COPENHAGEN – Where to Stay and Eat

There is a reason why everyone is talking about this city at the moment, it’s been called out the happiest place to live and they embedded the word «hygge» (expression of cozyness) in almost every vocabulary around Europe. There is something magical about this city. Take a glimpse yourself and get the feeling. Here are some hints where to stay and where to drop by.

Where to Stay 

There are multiple options when it comes to choosing a cozy central hotel in Copenhagen. Since hygge is their lifestyle, you can't find one hotel which is not spreading a warm feeling of being home. But you can never go wrong with the Villa Copenhagen or SP34. The most famous one you’ll probably find in every tourist guide, as it is as much an attraction as a hotel, is the Central Hotel. A one room hotel located in vesterbro above a lovely cafe. In case you wanna combine your shopping trip with relaxing spa choose the Guldsmeden Hotel Manon Les Suites, where you have an indoor pool that makes you feel like being in the tropics which can be a welcoming change when travelling to Copenhagen during winter. But honestly, I would always go for an Airbnb since you don’t wanna miss out on a real danish furnished appartment and they take this Airbnb thing really serious.

Where to Eat

Well that’s a hard one, cause you can stumble into every side caffee or restaurant and you'll get served delicious food. Copenhagen is not only famous for their «hygge» but also for their healthy and creative food. Since they're a harbour city you can get proper fish of course, mostly served with potatoes or lentils which besides meat is pretty much their go-to food. But what you should be looking for are their open sandwiches called «Smørrebrød», probably the most popular way of having lunch in Denmark. You can find proper ones at Torvehallerne, the covered street market which is a must see. It's basically ryebread topped with fish, meat or egg but you also get it the modern way with avocado. This is what the youngsters eat day by day: coffee & avobread. The best ones you get for sure at Sonny or Atelier September. Another favorite of mine is the Apollobar, just outside their famous art museum Kunsthal Charlottenborg.

sonny

The halls of Torvehallerne, as mentioned above, makes a good Saturday stroll too. It is the biggest Foodmarket in Copenhagen and you can find everything, basically spend the whole day there. A bit north above the sees, when crossing the Queen Louise Bridge, in the middle of norrebro there is a hidden Taco Place called Blue Taco, it's glutenfree, gives you a taste explosion and goes perfect with a beer in those cosy streets of this lovely hood. Here are some vegan lunch options too: SimpleRAW, Hafnia Bar, Big Apple and The Organic Boho of course.

blue taco

the organic boho

When it gets darker, which can be quite early in the north during winter, you might wanna find a hyggeligt place to slip in for dinner. The first one that came to my mind is Llama, a Latin America influenced restaurant which turns into a bar later on and perfectly dimmed for a date or late dinner. Then there is Fiat and Geist, located directly at Kongens Nytorv, probably the most popular and touristic place in town, as it is directly across Nyhavn. But not as anywhere else those restaurants are not packed with tourists, but with Danes. Which in my eyes says a lot about the quality of these restaurants and the intimate atmosphere you’ll find inside. As good the restaurants are around Kongens Nytorv as bad are they when you come close to the harbour. If you leave Nyhavn behind and enter some of the small streets close by you will stumble upon real treasures like Zeleste or The Union Kitchen.

In the middle of the city, hidden between buildings there is kind of a covered backyard where you can get drinks and awesome food at PS Bar & Grill.

zeleste