Guidebook for København
Food Scene
Located right smack in the middle of the Meatpacking District, this place has good seafood and cozy atmosphere. Also, in the summer they have beach chairs outside, giving you the best sun spot in the asphalt jungle.
337 locals recommend
Kødbyens Fiskebar
100 FlæsketorvetLocated right smack in the middle of the Meatpacking District, this place has good seafood and cozy atmosphere. Also, in the summer they have beach chairs outside, giving you the best sun spot in the asphalt jungle.
Everything is organic here – even the vodka! – so menus change according to the season. If you have trouble finding the place, just look for the giant BOSCH neon signs. (As with everything else in the Meatpacking District, the neon signs have been deemed worthy of preservation, imposing strict rules on what the current owners can do.)
57 locals recommend
BOB BISTRO (BioMio) - Øko Restaurant Vesterbro
19 HalmtorvetEverything is organic here – even the vodka! – so menus change according to the season. If you have trouble finding the place, just look for the giant BOSCH neon signs. (As with everything else in the Meatpacking District, the neon signs have been deemed worthy of preservation, imposing strict rules on what the current owners can do.)
Another one of the Meatpacking District’s good restaurants, everything here is cooked on charcoal (hence the name, which is Danish for ‘coal’).
63 locals recommend
Restaurant Kul
Another one of the Meatpacking District’s good restaurants, everything here is cooked on charcoal (hence the name, which is Danish for ‘coal’).
Not your average pizza place, Mother uses sourdough and gourmet ham and bakes its pizzas over firewood.
396 locals recommend
Mother
9-15 HøkerboderneNot your average pizza place, Mother uses sourdough and gourmet ham and bakes its pizzas over firewood.
This is an Icelandic franchise with locations in Reykyavik, London, Berlin and now Copenhagen. It’s one of the small country’s few enterprises to have survived the economic bust – and supposedly one of the few to drive McDonald’s out of business when the Golden Arches tried to invade its home turf. Rumor has it that the burgers are “greasy but good”.
115 locals recommend
Tommi's Burger Joint Kødbyen
21 HøkerboderneThis is an Icelandic franchise with locations in Reykyavik, London, Berlin and now Copenhagen. It’s one of the small country’s few enterprises to have survived the economic bust – and supposedly one of the few to drive McDonald’s out of business when the Golden Arches tried to invade its home turf. Rumor has it that the burgers are “greasy but good”.
If you're here during the summer, you should stroll through Kødbyen's open-air food market on the weekends. From their stalls and booths, vendors offer gourmet delicacies ranging from locally produced honey to exotic faraway dishes. Also, there's a DJ playing lounge music and lots of local Copenhageners to meet and greet if you sit down at one of the long tables.
20 locals recommend
Kødbyens Mad & Marked
1 FlæsketorvetIf you're here during the summer, you should stroll through Kødbyen's open-air food market on the weekends. From their stalls and booths, vendors offer gourmet delicacies ranging from locally produced honey to exotic faraway dishes. Also, there's a DJ playing lounge music and lots of local Copenhageners to meet and greet if you sit down at one of the long tables.
Drinks & Nightlife
Mikkeler began as a micro brewery, but has become so succesful that it’s now sold in New York, Singapore, London and God knows where else. Fortunetely we can still have it here in Copenhagen. Cheers!
120 locals recommend
Warpigs Brewpub
25-37 FlæsketorvetMikkeler began as a micro brewery, but has become so succesful that it’s now sold in New York, Singapore, London and God knows where else. Fortunetely we can still have it here in Copenhagen. Cheers!
A local bar specializing in out-of-the-way beer, Fermentoren is a popular hang-out among Danes and tourists alike.
102 locals recommend
Fermentoren
29C HalmtorvetA local bar specializing in out-of-the-way beer, Fermentoren is a popular hang-out among Danes and tourists alike.
Malbeck specializes in Argentinian wine and has become quite sucessful doing so.
147 locals recommend
Malbeck Vinbar
61 IstedgadeMalbeck specializes in Argentinian wine and has become quite sucessful doing so.
I have no idea what – in anything – they specialize in, but the place is quite popular. Also serves tapas.
64 locals recommend
Vesterbro Vinstue
128 IstedgadeI have no idea what – in anything – they specialize in, but the place is quite popular. Also serves tapas.
Shopping
Fisketorvet a.k.a. Copenhagen Mall houses more than 100 shops, as well as Scandinavia's first IMAX cinema
679 locals recommend
Fisketorvet
59 Kalvebod BryggeFisketorvet a.k.a. Copenhagen Mall houses more than 100 shops, as well as Scandinavia's first IMAX cinema
Getting Around
Just around the corner from your Copenhagen home, you'll find this station, where local trains stop to take you on adventure.
125 locals recommend
Dybbølsbro st
Just around the corner from your Copenhagen home, you'll find this station, where local trains stop to take you on adventure.
Baisikeli has bikes in all shapes and sizes. And they rent them out to you.
53 locals recommend
Baisikeli Bike rental and bike workshop
2 IngerslevsgadeBaisikeli has bikes in all shapes and sizes. And they rent them out to you.
Parks & Nature
With its castle-like front wall, Skydebanen -- the Shooting Range -- looks like a set piece out of a Robin Hood movie. I used to wonder why only a single wall of the castle was left standing. Then I learned that there never was any more. The wall was erected as a barrier to keep passersby safe from stray arrows when the king and his men practiced archery. Today, Skydebanen is part playground, part park. It's a nice place to experience local families -- or to pretend to be one.
207 locals recommend
Skydebanehaven
With its castle-like front wall, Skydebanen -- the Shooting Range -- looks like a set piece out of a Robin Hood movie. I used to wonder why only a single wall of the castle was left standing. Then I learned that there never was any more. The wall was erected as a barrier to keep passersby safe from stray arrows when the king and his men practiced archery. Today, Skydebanen is part playground, part park. It's a nice place to experience local families -- or to pretend to be one.