Best bakeries in Copenhagen — 34 with hours

Copenhagen has more good bakeries than any other city in Denmark, and that is not an estimate: 34 of them are in this guide, against 18 in Aarhus and 19 in Odense. It is also why the question "where is the best bakery in Copenhagen" has no single answer. It has one answer per thing you want to take home.

If it has to be a cardamom bun, it is Juno the Bakery in Østerbro, and there is nothing to discuss. If it has to be sourdough, it is Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej or Galst in Østerbro. If it has to be an almond croissant, the queue is in Krystalgade. And if it has to be layer cake, Conditori La Glace has been making the same one since 1870.

The top twelve are ranked below with addresses and opening hours written out. After that the rest are grouped by neighbourhood, by what they are best at, and by when they open — because in practice you choose the bakery that is on your way and open. To see all 34 on a map with open-now status, they are here: all bakeries in Copenhagen. If the coffee matters more than the bread, it is best cafés in Copenhagen that ranks on what is in the cup.

1. Juno the Bakery, Østerbro

Århusgade 48. The cardamom bun is the reason. Crisp outside, heavy with butter inside and finished with a layer of pearl sugar that crunches — it is the bun every other Danish bakery is measured against, and has been since the bakery opened on Århusgade in 2018.

There is also sourdough baked the same morning and changing seasonal pastries, but they sell out early and there are no reservations. The queue starts before they open.

Open Tuesday to Saturday from half past seven to six and Sunday until four. Closed on Monday. Come before ten at the weekend if you want to be sure of the bun. There are almost no tables inside, so it is takeaway with a corner of the pavement as the dining room.

2. Hart Bageri, Frederiksberg

Gammel Kongevej 109. Richard Hart baked the bread at Noma before he opened his own place, and the bread is still the reason to come: dark, sour sourdough that keeps for days. The bakery is visible behind glass, so you can watch the dough being turned while you wait.

The laminated pastries and cinnamon buns are among the best in the city, and there is coffee and simple lunch dishes for those who stay. By the afternoon the shelves are thinner, but the bread usually holds.

Open from half past seven every day, until six on weekdays and five at weekends. It is the best choice on the list if there are several of you and you want to sit down, and there is room for children and seats outside. Come before eleven for a laminated pastry.

3. The Coffee Collective, Nørrebro

Jægersborggade 10. The roastery that set the standard for Danish speciality coffee, and which still publishes what it paid the growers. Filter coffee is the main business, and the pastry is chosen to suit it rather than the other way round.

It is the obvious start to a walk down Jægersborggade, where a Meyers Bageri sits at number 9, so you can have both within a hundred metres.

Open from seven on weekdays and eight at weekends, until seven in the evening every day. That is one of the longest openings among the good addresses, and there are seats outside.

4. Andersen & Maillard, Nørrebro

Møllegade 1. A roastery and a bakery under one roof, and both at the same level — which is rarer than it sounds. Cruffins and laminated pastries are what people come for, and they go quickly.

Large communal tables make it one of the few places where you can stay for hours without being in the way. It suits a long morning with a book or a laptop.

Open from seven on weekdays and eight at weekends, until six every day. There are seats outside and room for children.

5. Democratic Coffee, the old town

Krystalgade 19. The almond croissant here has become an institution, and the queue at the counter before eleven is the proof. The coffee bar sits inside the main public library, which makes it the best address in the city on a rainy day: you can take the croissant in among the shelves.

Open from half past seven on weekdays until five and from nine at weekends until four. Come early — it is the croissants that run out, not the coffee.

6. La Cabra Nordhavn, Nordhavn

Århusgade 118. The Aarhus coffee flagship in a bright Nordhavn edition, with light roasts from its own roastery and its own pastry alongside. Big windows and room to work.

It sits on the same street as Juno, just at the other end, and the two can be combined into one trip. Come early for the croissants.

Open from half past seven on weekdays and eight at weekends, until six every day.

