Copenhagen · Denmark
The Copenhagen food cheat sheet
One page from Chef Amazing · November 2026
The dish to eat
Danish open sandwiches on dense rye bread, piled with pickled herring, roast beef, egg and shrimp, or fried plaice.
Best at Restaurant Schønnemann, Hauser Plads, Indre By. Get: Pickled herring, the hand-peeled shrimp on egg, and a glass of their own akvavit
Five places, and what to order
- Sankt Peders Bageribakery · City centreGet: Kanelsnegle on Wednesdays, tebirkes, brunsviger
- Hart BakerybakeryGet: Almond croissants, cinnamon twists
- Reffenmarket · RefshaleøenGet: Roast pork sandwiches, Nordic Hotdog, African stew
- Atelier Septemberfor bolle med ost (BMO) · Indre By / ØsterbroGet: Bun with 24-month-aged Comté and whipped butter
- Aamanns 1921for smørrebrød · Niels Hemmingsens Gade, Indre ByGet: The smørrebrød lunch: herring, fried plaice and the tartare
The market
Market hall. Smørrebrød, seafood, Danish baking
The line worth it
Juno the BakeryØsterbro
Get: Cardamom bun
Expect: Lines from opening. Beat it: Go at opening, they sell out.
In season this November
Brown crab (taskekrabbe) · Chanterelles · Limfjord oysters
How it works here
Tip: Service is included; round up for a great meal.
Book: Book the famous restaurants weeks or months out; smørrebrød lunch spots fill by noon, so book or go early.
When locals eat: Lunch 11:30am-2pm, dinner 6-9pm; kitchens close early.