TrendGirl2

Next trip to Copenhagen!
I am all set, but would love to have any feedback from any special restaurants "to make sure to visit."

I will only be visiting Copenhagen for a few days, and hope to walk the city, enjoy the COPENHAGEN experience.

But........... I would love to have additional names of a few restaurants to make sure to visit during my visit.

Casual, yet enjoyable places to people watch, delicious food, and a nice break in-between walking the city.

I have the names of all the "foodie restaurants" but I really hope to include a few fun, lively cafe-type places in addition.

I am prepared for prices to be "out of controll" in COPENHAGEN.

Everyone who has visited COPENHAGEN, always starts off the conversation with"BRING TONS OF MONEY!!!!"
Anyone have any favorites to share?


Trend Girl.

Jay_G

Hi TrendGirl,
One cafe worth a visit is the Laundromat cafe http://www.thelaundromatcafe.com/ decently priced sandwiches/burgers etc. and lots of beautiful people to watch.

It's very popular though, so prepare to either wait a little while for a table, or make friends very quickly.

I know which option I'd choose...

tower

trendgirl:


From the sounds of your post I'm quite certain you would love Cafe' Klimt...we enjoyed it a few times on a visit to Copenhagen and have recommended to several others since. It's a bit west of Norreport (between Norreport and the lakes)...easy walk from the Stroget area. This site tells all. We stayed at Ibsen's Hotel nearby, and also liked it very much (on Vendersgade).

http://www.homeandabroad.com/c/107/S...imt_visit.html

For a splurge you might want to have lunch at Ida Davidson's on Bredgade. You select, and the bill can run up pretty fast...so be aware. Excellent variety of open-faced sandwiches (smorrebord). Ida herself will be there with atoque to greet you and take your order. It's a Danish experience.

The city is exceptionally walkable, and most enjoyable doing so.

Enjoy!

Stu T.

Guenmai

I used to live there. I love Riz Raz restaurant in the heart of the city. You can google it. Happy Travels!

TrendGirl2

Thanks so much for the INFO everyone!!

All of the suggestions and feedback are just what I was looking for.


The "IDA DAVIDSON" cafe was on my list to check out, as it was included in a few travel articles I came across.

GLAD I now have a few more names of he other places, as I was unable to obtain updated information from my usual sources and friends.

Trend Girl

Nuttela

TrendGirl2 - thanks for asking this question and for the rest of the fodorites for answering.

I will also be Copenhagen and found it hard to get the information that I normally get in my travel planning.

This was helpful. Thanks again

TrendGirl2

NUTTELA: I agree with you. Getting information on Copenhagen.....lifestyle hot tips, like restaurants, cafe's, boutiques, music, etc. has been more difficult to find out then any other European City that I have visited.

When will you be in COPENHAGEN?
I will be going beginning of July.
Trend Girl.

carylspall

Make sure you go to Peder Oxe. It's got a real lively atmophere. Sorry I cant remember the address though!Its in a nice quiet square.
It was very reasonably priced.

EricBentzen

I like "Kulkafeen" in Teglgårdsstræde 5. A relaxed place with candlelight and blues - google it. And why not "Hviids" at Kongens Nytorv? It is a cosy pub/bar (not a caf&eacute, but it has been around since 17-something when cafés in Copenhagen were science fiction. Old house and rooms, people and things on the walls to watch and when crowded it is easy to start a conversation with somebody.

There are plenty of good and not expensive places to eat, if you stay clear of the most touristy areas. For instance go for a walk on Vesterbrogade and you'll be surprised. At http://www.sitestory.dk/rejser/copenhagen2007/index.htm are some of my impressions from our last visit.

Copenhagen is a delightful city - have a nice trip!

Eric

Nuttela

TrendGirl2, I will be in Copenhagen end of June in a week and a day to be exact. I guess we will miss each other by a week.

