Copenhagen Restaurants

Copenhagen has experienced a gastronomical revolution over the past decade. A rising interest in new Nordic cooking emphasizes using locally sourced raw materials and high-quality seasonal ingredients. Wild game, cured or smoked fish and meats, Limfjord oysters, Læsø langoustine, eel, and plaice are a few examples.

There's also been a revival of authentic Danish fare. Most such meals begin with sild, pickled herring of various flavors, served on rugbrød, a very dark and dense rye-based bread. This bread is also the basis for smørrebrød—open-face sandwiches piled high with various meats, vegetables, and condiments. For dinner, try flæskesteg, pork roast with a crispy rind, which is commonly served with rødkål, stewed red cabbage, and potatoes.

There are plenty of bistros serving moderately priced meals, and for inexpensive savory noshes in stylish surroundings, consider lingering in a café. Many restaurants offer fixed-priced meals with wine-pairing menus, and most restaurants require reservations. Many restaurants tack a surcharge of between 3.75% and 5.75% onto the bill for the use of foreign credit cards.

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  • 1. H15

    $ | Vesterbro | Scandinavian

    This combined cafeteria, bar, and venue in an old carrier hall is one of the best places to go for a cheap but delicious breakfast, a glass of wine with a friend, an organic cup of coffee, or a light lunch or bigger dinner. The service is casual and friendly, and the dishes are creative and inexpensive despite their outstanding quality. After dinner the place becomes a popular bar.

    Halmtorvet 15, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1700, Denmark
    26-13–68–46

    Known For

    • Local clientele
    • Organic vegetable-focused dishes
    • Casual atmosphere with communal tables and self-service at the bar

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 2. La Banchina

    $$ | Christianshavn | European

    This wine bar and restaurant is known for its tasty dinners and natural wines as well as for its sauna and bathing jetties, which are impossibly popular with Copenhageners on summer days. The restaurant looks a bit like a boat shed, and dinner is cooked in a small kitchen outdoors. From October to April the restaurant moves indoors and scales up the culinary ambitions with a tasting menu.

    Refshalevej 141, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1432, Denmark
    31-26--65--61

    Known For

    • Natural wines
    • Casual, urban atmosphere
    • Taking harbor-front hygge to new heights
  • 3. noma

    $$$$ | Scandinavian

    Dark oak tables, wooden floors, and chairs with lamb-fur accents are a rustic interpretation of Nordic luxury that's appropriate to the setting—a former warehouse on the waterfront. This restaurant is at the vanguard of new Nordic cuisine and Denmark's most highly acclaimed. Chef Rene Redzepi and his innovative team pair the best local ingredients like berries, mushrooms, vegetables, and herbs with game, Jutland marsh lamb, Greenlandic musk ox, and Faroe Islands scallops. Dishes from the 20-course tasting menu can be served with wine pairings or a juice menu for an additional charge. Service is irreproachable. Given the hype, it's nearly impossible to book a table—reservations are taken a full three months in advance. So plan well ahead, and be prepared to settle for lunch instead of dinner. The chef plans to close noma after New Year's Eve 2016 and reopen it in 2017 as an urban farm-to-table restaurant in a new location.

    Strandgade 93, Christianshavn, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1401, Denmark
    32-96–32–97

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. No lunch Mon., Reservations essential
  • 4. AOC

    $$$$ | Indre By

    When international foodies visit Copenhagen, AOC is high on the list of restaurants to visit. The restaurant, which has two Michelin stars, offers one tasting menu with a strong focus on sensory pleasure, Nordic produce, and imaginative cooking.

    Dronningens Tværgade 2, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1302, Denmark
    33-11–11–45

    Known For

    • Ultra-fresh ingredients from Scandinavia
    • Seasonal menu
    • Beautifully presented dishes

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.--Tues. No lunch
  • 5. Kong Hans Kælder

    $$$$ | Indre By

    Five centuries ago this was a vineyard; now it's the site of one of Scandinavia's finest restaurants, and the oldest Michelin restaurant in Denmark. Chef Mark Lundgaard's French- and Danish-inspired dishes employ local ingredients and are served in a medieval subterranean space with whitewashed walls and vaulted ceilings.

