Best Restaurants in Copenhagen (2026)

Copenhagen has one of the most respected restaurant scenes in the world, and it caters for every budget. At the top end, Geranium, with three Michelin stars, Alchemist, with its immersive dinner of up to 50 impressions, and Kong Hans Kælder, the city's first Michelin-starred restaurant, require booking weeks or months ahead and a full evening. Barr, in the North Atlantic House where Noma made its name, offers North Sea cooking and an excellent beer list at a gentler pace.

Danish lunch is a tradition every visitor should try. Restaurant Schønnemann has served smørrebrød, herring and snaps since 1877, Palægade offers classic and modern open sandwiches near Kongens Nytorv, and the old tavern Café Halvvejen beside the Round Tower serves herring and Danish classics at modest prices. For relaxed evenings, the Meatpacking District in Vesterbro is home to Kødbyens Fiskebar's seafood and oysters and Mother's sourdough pizza, while Bæst in Nørrebro is known for wood-fired pizza and its own cheeses and charcuterie. Eating out is expensive, so lunch menus, bakeries and markets are a good way to save. Book ahead for weekends and for December, when Danish Christmas lunches fill many restaurants.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

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1. Geranium

Three-Michelin-star tasting menu$$$$Østerbro

Rasmus Kofoed and Søren Ledet's three-Michelin-star restaurant on the eighth floor above Fælledparken, serving long seasonal tasting menus with views over the park.

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2. Alchemist

Immersive two-Michelin-star tasting experience$$$$Refshaleøen

Rasmus Munk's two-Michelin-star restaurant in a former theatre workshop on Refshaleøen, where dinner of up to 50 impressions combines food, art and performance.

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3. Kong Hans Kælder

French-inspired fine dining in a medieval cellar$$$$Indre By

A two-Michelin-star French-inspired restaurant in a whitewashed vaulted cellar off Kongens Nytorv, the first restaurant in Copenhagen to win a Michelin star.

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4. Restaurant Schønnemann

Traditional Danish lunch and smørrebrød$$$Indre By

A cellar lunch restaurant on Hauser Plads serving traditional Danish smørrebrød, herring and a large snaps list since 1877.

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5. Barr

North Sea cuisine and beer$$$Christianshavn

A restaurant and bar in a historic waterfront warehouse in Christianshavn, cooking dishes rooted in the North Sea countries alongside a long list of beers and aquavits.

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6. Kødbyens Fiskebar

Seafood restaurant and oyster bar$$$Vesterbro / Kødbyen

A seafood restaurant and oyster bar in a converted meat hall in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District, open since 2009 and serving oysters and drinks all day.

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7. Restaurant Palægade

Smørrebrød lunch and Danish-French dinner$$$Frederiksstaden

A central restaurant near Kongens Nytorv serving classic and modern smørrebrød at lunch and a Danish-French evening menu from Monday to Saturday.

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8. Bæst

Wood-fired pizza and Italian-inspired cooking$$Nørrebro

An Italian-inspired restaurant near Sankt Hans Torv in Nørrebro, known for wood-fired pizza, hand-stretched cheeses and charcuterie made from Danish pork.

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9. Mother

Sourdough pizza and Italian$$Vesterbro / Kødbyen

An informal Italian restaurant in Kødbyen known for sourdough pizza from a wood-fired oven, seasonal ingredients and weekend brunch.

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10. Café Halvvejen

Traditional Danish tavern lunch$Indre By / Latin Quarter

An old tavern next to the Round Tower, trading since 1789, serving herring, open sandwiches and Danish classics at lunch and staying open late as a bar.

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