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The Copenhagen Travel Guide
While Copenhagen is often thought of for its relaxed, efficacious style it’s also an eclectic harbourside city that offers a myriad of boutique hotels, unique farm-to-table restaurants and colourful neighbourhoods. Cobblestone streets line harboursides and canals, while red, blue and yellow townhouses are chequered throughout. Locals sip only on natural, organic wines and love to peruse designer consignment stores and contemporary galleries.
Also the creative backdrop for our new collection, Sensommer, a Danish translation to ‘late summer’, below we share our favourite places to stay, the local haunts we coveted and where to spend the perfect afternoon– including some recommendations from our co-founder and Creative Director, Helle Them-Enger.
Where to stay
Our co-founder’s favourite hotel to covet when she visits. It’s quaint yet modern with special vintage touches throughout the decor. The location is also conveniently positioned Nyhavn and only a few minutes walk from some of the our favourite places on the guide.
One of Copenhagen’s most beloved boutique hotels – not only by travellers but also by the locals. Their traditional buffet breakfast set out in their garden terrace is a popular spot for everyone in the city.
Reflective of Scandinavian minimalism, the Audo is situated in the industrial district Nordhaven by the harbour and features 10 loft-style rooms with exposed beams and sunken windows in a palette of earthy tones and soft greys.
Set right in the heart of Copenhagen, near Tivoli Gardens, this up-and-coming sustainable hotel was once the Neo-Baroque headquarters of the Danish post office. Now it’s a contemporary space with art-deco details and a rooftop pool that overlooks the city.
Where to try a traditional Scandi breakfast
Perhaps one of the best matchas we’ve had the pleasure of trying along our travels, Apotek is a cozy and classic Danish breakfast spot where it’s impossible to turn away one of their breakfast plates – complete with boiled eggs, sliced cheese, organic bread and homemade berry jam.
An organic bakery that serves only seasonal produce from local, small scale farmers and millers. Fresh bread rolls with cheese and jams are served alongside their signature prolog black filter coffee and fermented kombucha.
A casual style cafe that’s beloved by locals for its comté cheese, soft-boiled eggs and rye bread. If you’re looking for a traditional Scandinavian breakfast (and perhaps a cookbook to mimic at home) this is the spot for you.
With GRØD being the Danish translation for ‘porridge,’ this cafe is fittingly best known for its traditional porridge with modern twists and seasonal ingredients. Everything from sweet oat porridge to savoury risottos.
Where to wine and dine
Another favourite spot of our co-founder, this classic Danish cafe is also a contemporary and vintage furniture store with unique homewares and treasures you won’t find anywhere else.
If you’re searching for a similar vibe to that of Folderol in Paris, Rascal is a natural wine bar that also offers a delicious scoop of ice-cream on the side in seasonal flavours.
A Mediterranean-inspired restaurant that embraces cuisine from the Greek Islands and southern Italy. Full of light and colour, dine on a menu of fresh seafood, green salads and greek yogurt sorbets.
An Italian restaurant that focuses on raw milk cheeses and artisanal butchery, here you’ll devour homemade pizzas and charcuterie boards alongside an offering of organic wines.
Thoughtful and sustainably sourced seafood dishes are the heart of this small restaurant, one in which is set out with classic Danish minimalism and warmth.
Pompette is a small hole-in-the-wall natural wine bar and shop that is considered a neighbourhood favourite. The atmosphere is relaxed and cosy and the perfect spot for an afternoon stay or pre-dinner aperitif.
Tucked into the courtyard of the Kunsthal Charlottenborg at the Royal Danish Academy of Art, this is considered one of the best hidden treasures the city has to offer. The menu is uncomplicated, yet delicious with an array of unique non-alcoholic drinks and creative wines.
Where to spend an afternoon
Perhaps one of the most popular spots during summer, La Banchina is a small farm to table vegetarian and seafood restaurant with fresh natural wines that is situated right on the harbour. While guests can opt to sit inside, noting tables are minimal, it’s best to bring your wine out and relax on the jetty in your swimmers – even embracing a cold dip if you’re up for it. In winter, guests also love to turn to their on-site sauna.
A unique concept store where art, design and coffee come together. Visitors can sip on freshly brewed coffee while admiring (and browsing) European craftsmanship and elegant yet contemporary vessels, lamps, cushions, ceramics, glassware and gallery objects.
Perhaps our co-founders favourite gallery, particularly in Scandinavia, this spot is known for its incredible sculpture garden and artworks spanning from Danish history all the way to ancient Egypt and Greece. There is also a rooftop terrace and bar surrounded by 1000-year-old palm trees.
Wander around Nyhavn
While a popular tourist destination, it remains so for a reason. The streets of Nyhavn are lined with colourful townhouses, bars and restaurants, all alongside one of the cities’ most notable canals.
Vintage shop in Vesterbro
Considered one of the most exciting and coveted new neighbourhoods in Copenhagen, Vesterbro offers an array of vintage stores – including Jérôme Vintage, Genskabt Vintage and Prag.