7 Best Restaurants in Zealand, Denmark

Follow the delectable smell of home-baked waffle cones—or just follow the crowds—to Brostræde Is. It has been making summer days more tasty since 1922.

Zealand’s largest fishmonger has been in the same family for three generations. You can stop by to buy fish and delicacies, and sit down on the benches outside of the store with your sushi, grilled fish fillets, or seafood platter.

At this charming café with a garden patio, the kitchen satisfies its many patrons with delicious Danish-French dishes. Brunch is served daily, as are a good variety of sandwiches, tapas, vegetarian options, warm dishes like quiche Lorraine and soups, and children's plates.

This café-restaurant serves its own beer produced on the premises, with up to six varieties on tap and many more bottled. The café serves sandwiches and a popular fresh-vegetable-laden "brewery burger." A quality carvery buffet, with freshly sliced roasted meats and salads, and an à la carte menu are available in the restaurant. Try the classic pork shank marinated in brown ale at either the restaurant or the café.

The basement of City Hall, near the cathedral, houses this charming and popular café-restaurant with exposed brick walls, curved white ceilings, and low lights. The dinner menu features French-Danish dishes and various cuts of beef and lamb grilled on a lava-rock barbecue. The decor is as old-fashioned and traditional as the menu.

This classic Danish lunch restaurant is in a creaky, half-timbered building dating from 1694 with off-kilter floors, low ceilings, and lots of charm. It's a good place to stop for a "shopping lunch," a hearty platter with homemade Danish specialties. The outdoor terrace is surrounded by a cozy garden.

Located on the Roskilde Harbor, this seafood restaurant has views of the Roskilde Cathedral. Menus here change monthly; its five-course tasting menu, with matching wines, represents the best of each season.