Guidebook for Aarhus

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Guidebook for Aarhus

Food Scene

Cheap but very good = Save $$$! Moules frites, fish and chips, etc. The main course of the day is ALWAYS excellent (normally 70 DKK). Long lines means coming early and waiting (but it's worth it).
92 locals recommend
OliNico
35 Mejlgade
92 locals recommend
Cheap but very good = Save $$$! Moules frites, fish and chips, etc. The main course of the day is ALWAYS excellent (normally 70 DKK). Long lines means coming early and waiting (but it's worth it).
Quality grease! Get the Le Coq Dog for a different kind of hot dog! Or try a sandwich, the 'steak' one is really good, and they'll cut it in half for two people, if you just need a smaller bite.
18 locals recommend
Haute Friture
16 Graven
18 locals recommend
Quality grease! Get the Le Coq Dog for a different kind of hot dog! Or try a sandwich, the 'steak' one is really good, and they'll cut it in half for two people, if you just need a smaller bite.
French.
61 locals recommend
Juliette
54 Jægergårdsgade
61 locals recommend
French.
Very cheap, easy, fast, also good for kids. Get # 59 !
14 locals recommend
Restaurant Kowloon
78 Frederiksgade
14 locals recommend
Very cheap, easy, fast, also good for kids. Get # 59 !
Wine, tapas, books, cosy atmosphere
34 locals recommend
Løve’s Bog- og Vincafé
32 Nørregade
34 locals recommend
Wine, tapas, books, cosy atmosphere
Decent food
51 locals recommend
Café Drudenfuss
30 Graven
51 locals recommend
Decent food
Very nice garden in the back! Nice atmosphere, food and coffee is ok.
43 locals recommend
Café Englen
3 Studsgade
43 locals recommend
Very nice garden in the back! Nice atmosphere, food and coffee is ok.
Tapas! Not cheap, but not that expensive either. Worth it! Call and ask about bringing small kids...
27 locals recommend
CANblau Tapas Bar
29 Frederiksgade
27 locals recommend
Tapas! Not cheap, but not that expensive either. Worth it! Call and ask about bringing small kids...

Sightseeing

Informative and inspiring. Free entrance, free guided tours. You can bring your own lunch and eat inside or outside on the grass. Or buy in the cafe.
326 locals recommend
Botanical Garden and the Greenhouses
10A Peter Holms Vej
326 locals recommend
Informative and inspiring. Free entrance, free guided tours. You can bring your own lunch and eat inside or outside on the grass. Or buy in the cafe.
Lovely park, iconic buildings. If you can, get to the northwestern end of the park, to 'Statsbiblioteket' and Aulaen (State Library and main hall). There's a nice view. If you bike, mind the cars.
54 locals recommend
Universitetsparken
Universitetsparken
54 locals recommend
Lovely park, iconic buildings. If you can, get to the northwestern end of the park, to 'Statsbiblioteket' and Aulaen (State Library and main hall). There's a nice view. If you bike, mind the cars.
Architecture! Get inside if you can. The park in the back is a nice place to relax, but not that quiet.
14 locals recommend
Aarhus City Hall
2 Rådhuspladsen
14 locals recommend
Architecture! Get inside if you can. The park in the back is a nice place to relax, but not that quiet.
Get inside if you can. Or just enjoy an ice-cream on the benches in front.
88 locals recommend
Aarhus Cathedral
Store Torv
88 locals recommend
Get inside if you can. Or just enjoy an ice-cream on the benches in front.
And the 'Aula' next to here, has a free antique museum in the cellar.
Royal Danish Library - Aarhus
1 Victor Albecks Vej
And the 'Aula' next to here, has a free antique museum in the cellar.

Everything Else

Favorite place in all of Aarhus. Tons of people, but you can always find your own quiet spot to sleep, read, barbecue or play ball.
326 locals recommend
Botanical Garden and the Greenhouses
10A Peter Holms Vej
326 locals recommend
Favorite place in all of Aarhus. Tons of people, but you can always find your own quiet spot to sleep, read, barbecue or play ball.
Take a walk from 'Strandbaren' to here.
11 locals recommend
Aarhus Lystbaadehavn
8 Fiskerivej
11 locals recommend
Take a walk from 'Strandbaren' to here.
Cosy area. Cafes and small shops. Close to train station. And shopping center 'Bruuns Galleri', which is boring, but practical if you need cheap goods from the supermarket, or a restroom.
82 locals recommend
JÆGERGÅRDSGADE
Jægergårdsgade
82 locals recommend
Cosy area. Cafes and small shops. Close to train station. And shopping center 'Bruuns Galleri', which is boring, but practical if you need cheap goods from the supermarket, or a restroom.
Biocity cinema! Google Maps can't find it, for some reason, but it is there. If you need a large, but nice cinema, this is the one (more cosy than Cinemaxx above the train station).
Sankt Knuds Torv
Sankt Knuds Torv
Biocity cinema! Google Maps can't find it, for some reason, but it is there. If you need a large, but nice cinema, this is the one (more cosy than Cinemaxx above the train station).

