Guidebook for København
Food Scene
Mad & Kaffe
68 Sønder Blvd.Westend
WestendKaffe
90 IstedgadeThis place is absolutely lovely. Very nice service.
Madklubben Vesterbro
62 VesterbrogadeExcellent restaurant, budget friendly but extremely good.
Indoor gourmet food stalls. Many people go here during the weekends. Good food.
311 locals recommend
Papirøen
Indoor gourmet food stalls. Many people go here during the weekends. Good food.
Restaurant/brewery. Cooks food with beer - highly recommended. Very unique and high quality food and drink. Amazing neighborhood too.
182 locals recommend
Nørrebro Bryghus
3 RyesgadeRestaurant/brewery. Cooks food with beer - highly recommended. Very unique and high quality food and drink. Amazing neighborhood too.
Torvehallerne Copenhagen
21 FrederiksborggadeDecent place for fancy food. Charming area.
Charming volunteer-driven café with 1000 boardgames. The building it is in has lots of cultural events - jazz, poetry, cinema and theatre. Worth a visit.
87 locals recommend
Bastard Café
13 RådhusstrædeCharming volunteer-driven café with 1000 boardgames. The building it is in has lots of cultural events - jazz, poetry, cinema and theatre. Worth a visit.
Cortado Kaffebar
122 NørrebrogadeMy favourite Nørrebro café.
I don't think I've ever had a better burger and milkshake. Closes when they run out for the day, but normally not before 8 or 9.
115 locals recommend
Tommi's Burger Joint Kødbyen
21 HøkerboderneI don't think I've ever had a better burger and milkshake. Closes when they run out for the day, but normally not before 8 or 9.
Essentials
Netto
74 GodthåbsvejDrinks & Nightlife
The meatpacking district. Hub of bars, clubs, restaurants and all sorts of strange nightlife events. Don't go to KB18 before 3-4am.
1635 locals recommend
Meatpacking District, Copenhagen
The meatpacking district. Hub of bars, clubs, restaurants and all sorts of strange nightlife events. Don't go to KB18 before 3-4am.
Well stocked wine shop. They import their own goods and sell to most of the decent bars in Copenhagen. Very high quality and good service. Fair prices.
18 locals recommend
Juul's Vin & Spiritus
15 VærnedamsvejWell stocked wine shop. They import their own goods and sell to most of the decent bars in Copenhagen. Very high quality and good service. Fair prices.
Blues venue with great live performances and cheap beer. Indoor smoking allowed!
40 locals recommend
Mojo
21C LøngangstrædeBlues venue with great live performances and cheap beer. Indoor smoking allowed!
The best jazz club in Copenhagen. Worth a visit, especially sundays for the open jam night.
93 locals recommend
La Fontaine
11 KompagnistrædeThe best jazz club in Copenhagen. Worth a visit, especially sundays for the open jam night.
Avant-garde nightlife happens here. Often very weird music - not always enjoyable, but definitely a good place to go if regular bars and clubs are boring to you!
8 locals recommend
Mayhem
1 RagnhildgadeAvant-garde nightlife happens here. Often very weird music - not always enjoyable, but definitely a good place to go if regular bars and clubs are boring to you!
Charming, small bar. Go downstairs!! Mostly visited by people below 30. Graffitti everywhere and very cheap beer.
17 locals recommend
Floss Bar
10 LarsbjørnsstrædeCharming, small bar. Go downstairs!! Mostly visited by people below 30. Graffitti everywhere and very cheap beer.
My favourite cocktail bar. Extremely good, if I recall correctly, they are ranked pretty decently on a world ranking list.
500 locals recommend
LIDKOEB
72B VesterbrogadeMy favourite cocktail bar. Extremely good, if I recall correctly, they are ranked pretty decently on a world ranking list.
Vega
40 EnghavevejGreat old venue. Good acts play here.
Extremely good and imaginative cocktails. Great atmosphere. Also fairly high on the world rankings I believe.
311 locals recommend
The Barking Dog
19 Sankt Hans GadeExtremely good and imaginative cocktails. Great atmosphere. Also fairly high on the world rankings I believe.
Jazzhus Montmartre
19A Store RegnegadeGreat jazzclub. Very old.
Jazzhouse has jazz, but also interesting - often experimental - gigs too. Nice place to go!
28 locals recommend
Jazzhouse
10 Niels Hemmingsens GadeJazzhouse has jazz, but also interesting - often experimental - gigs too. Nice place to go!
Sightseeing
Famous street. Denmark was the first country in the world to legalise pornography (in 1970 I think), and this is where it happened. Near the central station the drug dealers and hookers hang out. Lots of sex shops, became very gentrified over the past ten years. Now the other end of the street is really charming and full of great places, but stay away from the central station area. It's creepy.
345 locals recommend
Istedgade
IstedgadeFamous street. Denmark was the first country in the world to legalise pornography (in 1970 I think), and this is where it happened. Near the central station the drug dealers and hookers hang out. Lots of sex shops, became very gentrified over the past ten years. Now the other end of the street is really charming and full of great places, but stay away from the central station area. It's creepy.
