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The Best Places to Eat and Stay in Denmark

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  1. Rank 101. Bæst

    Nordic Pizzeria

    Sourdough pizza with a Nordic edge in Nørrebro, where the mozzarella and charcuterie are made in-house and the toppings lean on Danish organic producers. The crust comes out dark and aromatic, the wine list runs to orange bottles and serious labels, and the whole setup has the relaxed confidence of a place that's been setting the tone in Copenhagen for a long time. Informal service, strong bread, and a room full of people who know exactly where they are.


  2. Rank 102. Address

    Bistro


    Address
    Tuborg Havnepark 15, København, Hellerup, Denmark · Hellerup
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–9:30 PM

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  3. Rank 102. Alf

    Intim Nordic Bistro


  4. Rank 102. Ambra Rest

    Italian



  5. Rank 102. Apero

    Gastronomic Wine Bar


  6. Rank 102. Ark

    Vegan Japanese





  7. Address
    Blegdamsvej 36, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:15 PM

    Friday 5:15 PM–Midnight

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  8. Rank 102. Bar Piatto

    Italian


  9. Rank 102. Barabba

    Modern Italian

    A giant neon sign glows over tables spilling onto Store Kongensgade, which is either a great omen or a very Italian use of electricity. Barabba is a modern Italian restaurant where three friends serve a classic four-course dinner, though you can also share a few plates or push through to an eight-course tasting menu. The room is stylishly spare, the cooking is confident, and the vibe is unmistakably a guaranteed good time.


    Address
    Store Kongensgade 34, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–2 AM

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  10. Address
    Frederiksholms Kanal 4, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–10 PM

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  11. Address
    Øster Allé 1, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–4 PM, 5 PM–11:30 PM

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  12. Address
    Anchersvej 3, Nordjylland, Skagen, Denmark · Skagen
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–9 PM

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  13. Rank 102. Damindra

    Japanese


    Address
    Holbergsgade 26, København, Copenhagen, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 12:15 PM

    Friday 12:15 PM–2 PM, 5 PM–10 PM

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  14. Rank 102. Enomania

    Italian

    The name translates to "wine mania," and with over a thousand bottles leaning heavily on Burgundy and Piedmont, the obsession is well-documented. This unfussy Italian trattoria on Vesterbrogade holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand and runs a weekly changing menu of straightforward, tradition-respecting dishes, the kind where creamy mushroom risotto arrives alongside braised wild boar. There's a wine cellar for tastings, and regulars who never need to see the list.


    Address
    Vesterbrogade 187, Copenhagen, Capital Region 1800 C, Denmark · Frederiksberg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5:30 PM–Midnight

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  15. Rank 102. ET

    French


    Address
    Mindegade 8, Aarhus, Denmark · Aarhus
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–4 PM, 5:30 PM–1 AM

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  16. Address
    Strandvejen 4, Aalborg, Denmark · Aalborg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  17. Address
    Dagmar Petersens Gade 111, Aarhus c, Denmark · Aarhus
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 6 PM

    Friday 6 PM–Midnight

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  18. Rank 102. Goldfinch

    Chinese


    Address
    Kongens Nytorv 8, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–2 AM

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    SevenRooms
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  19. Rank 102. Graziano

    Tuscan

    Wine racks and boxes cover the walls at this snug Italian trattoria, and everything in the glass is from the peninsula. The menu is built around the chef's grandfather's Tuscan recipes, which means this is a place where the food has a face and a family story attached. Tables are close enough that you'll know your neighbour's order, and the service feels like it. The Michelin Guide picked it up with a Bib Gourmand.



