Recommended Restaurants

Café Lumskebugten
Esplanaden 21

This restaurant serves traditional Danish cuisine and was established in 1854 as a tavern for sailors. The reputation grew and has since served aristocrats and members of the Danish royal family. The service in this restaurant is excellent with menu specialities such as Danish fish cakes with mustard sauce. At lunchtime, a Danish platter of house specialities can be sampled and is considered by many as a meal in itself.

Restaurant Havfruen
Nyhavn 39

This is a small and very busy nautically themed restaurant with an excellent reputation for fish. The lunch menu is less expensive than the evening menu with an emphasis on salmon and shellfish, during the evening the menu is more sophisticated with platters of fresh fish.

Passagens Spisehus
Vesterbrogade 42
Vesterbro

This Nordic restaurant is one of the best restaurants in town, serving a variety of game. Specialities include, ox from Alaska and Reindeer from Lapland. The wine list offers incredibly good value for money and the service is faultless.

TyvenKokkenHansKoneog-HendesElsker
Magstræde 16

Disturbingly named after Peter Greenaway's cannibalistic The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, this restaurant is located in a converted 18th century townhouse near Rådhuspladsen. Menus change on a weekly basis and diners are offered one fixed menu with a choice of the number of courses. Advanced booking is advised.

Back to top

Recommended Bars.

Twinroom suggests the following bars in and around Copenhagen.

Hvids Vinstue
Kongens Nytorv 19

This Wine cellar was built in 1670 and attracts a varied crowd. During December the bar offers a red wine and cognac combination which is well worth a visit. Closed on Sundays during July and August.

Bo-Bi Bar
Klareboderne 14,
1115 København K
telephone: 33 12 55 43

In 1917 a sailor bought and launched the first Copenhagen bar and named it the Bo-Bi Bar. The bar has a pleasant atmosphere and the speciality here are the hard-boiled eggs!!

Copenhagen JazzHouse
Niels Hemmingsensgade 10

The Copenhagen JazzHouse is modern shows throughout the week from 8.30pm. On Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, the club is transformed into a disco from midnight. This club is closed on Mondays.

Back to top

Shopping

Copenhagen is a great city for shopping, with everything within walking distance.
Strøget is a pedestrian street lined with brand name shops and department stores. The Kgs. Nytorv end of the Strøget is home to the designer shops with names such as Chanel and Prada offering international design. Just off of the Strøget are the narrow streets around Grønnegade, offering shoe shops, fashion shops and boutiques.
The harbour end of the city is home to furniture and antiques and if you are looking for a shopping centre, City 2, Lyngby Storcenter and the Amamger Centret are worth a visit.

Back to top

Other Useful Information.

A good way to see the city is by taking a boat canal and harbour tour, there are a number of operators offering such tours.