Copenhagen Travel Guide
Weather, best time to visit, and the best food, culture, nature and activities.
Typical prices
- Budget mealDKK 100.00≈ $15.30
- Mid-range mealDKK 250.00≈ $38.26
- CappuccinoDKK 40.00≈ $6.12
- Domestic beerDKK 55.00≈ $8.42
- Taxi (per km)DKK 15.00≈ $2.30
- Public transport ticketDKK 24.00≈ $3.67
- Museum entryDKK 120.00≈ $18.37
- Mid-range hotel (night)DKK 1,300.00≈ $198.96
Food & Drink
- NomaNew Nordic · $$$$
World-renowned New Nordic restaurant led by René Redzepi, famous for foraged ingredients and fermentation-driven tasting menus, repeatedly ranked world's best.
- Restaurant KadeauNew Nordic · $$$$
Two-Michelin-star restaurant rooted in Bornholm island ingredients, offering a refined New Nordic tasting menu in Christianshavn.
- TorvehallerneMarket / Danish · $$
Popular indoor food market near Nørreport station with stalls for smørrebrød, coffee, cheese and fresh seafood.
- Aamanns 1921Danish · $$$
Modernized smørrebrød restaurant credited with reviving the open sandwich as fine dining, known for its rye bread and toppings.
- ReffenStreet food / international · $$
Large outdoor street-food market on Refshaleøen with dozens of stalls, a favorite summer waterfront hangout.
- Restaurant SchønnemannDanish · $$
Historic smørrebrød restaurant open since 1877, known for herring and traditional Danish lunch fare.
- Tivoli Gardens
Historic amusement park and pleasure garden in the city center, combining rides, concerts and illuminated gardens, open since 1843.
- Culture Box
Leading electronic music club near Nørreport, known for techno and house nights with international DJs.
- Nyhavn canal bars
Colorful 17th-century harbor front lined with bars and restaurants, one of Copenhagen's most photographed and lively evening spots.
Culture & History
- Statens Museum for Kunst (SMK)
Denmark's national gallery, holding Danish Golden Age painting and works by Matisse and Rubens in a park-side building.
- Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Museum founded by the Carlsberg brewing family, with an extensive collection of Egyptian, Greek and Roman antiquities and French Impressionists under a winter garden dome.
- The Little Mermaid (Den Lille Havfrue)
Iconic bronze statue on the Langelinie promenade, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, one of Copenhagen's most-visited sights.
- Christiansborg Palace
Seat of the Danish Parliament, Supreme Court and Prime Minister's Office, with royal reception rooms and ruins beneath the palace open to visitors.
- Dagmar Teatret
One of Copenhagen's oldest cinemas, showing arthouse and international films near Vesterbro.
- Copenhagen Jazz Festival
One of Europe's leading jazz festivals, filling venues and streets across the city each summer.
- Distortion
Large street-party festival combining daytime block parties in different neighborhoods with club nights citywide.
Nature & Outdoors
- Amager Strandpark
Man-made beach park with a lagoon and sandy shoreline near the city, a popular summer swimming and sunbathing spot for locals.
- Islands Brygge harbor bath
Public harbor swimming pool built into Copenhagen's clean inner-city canal, a summer institution for city-center swimming.
Active & Fun
- Fitness World
Denmark's largest gym chain with numerous branches across Copenhagen.
- Kastrup Søbad (The Snail)
Distinctive spiral-shaped wooden sea bath structure at Kastrup beach, popular for swimming in the Øresund.
- Tivoli Gardens
Historic amusement park in the city center with classic wooden roller coasters, gardens and evening illuminations, one of the world's oldest operating theme parks.
- Bakken
The world's oldest operating amusement park, set in the Deer Park forest north of the city, free entry with pay-per-ride attractions.