  20. Rank 102. Hummer

    Seafood


  21. Rank 102. JUJU

    Korean


  22. Rank 102. Kappo Ando

    Japanese


  23. Rank 102. Kiin Kiin

    Contemporary Thai

    Tom yum prepared in a coffee machine is a fair preview of what this contemporary Thai restaurant is doing. You descend into a dim basement lounge first, where refined street food snacks set the mood, then climb to a dining room hung with golden Buddhas for the full tasting experience. The cooking is genuinely playful in a precise way, which is a harder trick than it sounds. Savoury creme brûlée, pandan ice cream lit with burning rum.





  24. Address
    Gammel Kongevej 27, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–Midnight

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  25. Address
    Sankt Jakobs Plads 1, Copenhagen, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  26. Rank 102. Locale 21

    Italian


  27. Rank 102. Maison

    French


  28. Rank 102. Margo

    Pizzeria


    Address
    Vesterbrogade 38, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  29. Rank 102. Mark

    Bistro


  30. Street art murals of pinecones and seaweed cover the walls of three dimly lit rooms on one of Copenhagen's oldest streets, which sets the tone at this lively modern restaurant. The young team keeps things unfussy: six dishes each evening, and you can pick across the card or let the kitchen decide. A Michelin Bib Gourmand, and the kind of place that fills up with locals who already know the drill.


    Address
    Snaregade 4, Copenhagen, Capital Region 1205 K, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–Midnight

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    Website


  31. Address
    Guldbergsgade 29A, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Open now, until 10 PM

    Friday 8 AM–10 PM

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  32. A permaculture garden in the small hamlet of Rønde drives everything on the tasting menu here, shifting toward vegetables in summer and wild game as autumn sets in. The chefs walk you through the philosophy behind each dish, and the natural wine list is taken seriously enough to match. It's the kind of countryside restaurant that makes a dark, rural drive feel like part of the plan.


    Address
    Ravnen 1, Rønde, Central Denmark 8410, Denmark · Rønde
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–11:59 PM

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  33. Address
    Nansensgade 30, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–12:30 AM

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  34. Address
    Skjolds Plads 2-4, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–Midnight

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  35. Rank 102. Paesàno

    Neapolitan Italian




  36. Address
    Thorvaldsensvej 2C, Frederiksberg, Denmark · Frederiksberg
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–Midnight

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  37. Savoury waffles and unfussy sharing plates in a room that looks like the contractors left early, concrete pillars and all. Pluto is a casual, always-packed restaurant where the menu runs wide, the pasta earns its place, and natural wines fill the gaps. The Michelin Bib Gourmand signals the value without the ceremony. Grab a spot at the long metal bar or the communal marble tables and settle in with whatever the kitchen feels like sending out.




  38. Address
    Vester Farimagsgade 2, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  39. Rank 102. Restaurant Anton

    Modern European

    Original murals, blue-and-white-tiled tables, and Royal Copenhagen china set the tone at this handsome modern Danish restaurant just off Nyhavn. The space has been around forever, and the room looks like it knows it. Lunch leans into smørrebrød with a creative nudge; dinner shifts to something more composed. The team behind Marv & Ben runs things, so the cooking is careful without being cold.


  40. Rank 102. Restaurant BAVN

    Traditional European

    The 29-second elevator ride to the 44th floor of Denmark's tallest building sets expectations high, and the 360-degree city views from the enclosed terrace more than meet them. Restaurant BAVN is a traditional Danish dining room, unhurried and unfussy despite the altitude, with seasonal dishes that lean generous and a lunchtime sandwich menu that takes the format more seriously than most.


    Address
    Helga Pedersens Gade 79, Aarhus, Central Denmark 8000, Denmark · Aarhus
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–4 PM, 6 PM–10 PM

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  41. Address
    Ribevej 34, Bobøl, Føvling, Denmark · Vejle
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–2 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram


  42. Address
    Vesterbrogade 51, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–3 PM, 5:30 PM–10:30 PM

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  43. Address
    Toldbodvej 55, Denmark · Rørvig
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–10 PM

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  44. Chalked-up blackboards, whitewashed walls, and tables small enough to force conversation: Silberbauers is a French bistro doing its level best to make Jægersborggade feel like a side street off the Seine. The menu leans into Provence and seafood combinations, though it covers enough ground to land somewhere between saucisse de Toulouse and crêpes suzette before the night is out. The Michelin Guide awards it a Bib Gourmand, which tracks with the generous portions and relaxed mood.