    Vingaardsstræde 6, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1070, Denmark
    33-11–68–68

    Known For

    • First Michelin-starred restaurant in Copenhagen
    • Extensive, expensive wine list
    • Classic French cuisine

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.–Tues. No lunch
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  • 6. Noma

    $$$$ | Christianshavn

    René Redzepi, one of the world’s most influential chefs, announced he would finally close Noma, widely considered to be one of the world’s best restaurants and the place that started the New Nordic food revolution, for good at the end of 2024. Noma had only reopened in a new location in 2018 after another shut-down (albeit a temporary one, which also garnered headlines around the world) and has since been awarded three Michelin stars yet again. It's almost impossible to get a table, but worth the try. It serves three menus every year: seafood in the winter, vegetables in the summer, and game in the fall.

    Refshalevej 96, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1432, Denmark
    32-96–32–97

    Known For

    • Beautifully presented dishes in the New Nordic cuisine
    • Impeccable service
    • Location on a lake facing Christiania

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon. No lunch
  • 7. Pastis

    $$ | French

    This lively eatery is the place to go for French brasserie dishes. Its accomplished chef and owner, Mikkel Egelund, satisfies with classics like entrecôte with béarnaise and crispy fries, moules marinière (mussels steamed in white wine and herbs), or salad Niçoise. Also good is the plateau de fruits de mer (a platter of "fruit" of the sea), with lobster, oysters, and shrimp. Enjoy a predinner drink at the brass bar or have after-dinner coffee or a cognac on the patio. The restaurant has an à la carte menu for lunch and dinner, and a three-course dinner prix-fixe for DKr 300.

    Gothersgade 52, Frederiksstaden, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1123, Denmark
    33-93–44–11

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential
  • 8. Pluto

    $$$ | Indre By

    The food at this centrally located restaurant is delicious and unpretentious, and the service is friendly. Decked out in dark wood and concrete, the dining room here is stylish in an understated way. Pluto is owned by the same people who run Retour and Gorilla—establishments that are also worth a visit. 

    Borgergade 16, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1300, Denmark
    33-16--00--16

    Known For

    • Meals served family style
    • Well-priced set menus
    • Cocktail bar after restaurant hours

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch
  • 9. Sanchez

    $$ | Vesterbro

    Noma’s former dessert chef has been drawing a crowd since she opened a street-food stall at Torvehallerne (still going strong), where she serves the best tacos in Copenhagen. Now she’s opened a full-service restaurant, too, on hip Istedgade, where the tacos are just as good.

    Istedgade 60, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1650, Denmark
    31-11–66–40

    Known For

    • Best tacos in town
    • Festive atmosphere
    • Weekend brunch

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch weekdays
  • 10. Geist

    $$$$ | Indre By
    Closed Permanently

    This restaurant is stylish and lively with its concrete floors, dark wood, and open kitchen. Many of the 30 dishes on the à la carte menu have become legendary, and so has the concept: there’s no distinction between starters and mains. Ordering three or four dishes is usually recommended.

    Kongens Nytorv 8, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1050, Denmark
    33-13–37–13

    Known For

    • Fashionable crowd
    • Perhaps the best tiramisu in Copenhagen
    • Simple, clever, unfussy cooking
  • 11. Le Sommelier

    $$ | Indre By
    Closed Permanently

    The grande dame of Copenhagen's French restaurants is appropriately named. The cellar boasts more than 800 varieties of wine, and you can order many of them by the glass—with or without the help of a sommelier. Exquisite French dishes are complemented by an elegant interior of off-white walls, rough-hewn wooden floors, brass chandeliers, and hanging copper pots. Dishes include guinea fowl in a foie-gras sauce or lamb shank and crispy sweetbreads with parsley and garlic. While waiting for your table, head to the burnished dark-wood and brass bar to begin sampling the wine.

    Bredgade 63–65, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1260, Denmark
    33-11–45–15

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch weekends, Credit cards accepted
  • 12. Café Atelier September

    $ | Indre By | European
    Closed Permanently

    The food is as photogenic as the decor at this café, and the avocado toast is legendary. The window seats are perfect for watching the world pass by.

