The Best Bistros in Denmark
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The best bistros in Denmark, according to the experts: the White Guide and the Michelin Guide have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Bobe comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Copenhagen.
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Mark and Esmée hold the next two places. The White Guide shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with the Michelin Guide close behind.
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Rank 1. Bobe
Bistro
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.
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- White Guide Masters Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
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Rank 2. Mark
Bistro
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Selected Restaurant
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
- Michelin Guide Selected Restaurant
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Rank 3. Esmée
Bistro
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Masters Level · White Guide
- White Guide Masters Level · White Guide
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Rank 4. Address
Bistro
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Address (this place) 80.920
- #4 Alf 80.920
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Rank 4. Alf
Intim Nordic Bistro
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Very Fine Level · White Guide
- White Guide Very Fine Level · White Guide
A Tie
Two places have the exact same Score, so they share #4. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #4 Address 80.920
- #4 Alf (this place) 80.920
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Rank 6. Le Lac
Bistro
The awards
- White Guide White Guide: Fine Level · White Guide
- White Guide Fine Level · White Guide
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Rank 7. Bistro Lupa
Vegan Bistro
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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Bistro Lupa (this place) 74.256
- #7 Norrlyst 74.256
- #7 Restaurant VIE 74.256
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Rank 7. Norrlyst
Bistro
A basement bistro tucked just off Strøget, where the lunch crowd comes for smørrebrød and schnapps and the evening flips to a four-course set menu. The Michelin Guide gave it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks: the cooking is grounded in Danish seasons, local and often biodynamic, without any of the fussiness that tends to follow that sourcing story around. Cosy in the way that basements naturally are, and louder than you'd expect.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Bistro Lupa 74.256
- #7 Norrlyst (this place) 74.256
- #7 Restaurant VIE 74.256
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Rank 7. Restaurant VIE
Contemporary Bistro
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.
The awards
- Michelin Guide Michelin Guide: Bib Gourmand
- Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand
A Tie
Three places have the exact same Score, so they share #7. We don't pick a winner we can't back up.
- #7 Bistro Lupa 74.256
- #7 Norrlyst 74.256
- #7 Restaurant VIE (this place) 74.256