Top Hotel Bars

Many hotels have bars and lounges where even locals enjoy a cocktail and stylish surroundings.

Icebar Cph. Icebar Cph is literally one of the coolest bars in Copenhagen. Part of the trendy Hotel Twentyseven (which also houses the Honey Ryder lounge serving "molecular" cocktails), it's basically a -31°C (-23°F) ice box (don't worry, a coat is provided during your 40-minute visit), where you drink vodka concoctions in glasses made of ice. Løngangstræde 27, Centrum, Copenhagen, 1468. 33/11-70-00. www.icebarcph.com. DKr. 150, includes one drink.

Bar Rouge. Bar Rouge, a very swanky cocktail lounge at the design hotel First Hotel Skt. Petri, has DJs spinning records on weekends. It even produces and sells its own CDs. Krystalg. 22, Centrum, Copenhagen, 1172. 33/45-91-00. www.hotelsktpetri.com.

Library Bar. The Library Bar in the Plaza is an elegant spot for a quiet but pricey drink. Bernstorffsg. 4, Vesterbro, Copenhagen, 1577. 33/14-92-62. www.librarybar.dk.

Nimb Bar & Vinotek. Nimb Bar & Vinotek on the second floor and in the former ballroom of the Nimb hotel, has an enormous fireplace and crystal chandeliers. You can come for a delightful afternoon tea and coffee service or for a drink. The impressive basement wine cellar has candlelit wooden picnic tables and glass-lined walls displaying bottles from every corner of the globe. The list has an unprecedented 1,300 varieties, many available by the glass. You can order Danish-inspired tapas (oysters, smoked salmon, quail eggs, Skågen ham and cheese) to accompany tastings. Bernstorffsgade 5, Centrum, Copenhagen, 1577. 88/70-00-00.