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Around since the 1720s, Hviids Vinstue attracts all kinds, young and old, singles and couples, for a glass of wine or cognac in its atmospheric basement with dark, wooden furniture, stained-glass windows, and leather couches.
Ruby was one of the first serious cocktail bars to open up in Copenhagen, and it's still one of the best. Inside an unmarked building, Ruby feels more like a private party in a luxury apartment than a cocktail lounge. It buzzes with a mixed clientele. The cocktail bars Lidkøb and Brønnum are run by the same team.
DJs play on weekends at this trendy café and cocktail bar.
The Brew Pub microbrewery and restaurant has a beer garden. There are 11 beers on tap as well as a beer-sampler menu and dishes made using beer.
Make a pilgrimage here to sit and sip cocktails. Every day a pianist plays on the grand piano, and every Sunday sees live jazz. This is a place for the "free minded," one that welcomes all walks of life.
At night Café Zirup is a modern and busy hangout. The café has a good variety of sandwiches and a popular "hangover" brunch.
The small Central Hjørnet is in a house that dates from 1802. Now a bar, it has a busy events calendar with drag shows, live music, and holiday-themed events.
Charlie's Bar is a small, no-frills establishment that has 19 drafts, six of which are cask-conditioned ale—unfiltered, unpasteurized beer served from casks. There's a wide range of international and Danish beer, including the house lagers Hancock and Thisted.
The large Copenhagen Jazzhouse attracts international names to its chic, modern, barlike interior. The downstairs concert hall turns into a dance club on Friday and Saturday after the jazz acts end. You can buy tickets at the door starting an hour before it begins.
A must for jazz lovers. This is Copenhagen's quintessential jazz dive, with sagging curtains, impenetrable smoke (although there are filters), and hep cats.
An elegant spot for a quiet but pricey drink.
Some of the bigger names in Danish music (pop, rock, and urban) and budding artists from abroad play at this medium-size venue in Christiania. Covers range from DKr 50 to DKr 150.
Popular with gay women as well as men, Oscar is a relaxed spot for a drink or a cup of coffee, and a chat with locals.
In this three-story complex, Store Vega is where larger concerts are held; Little Vega hosts smaller concerts and turns into a nightclub on Friday and Saturday. Next door is Ideal Bar, a good place to have a drink on your way in or out of Vega.
This bar serves coffee during the day and wine at night, and everything is as tasty as you’d expect, given the owners (it’s run by Restaurant 108, Noma’s unofficial little brother). The Danish pastries and sourdough bread are amazing, and so are the light lunch dishes, the selection of natural wines, and the coffee.
At the site of the original 1860 brewery, there's a beer garden attached to the visitors center. The brewery runs free buses from downtown to the Visitors center.
This combined brewery and bar, opened by Amass, has taken over a huge hall in Refshaleøen. It’s ambitious with the food---ranging from bar snacks to a full meal---as well as the beer, and the chicken wings are probably the best in Copenhagen.
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 where you drink vodka concoctions in glasses made of ice. Don't worry, a coat is provided during your 40-minute visit.
This bar and club pays tribute to legends like Iggy Pop, David Bowie, and Nick Cave as well as modern rock. It's open Thursday through Saturday until 5 am.
In what used to be a ballroom, this second-floor hotel bar has an enormous fireplace and crystal chandeliers. You can come for the 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. There are also Danish-inspired tapas (oysters, smoked salmon, quail eggs, Skagen ham, and cheese) to accompany tastings.
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