Café Victor
A small L-shaped bistro situated on the corner of Ny Østergade and Hovedvagtsgade, Café Victor is proving popular with celebrities. Divided into a bar-cafe and a restaurant, it combines excellent Danish food with fast and friendly service. The menu features herring in various guises, good salads and familiar dishes with pork, steak and fish. Fresh oysters are served daily. This is an excellent, chatty place for a quick lunch, while the restaurant merits a longer stay for a relaxing dinner.
Ny Østergade 8
Tel: 3313 3613.
Website: www.cafevictor.dk
Price: $$
A small L-shaped bistro situated on the corner of Ny Østergade and Hovedvagtsgade, Café Victor is proving popular with celebrities. Divided into a bar-cafe and a restaurant, it combines excellent Danish food with fast and friendly service. The menu features herring in various guises, good salads and familiar dishes with pork, steak and fish. Fresh oysters are served daily. This is an excellent, chatty place for a quick lunch, while the restaurant merits a longer stay for a relaxing dinner.
Ny Østergade 8
Tel: 3313 3613.
Website: www.cafevictor.dk
Price: $$
The Paul
The Paul in Tivoli, named after and run by Englishman Paul Cunningham, has a star in the Michelin guide and never fails to offer exciting meals. Mr Cunningham aims for intense gastronomic experiences, and the popularity of his restaurant confirms this is a successful strategy. The menu changes regularly, and the food is created from the very best ingredients.
Vesterbrogade 3
Tel: 3375 0775.
Website: www.thepaul.dk
Price: $$$$
The Paul in Tivoli, named after and run by Englishman Paul Cunningham, has a star in the Michelin guide and never fails to offer exciting meals. Mr Cunningham aims for intense gastronomic experiences, and the popularity of his restaurant confirms this is a successful strategy. The menu changes regularly, and the food is created from the very best ingredients.
Vesterbrogade 3
Tel: 3375 0775.
Website: www.thepaul.dk
Price: $$$$
Restaurant Ida Davidsen
Proving that there is no such thing as 'just a sandwich', Ida takes the Danish smørrebrød tradition to new heights. Her 200-plus creations include such delightful toppings as smoked salmon, beef tartar and caviar. This is a real Copenhagen institution, with walls bedecked with old family photos. Diners should remember, however, that Restaurant Ida Davidsen is a breakfast and lunch venue only and it closes at 1700 (the kitchen at 1600). Closed weekends. Unlicensed.
Store Kongensgade 70
Tel: 3391 3655.
Website: www.idadavidsen.dk
Price: $
Proving that there is no such thing as 'just a sandwich', Ida takes the Danish smørrebrød tradition to new heights. Her 200-plus creations include such delightful toppings as smoked salmon, beef tartar and caviar. This is a real Copenhagen institution, with walls bedecked with old family photos. Diners should remember, however, that Restaurant Ida Davidsen is a breakfast and lunch venue only and it closes at 1700 (the kitchen at 1600). Closed weekends. Unlicensed.
Store Kongensgade 70
Tel: 3391 3655.
Website: www.idadavidsen.dk
Price: $
Wallmans
Wallmans, housed in Copenhagen's former circus building, not far from the City Hall Square, offers a spectacular dinner show. About 1,000 guests can enjoy a four-course dinner while being served and entertained by Wallmans' professional artists on seven stages beneath the circus building's dome. After the show, the interior is transformed into a gigantic nightclub for dancing.
Cirkusbygningen, Jernbanegade 8
Tel: 3316 3700.
Website: www.wallmans.dk
Price: $$$ (four-course dinner with show)
Wallmans, housed in Copenhagen's former circus building, not far from the City Hall Square, offers a spectacular dinner show. About 1,000 guests can enjoy a four-course dinner while being served and entertained by Wallmans' professional artists on seven stages beneath the circus building's dome. After the show, the interior is transformed into a gigantic nightclub for dancing.
Cirkusbygningen, Jernbanegade 8
Tel: 3316 3700.
Website: www.wallmans.dk
Price: $$$ (four-course dinner with show)
1.th
This restaurant is something of a local secret and is set to remain that way unless it changes its booking policy. Diners have to book weeks in advance and then receive an 'invitation' to come around for dinner at 1900 in this homely yet impeccably stylish second-floor venue. The set menus take diners on a unique culinary journey, lasting the entire evening, through many different cuisines and styles of cooking, although primarily Modern Danish with a classical basis.
Herluf Trollesgade 9
Tel: 3393 5770.
Website: www.1th.dk
Price: $$$-$$$$
This restaurant is something of a local secret and is set to remain that way unless it changes its booking policy. Diners have to book weeks in advance and then receive an 'invitation' to come around for dinner at 1900 in this homely yet impeccably stylish second-floor venue. The set menus take diners on a unique culinary journey, lasting the entire evening, through many different cuisines and styles of cooking, although primarily Modern Danish with a classical basis.
Herluf Trollesgade 9
Tel: 3393 5770.
Website: www.1th.dk
Price: $$$-$$$$
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