Hope you have a great trip...I am looking forward to it and finding out its many mysteries.

tower

trendgirl and Nutella:

While in Copenhagen we highly recommend a daytrip to Louisiana....say what??? Yes, Louisiana, but I don't mean New Orleans. One of Europe's most beautiful settngs for a Museum of Modern Art... on a bluff overlooking the narrow sound separating Denmark from Sweden, on well-groomed grounds full of sculpture (Henry Moore, Calder, etc.)and beautiful vistas.

Don't be thrown by the name...it was built by a Dane who had three wives...ALL named Louise!

We were quite taken by this outstanding site, just a short train ride from Copenhagen. We started out purchasing a 24-hour pass and taking the train from Norreport's "S" Station to Hillerod (30 minutes), and the magnificent Fredricksborg Castle...lovely lakeside setting, very dramatic interior, slightly overdone...perhaps planned by designed by the world-famous famous interior designer, Austin ("Austin Tayshus&quot.

After a few hours, we took the train to the connecting station for Humelbaek where we got off for the ten minute walk to Louisiana. We spent the rest of the day, had lunch in its cafe, and took the late afternoon train back to Copenhagen...one delightful excursion!

The Danish Resistance Museum in town (near The Little Mermaid statue) is worth a visit also, and a bit down Bredgade, The Museum of Decorative Arts is quite a nice stop, and at Nyhavn, a canal boat ride is interesting enough to experience.

The best guide book for us was Insight's Scandinavia, with a large section devoted to Denmark with excellent street maps of Copenhagen.

If you're like me and have a fetish for The Changing of the Guard wherever you go, take in the change at Amelienborg Palace in the heart of town...and fairly close are the Crown Jewels at Rosenborg Castle. One of the best collections of royal jewels.

Just strolling the Stroget is fun and great for people watching, mimes and buskers everywhere.
(By the way, Tivoli didn't do a thing for either of us...rather on the hokey side)

I'm quite certain you will enjoy the city and the countryside.

stu t.

Nuttela

tower - thanks for the information. I have never saw a changing of the guards and I am actually looking forward to it.

TrendGirl2

THANKS for details on Louisiana Museum. I did read about it. I am not sure I will have the time on this trip to go there, as I am not going to be in COPENHAGEN that many days. If I do see that I will have the time, it would be something I would enjoy.
What I may do instead:
for my last day take a CASTLE TOUR OF NORTH SEALAND.

That may be a good thing on the day before I return home.

It will be a nice (hopefully....easy) visit outside the city.
The Castle tour that I am "considering" will include ride through countryside that will pass the coasline to Elsinore and Kronborg Castle.

After visit to Kronborg Castel the bus tour continues to Fredensborg Palace (a "DRIVE BY," as I believe visits inside the Palace are NOT PERMITTED.)
But should be beautiful to look at, as it is on a Lake.

Then the bus continues to FREDERIKSBORG CASTLE, which I will be able to go inside and actually "tour the Castle."

I am thinking this may be a nice "last day" activity, and good way to see the above sights.

When the bus returns to COPENHAGEN it will be perfect , as back to COPENHAGEN For dinner &b evening.


It sounds like it would be an easy way to be able to see the CASTLES/PALACES outside the city, and maybe an enjoyable drive.
Hopefully it will be ENJOYABLE.

Thanks for additional information on recommended sights.

Yes, I WILL DEFINITELY GO SEE THE CROWN JEWELS at Rosenborg...........as my "fetish" is more for VIEWING CROWN JEWELS.


I am "all about CROWN JEWELS" in every country, more then Changing of the Guards!!! But... ALWAYS fun to watch if convenient for me.
I enjoy the "

Thanks so much for "inside information."

ERIC BENTZEN;
Yes, I ABSOLUTELY plan on visiting VESTERBROGADE.
It seems as good neighborhood where there are interesting boutiques, shops and more of a "non-touristy" area of Copenhagen.

Is it lively day and night?


Trend Girl.

EricBentzen

TrendGirl2,

yes, Vesterbrogade is lively both day and night. In fact "Vesterbro" refers to the whole district around Vesterbrogade.