    Gothersgade 30, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1123, Denmark
    No phone
  • 13. Café Norden

    $ | Indre By
    Closed Permanently

    Substantial portions make up for minimal table space at this classic art nouveau–style café, which is at Købmagergade and Strøget.

    Østergade 61, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1100, Denmark
    33-11–77–91
  • 14. Clou

    $$$$ | Indre By
    Closed Permanently

    Four nights a week Clou serves a 20-course dinner for 12–20 lucky guests. Rather than creating a menu and finding wines to go with it, Clou starts with the wines—cult wines are chosen, and then the chefs get to work creating dishes that will complement them. The food is Nordic but takes inspiration from southern Europe.

    Øster Farimagsgade 8, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 2100, Denmark
    91-92–72–30

    Known For

    • Amazing wines
    • Food served by the chef himself
    • Bright, homey atmosphere

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.–Tues. No lunch
  • 15. Era Ora

    $$$$ | Christianshavn
    Closed Permanently

    Since 1983 this premier Italian restaurant has been known for its changing tasting menus and its huge cellar, with 80,000 bottles of Italian wine. Burnt-umber walls and black, chocolate-brown, and white accents predominate in the dining room. There's no a la carte menu. This is a full, special night out; prepare to spend at least four hours dining leisurely.

    Overgaden Neden Vandet 33B, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1414, Denmark
    32-54–06–93

    Known For

    • Only Italian Michelin-starred restaurant in Scandinavia
    • Romantic, canalside setting
    • Innovative dishes based on ingredients imported from Italy

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Reservations essential
  • 16. Pony

    $$$ | Vesterbro
    Closed Permanently

    The team behind Michelin-starred Kadeau in Bornholm (and also in Copenhagen) has opened a sister restaurant where the dishes are simpler, the prices are lower, and the atmosphere is more casual. The vision is the same, though, and you’ll dine on Danish products such as fried scallops with corn crème and sage, veal sweetbreads with baked tomatoes, and salted cod with cauliflower.

    Vesterbrogade 135, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1620, Denmark
    33-22--10--00

    Known For

    • Organic wine list with a focus on small producers
    • Playful but ambitious chefs
    • Four-course menu that's a steal

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon. No lunch
  • 17. Søren K

    $$ | Indre By
    Closed Permanently

    Occupying a bright corner of the Royal Library's modern Black Diamond extension, this cool-toned restaurant, with clean lines, blond-wood furnishings, and recessed lighting, serves French Scandinavian concoctions. For waterfront views, choose a table inside up against the glass walls or outside.

    Søren Kierkegaards Pl. 1, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1221, Denmark
    33-47–49–49

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun., Credit cards accepted
  • 18. Yan's Wok

    $ | Vesterbro | Chinese
    Closed Permanently

    Hong Kong-born chef Yan mans the wok here, serving regional Chinese cuisine, such as peppery dishes from the Szechuan province; aromatic shredded duck; or stir-fried lamb with ginger, spring onion, and chili. The spicy gong-bao chicken with chili and cashews is addictive. Decorated with simple white linens and black leather chairs, Yan's is a longtime favorite with locals, many of whom regard it as the best Chinese restaurant in the country.

    Bagerstr. 9, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1617, Denmark
    33-23–73–33

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No lunch. Closed Mon.
  • 19. Ida Davidsen

    $$ | Indre By
    Under Renovation

    This five-generations-old, world-renowned lunch spot is synonymous with smørrebrød, the Danish open-face sandwich. The often-packed dining area is dimly lighted, with worn wooden tables and news clippings of famous visitors on the walls. Creative sandwiches include the H. C. Andersen, with liver pâté, bacon, and tomatoes.

    Store Kongensgade 70, Copenhagen, Capital Region, 1264, Denmark
    33-91–36–55

    Known For

    • A large selection of creative sandwiches
    • Atmospheric setting
    • Smoked duck

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed weekends. No dinner., Reservations essential

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