Where to eat and drink in Copenhagen: best restaurants and bars

It is not news that New Nordic cuisine has situated Copenhagen amongst the top food capitals in the world. With the manifesto that created Noma (and the whole movement) and its ranking as the best restaurant in the world for three consecutive years (2010-2012) and then again in 2014, Copenhagen has established itself in the map for foodies around the world.

And while Noma is everything you’ve heard and more, Copenhagen’s food scene doesn’t end there. With plenty of New Nordic restaurants of all scales popping up like mushrooms after the rain, your options to taste this particular gastronomy are limitless. To top it up, cuisines from all around the world cohabitate in this multi-cultural city, so you don’t have to worry if you have an urge for Thai food, a hangover pizza day, Taco Tuesdays or a need for a fancy sushi evening.

Noma 2.0. Photo credit: Ditte Isager

One thing that really impressed me about restaurants in Copenhagen is that, overall, the quality is good. In many places, even those most recognized by their gastronomy, the quality you find in the restaurants varies a lot, making it very hard for non-locals to find a nice place to eat. Copenhagen is different. Even though the bill you’ll get is going to be higher than in most other cities, you are (almost) certain to get quality food. That being said, there are some restaurants that stand out.

From my experience in the few years that I lived in the Danish capital, I have collected some recommendations that I tried to sum up in one post, but to ease the browsing if you’re looking for something in particular, I divided it into sections:

→ Where to eat in Copenhagen: Traditional Danish food

→ Where to eat in Copenhagen: New Nordic cuisine

→ Where to eat in Copenhagen: International food

→ Where to eat in Copenhagen: Breakfast and Brunch

→ Where to drink the best coffee in Copenhagen, Denmark

→ Copenhagen nightlife: Pubs, Wine bars and Clubs

Coming soon: very soon I will be posting articles about the best pubs, wine bars and clubs and some bonus recommendations for food in Copenhagen. Stay tuned!

Also, I made a post explaining the most popular specialties of traditional Danish cuisine in order to help you pick your meal or just understand the gastronomy a bit better:

→ Danish specialties: most representative dishes of traditional Danish cuisine

Copenhagen has a lot to offer in the kitchen, but also much more! Have a look at our guide of Copenhagen and the day trips you can take while staying in the city:

→ Top 15 things to do in Copenhagen, Denmark

→ Day trips from Copenhagen: Top 9 excursions

If you’re interested in Copenhagen, you’d probably like this post too:

→ North Jutland: a beginner’s guide to the North of Denmark

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