It is a buzzing and slightly 'shady' neighbourhood. There aren't many conventional sights(however the city museum is there and well worth a visit), but one gets an impression of the neighbourhood of the ordinary not-so-well-off Copenhagen citizens. Copenhagen is more than crown jewels and mermaids.

Quite a few immigrants live in the district, and you'll see many shops run by Turks, Pakistanis etc. Most restaurants are ethnic too. You can have nice meals, and because the district is far from flashy, prices are very reasonable. You don't have to walk far from the central train station before getting a chance to study menus. They will not be spangled with Michelin stars, but it may be a good Turkish buffet for maybe 17 USD.

As I said it is a bit 'shady', but it is not unsafe. As a solo woman I'd probably stick to the bigger streets at night, but isn't that the case in all big cities?

One last (and I admit: biased) piece of advice is: don't waste your precious time on change of guards unless you bring children. It is the same as everywhere except for the stage and the uniforms. Instead spend your time getting a feeling of the place, the living city, and not just relics on display.

Eric

tower

Eric:


Since you advocate avoiding touristy things, how do you feel about The Danish Resistance Museum?

hax

I second the idea of Louisiana. As Stu T. says, it's a great museum, and it really is in a breathtaking location. If you wanted to do a drive yourself, you could visit it on the way to Elsinore and Kronborg Castle. (We did.) It's a beautiful spot for lunch, and was one of the highlights of our trip.

We also liked Ida Davidson, although my Danish relatives all laughed at us for spending so much money on sandwiches.

Finally, I'm not sure they still do it, but when we were last there, the Danish Guard marched through Stroget on their way to the palace (may only do this when the Queen is in residence?) Everyone, shopkeepers included, rushed to the street to watch them pass. It was so much more intimate and charming than the changing of the guard (which was fun, too, but not nearly as full of pomp and show as at Buckingham Palace.

cherrybomb

I also like the "vesterbro" area, though as far as shady? It does have lots of trees...

There is a high concentration of bars, nightlife, cafes, and small shops/boutiques, particularly if you go south of Vesterbrogade toward Isteadgade. Avoid getting hard liquor when out--it is obscenely expensive. Wine/beer is much cheaper.

I'd not bother with the Christianhavn faux squat town unless you really have time to kill and like the whole renfest-juggler's scene. Just my opinion.

TrendGirl2

THANKS AGAIN for additional & all "great" information.


CHERRYBOMB: I already got the "word" that Christianhavn is not for me.
Thanks for re-confirming.

My "TO DO LIST" is shaping up:
I will definitely partake in the
"SMORREBROD Experience."

Walking around the city,
VISITING The Danish Resistance Museum,
and Jewish Museum, Which Daniel Liebeskind designed, will be of interest for me,
and....

THE Danish Design Museum.

Of course... walking the entire length of the "longest shopping street, THE STROGET!"


I have a "black belt in shopping!!!!"
That is always included in every single trip.

Trend Girl.

EricBentzen

Tower,

I don't exactly advocate avoiding touristy things, but exploring the back alleys too (so to say) will often be surprisingly interesting.

Museums are usually great for getting an impression (an essence so to speak) of what made a place and its people.

When in Copenhagen I never miss a chance to visit The National Museum. The resistance museum, the police museum, the worker's museum, The Glyptotek and others are great places to visit. They all tell or have a story that is both interesting and/or informative about Denmark and its people.

Touristy things that I consider a waste of time are for instance The Little Mermaid or the change of guards. I'd rather read Andersen's fairytale about the mermaid before I leave or sit/go anywhere watching people instead of guards. People can talk, guards aren't allowed to.

Travellers should do what they like, but I often wonder if they have asked: "Why am I here?" Am I doing/seeing/experiencing what I really want, or what others tell me I want?

Tulips

Have lunch at the Royal Cafe, next to the Royal Copenhagen shop on Stroget; they do a contemporary version of Smorrebrod.
Also, if this interests you , there's an Absolut ICE bar in Copenhagen. Weird experience.

Shopping is lovely in Copenhagen; lots of nice little shops. In particular, great gold and silver jewelry.