Drinks & Nightlife

beachvolley, icecream, water, fun. It's a huge open area, and you don't have to buy anything to get access, so you can bring you own stuff (but ask the staff what parts are reserved for customers).
33 locals recommend
Strandbaren
Irma Pedersens Gade
33 locals recommend
beachvolley, icecream, water, fun. It's a huge open area, and you don't have to buy anything to get access, so you can bring you own stuff (but ask the staff what parts are reserved for customers).

Entertainment & Activities

Very large with a lot of space, so more private. Beautiful forest. My favorite beach. Check out the new MOMU museum too (you can walk through the forest in half an hour).
41 locals recommend
Moesgaard Strand
21 Strandskovvej
41 locals recommend
Very large with a lot of space, so more private. Beautiful forest. My favorite beach. Check out the new MOMU museum too (you can walk through the forest in half an hour).
Nice and challenging playground! Huge grassy area, views to the sea.
74 locals recommend
Helnan Marselis Hotel
25 Strandvejen
74 locals recommend
Nice and challenging playground! Huge grassy area, views to the sea.
Easy to get to by bike or bus (currently bus 17 or 20). Public bathrooms and kiosks. Get off at or close to 'Bellevue-Hallen', and ask for directions. 2 minute walk to the beach via small gravel road.
51 locals recommend
Bellevue Beach
51 locals recommend
Easy to get to by bike or bus (currently bus 17 or 20). Public bathrooms and kiosks. Get off at or close to 'Bellevue-Hallen', and ask for directions. 2 minute walk to the beach via small gravel road.
Hands down THE BEST place to bring small kids! Mainly because everyone else do, so nobody minds your kid screaming or running about… Sounds awful, but it really isn't - maybe because of the cake! :)
At Sophie's Parents
74 Frederiksgade
Hands down THE BEST place to bring small kids! Mainly because everyone else do, so nobody minds your kid screaming or running about… Sounds awful, but it really isn't - maybe because of the cake! :)
Pricey… But a lot of fun, for many different ages. Esepcially nice when then weather is warm and sunny, since it's in the middle of the forrest. Also many rides for really small kids, under 2 years.
249 locals recommend
Tivoli Friheden
5 Skovbrynet
249 locals recommend
Pricey… But a lot of fun, for many different ages. Esepcially nice when then weather is warm and sunny, since it's in the middle of the forrest. Also many rides for really small kids, under 2 years.
Nice and accessible beach, but often crowded. Bathrooms and kiosk. Sometimes lifeguard.
50 locals recommend
Kiosken Den Permanente
3 Salonvejen
50 locals recommend
Nice and accessible beach, but often crowded. Bathrooms and kiosk. Sometimes lifeguard.
Dokk1, the new and enormous library/civic center/cultural space etc! Amazing playgrounds and nice views, both inside and out. Can't miss it... (Google maps can't find it yet, since it's brand new).
Europaplads St. station
Dokk1, the new and enormous library/civic center/cultural space etc! Amazing playgrounds and nice views, both inside and out. Can't miss it... (Google maps can't find it yet, since it's brand new).
Nice park, feed ducks. If you go to the northern end (the top), there's a small playground. Try the xylophone. And walk a couple minutes north, across Vennelyst Boulevard, to see the university park.
Vennelystparken
Nice park, feed ducks. If you go to the northern end (the top), there's a small playground. Try the xylophone. And walk a couple minutes north, across Vennelyst Boulevard, to see the university park.
'Børnenes Jord' is NOT here! But google maps can't find it... The best playground in all of Aarhus, is at Hjelmensgade.
Nørreport (Aarhus)
'Børnenes Jord' is NOT here! But google maps can't find it... The best playground in all of Aarhus, is at Hjelmensgade.
Børnenes Jord! The best playground in all of Aarhus - and it's just a short walk around the corner from the apartment. Goats, rabbits and birds, a small gravel football field, and several sandboxes.
Thunøgade 2A
2A Thunøgade
Børnenes Jord! The best playground in all of Aarhus - and it's just a short walk around the corner from the apartment. Goats, rabbits and birds, a small gravel football field, and several sandboxes.

Arts & Culture

… Go around the rainbow like everybody else. And look at 'Boy'.
658 locals recommend
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
2 Aros Allé
658 locals recommend
… Go around the rainbow like everybody else. And look at 'Boy'.
Science museum, and the interplay between science and humanity. Open 10-16 tuesday to sunday during summer (closed mondays). Under 18 free.
24 locals recommend
Steno Museum
2 C. F. Møllers Allé
24 locals recommend
Science museum, and the interplay between science and humanity. Open 10-16 tuesday to sunday during summer (closed mondays). Under 18 free.
Science museum, natural history. Open all days from 10-16. Under 18 free.
20 locals recommend
Natural History Museum
10 Wilhelm Meyers Allé
20 locals recommend
Science museum, natural history. Open all days from 10-16. Under 18 free.
Quirky, small, old but charming cinema. Has a broad selection of smaller, 'artsy' movies.
74 locals recommend
East of Eden
9C Paradisgade
74 locals recommend
Quirky, small, old but charming cinema. Has a broad selection of smaller, 'artsy' movies.