    Address
    Jægersborggade 40, Copenhagen, Capital Region 2200 N, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5:30 PM–Midnight

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  45. Address
    Skipper Allé 6, Fredensborg, Denmark
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–4 PM, 6 PM–11 PM

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  46. Address
    Århusgade 1, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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  47. Address
    Palægade 2-6, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Open now, until 2 AM

    Friday 9 AM–2 AM

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    SevenRooms
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    WebsiteInstagram


  48. Address
    Svogerslev Hovedgade 45, Roskilde, Denmark · Roskilde
    Hours

    Closed now, opens noon

    Friday Noon–3 PM, 5:30 PM–11 PM

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  49. Raw wood and concrete set the tone at this luxury hotel in a former department store near the old city center, where the 1 Hotels aesthetic and Danish hygge turn out to be nearly the same thing. Rooms lean into touchable textiles and living plants rather than marble and polish. The flagship restaurant serves local Nordic fare, and the cocktail bar is named for a pear. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.

    The awards


  50. A former naval base turned paper-factory island, Christiansholm spent centuries off-limits before becoming one of Copenhagen's cooler neighborhoods. The 25hours Hotel here leans into the waterfront heritage: concrete and timber buildings with slanting cottage rooflines, porthole mirrors, weathered wood, and nautical antiques at every turn. Schindelhauer bikes come with certain rooms, plus a cycling map for exploring the city. The Michelin Guide awarded it one Key.

    The awards


  51. The building spent most of its life as the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music, which explains the stately bones. Now it's a luxury hotel one block from Tivoli, redesigned by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh into something warm and spare without tipping into austere. The rooms feel built to sleep in rather than photograph. A Michelin Key hotel, with a Nordic restaurant and a hammam downstairs for anyone who needs reminding they're on holiday.

    The awards






  52. Address
    Vesterbrogade 40, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–12:30 AM

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  53. Rank 178. Le Lac

    Bistro


    Address
    Classensgade 11A, Copenhagen, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–1 AM

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  54. Address
    Ravnsborggade 19, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5 PM

    Friday 5 PM–Midnight

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    WebsiteInstagram



  55. Address
    Kompagnistræde 18, København, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–4 PM, 5 PM–11 PM

    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  56. Address
    Baggesensgade 9, København, Copenhagen, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 5:30 PM

    Friday 5:30 PM–Midnight

    Online
    Website


  57. Address
    Toldbodgade 2, København, Copenhagen, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–5 PM

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    WebsiteInstagram

  58. Address
    Flæsketorvet 50-52, Copenhagen, Denmark · København
    Hours

    Closed now, opens 11:30 AM

    Friday 11:30 AM–2 AM

    Reserve
    SevenRooms
    Online
    WebsiteInstagram


  59. A cobblestoned courtyard in one of Aarhus's better addresses is the first clue that this boutique hotel has an agenda. That agenda turns out to be Provence, pursued with real commitment: chandeliers, antiques sourced from the south of France, four-poster beds, clawfoot tubs, and retro film posters making a pied-à-terre of each room. The vintage bar cart is self-serve, and the hydrangea-framed patio is waiting. Organic breakfast is included.


  60. The awards


  61. The rooftop pool is heated year-round, which in Copenhagen is either optimism or a dare. This luxury hotel occupies the old Danish postal service headquarters, steps from Tivoli, with 390 rooms that split the difference between warm Nordic coziness and cool minimalist restraint. The Rug Bakery pulls in locals for sourdough and pastries, and the courtyard bar runs from morning coffee to late drinks without missing a beat.


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