Atelier September

Atelier September is a café on Gothersgade in the old town, a few minutes' walk from Kongens Nytorv. It occupies the front of a building where the owners' family business, a boutique selling design, furniture, lighting, antiques and old posters, has been trading on Gothersgade since 1987. The café opened in 2013 and serves what it calls natural food and artisan coffee for breakfast, lunch and late afternoons.

The café has become well known for its simple, carefully made dishes on rye bread, and the chef and owner, Frederik Bille Brahe, is associated with one of Copenhagen's best-known plates of avocado on rye. The menu covers breakfast and lunch dishes alongside coffee and other drinks, and it rewards those who like clean, light food rather than heavy brunch platters.

Atelier September suits solo travellers, couples and anyone looking for a relaxed breakfast in the centre. Service is unhurried, so come when you have time to linger rather than when you need a quick coffee. The café is small and popular, especially at weekends, so expect to wait for a table at peak times, or come early in the morning when it is calmer.

The café is generally open from early morning on weekdays, with shorter hours at weekends, while the boutique keeps its own, more limited hours. As times can change, check the café's website or social media before you go.

Gothersgade runs from Kongens Nytorv towards Nørreport and Rosenborg Castle, so Atelier September fits easily into a morning of sightseeing in the old town. Rosenborg and the King's Garden are a short walk west, Nyhavn and Kongens Nytorv a short walk east, and the shopping streets around Strøget are close by. After breakfast, take a look at the boutique behind the café, which shows the owners' own designs alongside furniture and collectibles.

Past menus have included yoghurt with granola and comté with a soft-boiled egg on rye, which gives a sense of the style, though dishes change and these should be treated as examples rather than a fixed menu. Prices are in line with other quality cafés in central Copenhagen, and the light dishes make it a good choice before a busy day of walking.