The Best Bistros in Copenhagen

A relaxed bistro on a cobbled Old Town square, run by local celebrity chef Bo Bech, with smørrebrød at lunch and honest evening plates built around local ingredients. The open kitchen runs quietly, which sets the tone for the whole room. The basement wine bar is worth arriving early for. The Michelin Guide awards it a Bib Gourmand.

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2. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand

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A vegan bistro near Nordhavn where the kitchen grows its own mushrooms and sends foragers out for the rest. The room is simple, the atmosphere lively, and the tasting menu moves through enough techniques to make you forget you're being virtuous. The sparkling kombucha is house-made and worth ordering. Staff who know the menu inside out keep things from feeling preachy. The Michelin Guide awarded it a Bib Gourmand.

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Glass-fronted wine coolers line the walls of this industrial-feeling bistro in Nordhavn's red-brick new build, which tells you something useful before you've even sat down. The cooking is unfussy and generous, the kind that pays quiet attention to seasoning and cooking times rather than making a fuss about it. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the sort of neighborhood restaurant every neighborhood wishes it had.

1. Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand