Image by Cindy Fonvig Ørestad is a new addition to Copenhagen, it’s futuristic, innovative and, I think, beautiful. But if you don’t live there, there’s not much going on in the are...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Should you happen to be on the Dronning Louises Bridge after dark walking towards Nørrebro, you might notice a large neon chicken on one of the rooftops on your right hand. This...
Image by Brass Monkey Housed in an old Poulaine shoe store, Brass Monkey is a blast from the past. Back in the 1940s Don The Beachcomber, the worlds first Tiki-bar opened up in Hollywood. Brass Monke...
Image by Grand Fromage Far away from downtown Copenhagen and even a bit out of the way from downtown Frederiksberg, lies a small cheese shop near Peter Bangsvej Station. Even though it is out of the ...
Image by Margrethe Kofoed Olsen Wullf+Konstali is a strange little shop. It is part small café, part coffee house, but mostly it’s a place where you can buy delicious things. They call themselv...
Image by Salon 39 Salon 39 is a cocktail bar and restaurant in the Frederiksberg neighborhood of Copenhagen. It is small place with an amazing ability to mix a few ingredients together to create outs...
Image by Cindy Fonvig This may not be the most obvious tourist destination and it does have a limited lifespan, but if you’re in the neighbourhood anyway, I think it’s worth a visit. The ...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Assistens Cemetery is a popular spot for sunbathing and picnics, but if you’re not completely comfortable with the idea of baring skin among the tombstones, there is a fin...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Copenhagen has an almost brand new opera house. I have an excellent view of it from my office, and in my opinion it looks like a very large hat that someone has placed on the ho...
Image by Cindy Fonvig I first saw them November last year. Back then there were only four of them: two bears, a monkey and a rabbit to be precise. One day they were just there, sitting in a tree. Las...
Image by Cindy Fonvig This place is an almost legendary hangout in Copenhagen. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly and even though the majority of the guests are local it is also strangely interna...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Tucked away in a cobbled backyard you’ll find one of the biggest and best second hand clothes stores in Copenhagen. Some of the items might be a bit on the expensive side ...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Birna is a one of my all-time favorite clothes stores in Copenhagen. It’s a one of only two concept stores in Europe, the other one is in Reykjavik. The owner and founder ...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Having visited Nørrebro, you shouldn’t leave without a piece of local art. Yes, I know it sounds expensive but it really doesn’t have to be. As you have probably not...
Image by David Brandt In a residential part of Frederiksberg, right next to Frederiksberg Hospital, lies a small and unseemly take-out shop. Fortunately I’m lucky enough to live within biking d...
Image by David Brandt Most people think that the name MASH is a throwback to the old 70s TV series about an army hospital. It’s not, instead it is an abbreviation of Modern American Steak House...
Image by Kenneth Nguyen When it comes to street parties, Copenhagen is definitely on the top of the list of European cities organizing them. Starting from the end of April the various festivals take ...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Right at the beginning of Nørrebrogade you will find the New York-inspired underground clothes store McKorman. I remember McKorman from when I first moved to Copenhagen years ag...
Image by Cindy Fonvig My favorite coffee spot is my local Riccos, at Outer Nørrebro. There are other Riccos shops in Copenhagen, but this one is my favorite. It’s excellent for a break because ...
Image by Cindy Fonvig I don’t think the glass front with the crack over the door has ever been cleaned. The glass is so dirty that you can only just make out the name written in large black woo...
Image by Cindy Fonvig No, there is absolutely nothing political about the name of this area. It’s called The Red Square because the coating on the ground is red, all kinds of different reds. Th...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Copenhagen is a very, very good city for lovers of vinyl. Several music stores have well-stocked vinyl departments, and finding stores with second hand vinyl is easy. One of the...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Usually it is just a hackneyed figure of speech when we say that a city has a heart. But Nørrebro actually has one. On a pedestal at Aksel Larsens Plads near Nørrebro Parken and...
Image by Cindy Fonvig Walking around in this fabulous store feels a bit like visiting a museum, except you can buy everything on display. And though I have to admit that I have never actually bought ...
Image by Cindy Fonvig ‘Welcome to Café Lyst – where the sun is always shining’ it says on the wall when you enter the café. Despite the fact that it’s located in a basement an...
Image by Cindy Fonvig One of Copenhagen’s best live venues, Loppen, is situated in Christiania. This is where I first saw Beck back in 1994. And even though it a relatively small venue with a c...
Image by Cindy Fonvig On Nørrebrogade, just across the big yellow wall surrounding Assistens Cemetery, there is a colourful shop with a conspicuous sign above the door that says HotKoTyr. It is a pun...
Image by Elina Roivainen I know I write a lot about food, but simply can’t help myself but write about another great place for breakfast. Every place serving brunch in this city always offers p...
Image by Elina Roivainen Three words: absolutely gorgeous sushi! Green sushi’s concept is to offer its customers good sushi made out of as ecological and pure ingredients as possible: Norwegian...
Image by Elina Roivainen This place’s name says it all – it serves as a place to exhibit new contemporary art and houses a nice restaurant and probably some of the city’s best weeke...
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