Copenhagen Restaurant Recs

From our trip in the fall of 2023:

Lunch - for traditional open-faced sandwich Smørrebrød, we went to Cafe Sorgenfri. We ordered a platter with a massive number of items to put on slice after slice of rye bread. A metal stand on the table held the platter, making room for us to eat. The decor felt like an old-world ambiance. It was popular - I’m glad I made a reservation. The foursome at the table next to us were French, but it seemed that everyone else there were Danes. It’s recommended in the Rick Steves guidebook, and here’s the Website: https://cafesorgenfri.dk/home/

Dinner - for the best seafood restaurant in town, we went to the Michelin-recommended Kødbyens Fiskebar. The oysters were incredible. It’s located in the center of what used to be Copenhagen’s meat packing district, and took a little effort to locate, but was fantastic. Be sure to make a reservation! Website: https://fiskebaren.dk/en/

A Danish friend took me to "Madflubben" at Christmas time, we didn't have a reservation but were seated at a high common table with others. The food AND the service was excellent! Highly recommend it, not inexpensive. Looks like they run restaurants across Denmark. https://www.madklubben.dk/en

I had two great meals in Copenhagen in 2024:

• Det Lille Apotek for lunch (near Round Tower)
• Maple Casual - went for 3 course menu and it was delish. Near Central Train Station (EDITED: this is a non-pretentious and small place, a hole in the wall but there was a line and they were super popular. I thought food was delicious and I didn’t feel rushed. )

Both are recommended to make reservations.

Our Scandinavia tour guide recommended Maven, in a leafy square not far from Ostergade. We had a delicious lunch there of smorrebrod - shrimp and potato were excellent.

Cyn, Sandancisco, Joy -, cassienevins Thank you so much for these recommendations! This is exactly what I am looking for! Will look through these and make some reservations.

I just got an e-mail from Eating Europe, who do food and drink tours in many European cities. They’re just announcing a new one for Copenhagen. We took one of their Rome tours, and learned more about the city, not just fabulous places to eat. Right now, there’s even a 25% discount on the tour price, using code NEWSTUFF25