Copenhagen Travel Blog

There can be no better build-up to the new winter edition of Copenhagen Cooking that kicks off later this week than the news that Denmark’s Rasmus Kofoed, head chef at Copenhagen’s Geranium restaurant, has won first prize at the prestigious Bocuse d’Or in Lyon. Super-chef Kofoed served an extremely...

It’s Christmas Day in Copenhagen, and you’re here on holiday. Where can you eat that’s open? And what does a traditional Danish Christmas Dinner consist of, anyway? Traditionally, Danes eat Christmas dinner on the evening of Christmas Eve, December 24 – known as ‘Juleaften’. The...

The Saints Day of Morten Bisp, otherwise known as St. Martin, falls on November 11 – this Thursday. In Denmark, it is customary to eat duck the evening before, Morten’s Evening. The story behind the evening is this: Shy and humble St. Martin, not wishing to be elected bishop, chose instead to hide...

An interview with Oscar Davidsen of Ida Davidsen Smørrebrød Restaurant. ‘It all begins with a slice of good rye bread, and some spread. It doesn’t matter if the bread is spread with butter, margarine or pig fat, that’s up to the eater – what matters is what happens next. And that is entirely...

This Friday, August 20 marks the opening day of Copenhagen Cooking, a mouth-wateringly tempting festival of all that is great in the Scandinavian kitchen. From beer and shellfish to culinary cabaret, the menu for the next ten days caters to many tastes – with no less than 85 events on the program all...

Late-night eating in Copenhagen can be a risky business, with most restaurants in the city closing their kitchens as early as 9pm. For those whose eating schedules don’t quite fit to these hours, however, there are a number of options. Here is our pick: Rio Bravo – This ranch-style restaurant located...

It seems most of us are on a budget these days, especially when it comes to the kroner: but eating cheaply in Copenhagen doesn’t have to mean filling up for the day on hotel breakfasts, all-you-can-eat luke-warm buffets or hot dog stands. Instead, we offer a broad selection of good restaurants...

With the announcements for this year’s Michelin awarded restaurants last month, Copenhagen’s position as the cream of Scandinavia’s dining remains largely unchanged. There is, however, a slight shift, in that restaurants Ensemble and Geranium, both of which had been awarded one...