Restaurant tips are, understandably, the topic of a large number of posts. Instead of everybody repeating themselves in different threads, resulting in the many good recommendations being spread all over the forum and thus forgotten 20 or 30 pages down the line, I thought I would make a lis of recommended restaurants for future reference and use.
This is not my list. I hope everybody - locals and visitors alike - will contribute to this list by adding new tips. Otherwise, it will just be my own personal eating-thread, and that is not nearly as interesting.
To avoid this list being used for discussion more than for tips on places to eat, please keep comments and questions short and exact.
Every entry made on the list is good. If someone has eaten there and enjoyed it, there is no need to let everybody know that you disagree. Taste differs, so please let people know why it suited your taste.
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Please supply all restaurants listed with the following info, so that everyone can immediately see where it is, what the prices are like, what type of food is made there etc.:
Price range
* Cheap (maincourses below 100 DKK / 13 EUR)
** Moderate (maincourses 100-200 DKK / 13-27 EUR)
*** Expensive (maincourses above 200 DKK / 27- EUR)
Setting/atmosphere
L Lively
R Romantic
V View
O Outside seating
Origin
DEN Danish
ITA Italian
FRE French
SPA Spanish
THA Thai
CHI Chinese
JAP Japanese
VIE Vietnamese
IND Indian/Pakistani
BIS Bistro-style
STE Steak
MIX Mixed kitchen
OTH Other origin or cuisine
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Supply all listings with a short (1-3 line long) comment. Don’t make it into a review, just give the basics.
Happy eating!
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A few of my own favorites:
Madklubben (LR ** BIS)
Store Kongensgade 66, City
33 32 32 34 (Reservations a must)
Where else in the city can you get a solid and tasteful 3-course dinner for 200 Kroner? And decent wine at 100 to 200 Kroner a bottle to go along? The answer may be nowhere.
Spicy Kitchen (* IND)
Torvegade 56, Christianshavn
Cheap, small and unpretentious restaurant serving up solid Indian dishes. One of the specialties is the chicken soup, a steal at 30 Kroner.
Tribeca NV (LR ** BIS)
Bygmestervej 2, Nordvest
The owners behind this place would like to compare the working class neighborhood of Nordvest (Northwest) with New Yorks Tribeca. While that may be stretching it a bit, there is a hint of De Niro to the food and the atmosphere is relaxed and cool.
Lê Lê Nhà Hàng (L ** VIE)
Vesterbrogade 40, Vesterbro
Large, very lively restaurant with open kitchen and high ceilings serving tasty vietnamese courses from a large menu. Reservations not possible. Check in at the bar and wait for next available table. Crowded on fridays and saturdays, but worth the 20-40 minute wait.
A Fair (R ** MIX)
Kjeld Langes Gade 2, City
A 3-course menu at 149 DKK usually sounds like bad kebab, bulgur or overcooked vegetables, but A Fair manages to make tasty courses at prices that everybody can understand. Also serves a solid brunch.
Rex Republic (R *** STE)
Blegdamsvej 106, Østerbro
Meat, meat and meat. Every vegetarians nightmare, Rex Rep. is a basement restaurant with dimmed light and heavy wooden tables serving large and tender steaks and thick Rhone wine to go along.
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Traditional Danish lunch restaurants
(serving Smørrebrød: Rye bread topped with fish, meat, vegetables etc. Some of the classics include %26#39;Frikadeller%26#39; (meatballs), %26#39;Sild%26#39; (herring), %26#39;Leverpostej%26#39; (Danish-styler pate), %26#39;Tatar%26#39; (raw, minced meet), %26#39;Fiskefrikadeller%26#39; (Fish meatballs).)
Beer and Snaps recommended with all dishes.
Told og Snaps (L * DEN)
Toldbodgade 2, City (By Nyhavn)
Traditional basement restaurant. Walls covered with old photos of the royal family. Quality homemade dishes in a small room that gets quite noisy most days.
Kanalcaféen (VRO * DEN)
Frederiksholms Kanal 18, City
A classic smørrebrød restaurant set on a beautiful canal with old sailingships. Outside seating in summertime. Everything in this place tastes good and the portions are large. 2 dishes usually enough.
Ida Davidsen (LR ** DEN)
Store Kongensgade 70, City
Perhaps the most famous smørrebrød restaurant in CPH. this place has been around for ages. Food is amazing, but the prices are steep.
Palæ Bar (* DEN)
Ny Adelgade 5, City
The unpretentious choice. More a bar than a restaurant, but serves smaller pieces of smørrebrød at 15 DKK a piece at lunch time. You need 4-5 pieces. Very informal: Go get your own pieces in the kitchen. A favourite among older actors and journalists.
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Great post. Will be in Copenhagen for 5 days in late November and I shall report back afterwards.
Could we add %26quot;F%26quot; to the setting/atmosphere listing to represent family friendly?
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I will recommend this restaurant: Riz Raz. They have tasty food. It is a vegetarian restaurant.
Price range:
Cheap (buffet is below 100 DKK / 13 EUR).
The restaurant is Romantic.
Origin: The food from the Mediterranean.
Location: Lies about 300 metres from the town hall (in Danish: Rådhuset).
Website: http://www.aok.dk/profile/371
Regards Naturelsker
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I%26#39;ll leave my two cents :)
Pachá (http://www.pacha.dk/) LR***SPA
By far my favorite spot in the city. Great location in the heart of the town, close to the City Hall and the main pedestrians street. If I want great, tasty food, this is the place to be: with my husband, with my friends, with 16 colleagues from work... It%26#39;s always a great experience. The service is perfect, the food is just unbelievable, great drinks, great atmosphere.
It%26#39;s a small place, so reservation might be important.
Sushitarian (http://www.sushitarian.dk/) LR***JAP
Great sushi, very lively atmosphere, very well located close to Kongens Nytorv. Highly recommended!
p.s. I rated the price range according to what I usually spend, although they do have cheaper options. I usually spend 200-300DKK in these places (ammount per person).
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Den Anden ** L BIS
Fortunstræde 7
CPH K
33 14 64 00 (Reservations a must)
Newly opened restaurant run by the same guys who run Madklubben. French bistro style food. Fairly simple, but quality food at very reasonable prices.
Saigon Quan * VIE
Godthåbsvej 48
Frederiksberg
38 10 19 00 (Reservations recommended)
Perhaps the best Vietnamese restaurant in Copenhagen. They never miss. Great food every time. And Vietnamese is a nice break from the Asian foods, lighter, greener, more fresh.
Casablanca ** (Maroccan)
Turesensgade 21 (in the basement)
CPH K
Recently opened Maroccan place. Cous-cous, chicken, olives etc. Very wholesome and filling food at prices that won%26#39;t make you cry.
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Thank you so much Don Tomas, that is exactly what I needed. I so much appreciate your time.
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Youre welcome. Please add your own discoveries to the thread when you return, so we can get a nice selection going. Happy eating.
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Would anyone be able to recommend a restaurant for lunch on Christmas day, great atmosphere, suitable for adults and children, moderately priced? I realise most places are closed on the 25th but would appreciate any help you can give. Many thanks.
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Sorry to piggy-back on the previous post, but would anyone also recommend a restaurant for New Years Eve? Thanks in advance.