Nyhavn
Probably in every guidebook. Very charming area.
The beating heart of the Nørrebro neighborhood. Go here at 7-8am in the morning to see a million bikes ride all over the place through Nørrebrogade. Don't bike there yourselves during rush hour, it's dangerous. Nørrebro is good for strange shops and a nice mix of working class and middle class people. Like Vesterbro, but more boring ;) Very cheap area though.
56 locals recommend
Nørrebros Runddel (Nørrebrogade)
The beating heart of the Nørrebro neighborhood. Go here at 7-8am in the morning to see a million bikes ride all over the place through Nørrebrogade. Don't bike there yourselves during rush hour, it's dangerous. Nørrebro is good for strange shops and a nice mix of working class and middle class people. Like Vesterbro, but more boring ;) Very cheap area though.
Beautiful, old Copenhagen. Some of the oldest buildings left. The surrounding area is very nice too! Lots of secret places.
64 locals recommend
Nyboder
24 Sankt Pauls GadeBeautiful, old Copenhagen. Some of the oldest buildings left. The surrounding area is very nice too! Lots of secret places.
Very famous place, good for live music and anything artistic you can imagine. Read about it in any guidebook! Make sure to take a walk by the canal. Don't go there after midnight, there's nothing there worth seeing and it's slightly creepy I think.
2088 locals recommend
Freetown Christiania
Very famous place, good for live music and anything artistic you can imagine. Read about it in any guidebook! Make sure to take a walk by the canal. Don't go there after midnight, there's nothing there worth seeing and it's slightly creepy I think.
Elmegade
ElmegadeCool street! Cafés, shops and bars. Hipsters too
Street with LOTS of unusual/bizarre experimental shops. There's a hairdresser that also sells old videogames - you can play while you get a haircut and get it free if you beat the high score.
229 locals recommend
Ravnsborggade
RavnsborggadeStreet with LOTS of unusual/bizarre experimental shops. There's a hairdresser that also sells old videogames - you can play while you get a haircut and get it free if you beat the high score.
Gråbrødretorv
GråbrødretorvNice place with nice restaurants!
Entertainment & Activities
Small local cinema and café, very charming and shows primarily english-language movies (make sure to check!)
94 locals recommend
Vester Vov Vov
5 AbsalonsgadeSmall local cinema and café, very charming and shows primarily english-language movies (make sure to check!)
Often shows english language films from film festivals and the like. Often has french and german film too with english subtitles.
101 locals recommend
Grand Teatret
8 Mikkel Bryggers GadeOften shows english language films from film festivals and the like. Often has french and german film too with english subtitles.
Shopping
Fisketorvet
59 Kalvebod BryggeBeautiful shopping mall with a brilliant view by the canal.
My favourite second-hand bookshop on one of my favourite streets. Has many art books and a somewhat decent english language section. Extremely good service - I always ask for recommendations and never regret it whenever I feel like reading something new. Many litterature students work there, so you sometimes almost get a lecture if you are interested!
Seiers Antikvariat ved Jens Rasmus Seier
74-76 NansensgadeMy favourite second-hand bookshop on one of my favourite streets. Has many art books and a somewhat decent english language section. Extremely good service - I always ask for recommendations and never regret it whenever I feel like reading something new. Many litterature students work there, so you sometimes almost get a lecture if you are interested!
Great little shop with lots of nice designer-things. Great for gifts, reasonable prices on most things.
AREASTORE
73 Store KongensgadeGreat little shop with lots of nice designer-things. Great for gifts, reasonable prices on most things.
Very well stocked camera shop. Lots of good second-hand cameras. Decent prices for film if you're into that.
Photografica
41 SkindergadeVery well stocked camera shop. Lots of good second-hand cameras. Decent prices for film if you're into that.
Arts & Culture
This is the royal library, it's beautiful inside (especially the VERY old reading room). Often has english-language cultural events. Very nice view.
83 locals recommend
Black Diamond
1 Søren Kierkegaards PladsThis is the royal library, it's beautiful inside (especially the VERY old reading room). Often has english-language cultural events. Very nice view.
Statens Museum For Kunst
48-50 SølvgadeReally nice museum, I believe it's free.
INCREDIBLE museum. I'd say it's a must-visit for anyone who cares about architecture and art. Has an amazing collection and the building itself is a work of art on the inside.
270 locals recommend
Glyptoteket (Tietgensgade) station
INCREDIBLE museum. I'd say it's a must-visit for anyone who cares about architecture and art. Has an amazing collection and the building itself is a work of art on the inside.
ABSOLUTELY WORTH A VISIT if you have time. Trains leave from the central station (Go towards Helsingør and get off at the Humlebæk/Louisiana station, takes about an hour to get there). Incredible museum of modern art.
1372 locals recommend
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
13 Gl StrandvejABSOLUTELY WORTH A VISIT if you have time. Trains leave from the central station (Go towards Helsingør and get off at the Humlebæk/Louisiana station, takes about an hour to get there). Incredible museum of modern art.