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I will be in CPH in 2 days..staying at First Hotel Vesterbro for a week. Has anyone stayed there? If so what was your experience? Also I'd like any suggestions for a cosy (hygge) restaurant for Valentines Day. Thanks

I had a very pleasant dining experience at Restaurant Zeleste just off Stroeget by Nyhavn (Store Strandstraede No.6).
Portions were not huge, but very tasty and well prepared.

Its interiors are "hyggelig", I should say and it also features a lovely courtyard that is being heated by gas heaters.

http://www.zeleste.dk/engelsk/index1.htm

Pixie: Cafe Petersborg is cosy and very down home Danish. If you're a major foodie and want an expensive but delightful meal, you might want to try 1th (Herluf Trolles gade 9). It is a fixed price meal (wine included) of about six courses. It starts out in a reception room where you and other guests are served a champagne (or sparkling wine). You are then seated in a small dining room where you can see the staff and the kitchen. The food was magnificent, and it was great fun to eat with about twenty Danes (we were the only non natives that night) at what seemed much like a grand dinner at the home of a master chef. We spent about three hours at the restaurant. We did make our reservations about two months in advance, and everything is likely booked for the 14th. But, if this sounds interesting to you and you want to check to see if they had a cancellation or have an opening, e-mail [email protected]. It was a magical evening, although an expensive one (maybe $300 for two in 2004).

thanks for the great suggestions...i'm hungry already.

Pixie: One more addition. We have never stayed at the First Hotel Vesterbro, but we have stayed at First Hotels in Bergen and Sundsvall. I believe the chain is located throughout Scandinavia. In both cases we were very pleased; terrific breakfasts too.