7. Conditori La Glace, the old town

Skoubogade 3. The oldest patisserie in the city, founded in 1870, and the only place on this list where you sit down to a layer cake rather than take a slice away. The Sportskage — nougat crisp, whipped cream and a hundred and fifty years of practice — is the one to order first.

The slices are big enough to share, and the price level is a step above the rest of the list. It is not a bakery in the everyday sense; it is an occasion.

Open from half past eight on weekdays, nine on Saturday and ten on Sunday, until six every day. There are seats outside, and the salon is one of the few rooms in the city where children behave of their own accord.

8. Sankt Peders Bageri, the old town

Sankt Peders Stræde 29. The oldest bakery in the city, and the Wednesday snail is the size of a plate. It sells out, and there is little reason to arrive after eleven on a Wednesday.

The rest of the week it is old-fashioned Danish pastry without modern flourishes, and it is the cheapest on the whole list — only three of the 34 sit at price level 1.

Open from half past seven to five Monday to Friday and from eight to four on Saturday. Closed on Sunday.

9. Galst Bageri, Østerbro

Lipkesgade 8. A small Østerbro bakery with some of the best sourdough in the city and a range that is short because a choice has been made. Organic.

The important thing to know is the hours: Wednesday to Friday from half past seven to three, Saturday until two and Sunday until one. Closed Monday and Tuesday. It is the bakery on this list it is easiest to make a wasted trip to, and the only answer is to come in the morning.

10. Buka, the old town

Store Kongensgade 18. Laminated pastry in many forms, and the only bakery in the top of this list open all seven days from seven in the morning. There are five addresses in the old town, so there is usually one on the way.

That makes Buka the practical solution rather than the great moment: neither Juno, Galst nor Sankt Peders is open all week, and Buka is.

Open every day from seven to six. There are seats outside.

11. Meyers Bageri, Nørrebro

Jægersborggade 9. Claus Meyer's bakery on Jægersborggade, where the Danish classics are made properly rather than made over. The range is organic.

It sits opposite The Coffee Collective, and the two together are why Jægersborggade is the street in the city with the most bakery per hundred metres.

Open from seven every day, until six on weekdays and four at weekends — one of the few addresses at the top open all week.

12. Andersen Bakery, Islands Brygge

Thorshavnsgade 26. An award-winning bakery on Islands Brygge and the earliest opening in the whole guide: half past six, every single day, Sunday included.

The range is broad and classic rather than narrow and curated, and that is part of the point — it is a bakery you shop at, not one you make a pilgrimage to. There are seats outside and room for children.

Open 06.30-19.00 all seven days, which is also the longest opening on the list.

Bakeries by neighbourhood

You rarely choose a bakery from a list. You choose the one where you already are, so here they are by neighbourhood.

The old town. Democratic Coffee on Krystalgade, Sankt Peders Bageri on Sankt Peders Stræde, Buka on Store Kongensgade, La Glace on Skoubogade, Sonny at Rådhusstræde 5, Atelier September at Kronprinsessegade 62 and Perchs Tea Room at Kronprinsensgade 5. It is the densest cluster in the city, and you can walk between all of them in a morning.

Nørrebro. Jægersborggade has both The Coffee Collective at number 10 and Meyers Bageri at number 9. Andersen & Maillard sits at Møllegade 1, Darcy's Kaffe at Rantzausgade 2 and Collective Bakery up Nørrebrogade at number 176. By Superkilen sits Arrebo at Mimersgade 100, and Siciliansk Is at Skjolds Plads 2 sells gelato in the summer half of the year.

Østerbro and Nordhavn. Juno at Århusgade 48 and La Cabra at number 118 sit on the same street. Galst at Lipkesgade 8 and Thunbergs at Strandboulevarden 70 are both close by. On Ryesgade there are three things within a few hundred metres: April Coffee at number 88, Sinne Gas Bageri at number 63 and KALA at number 25.

Vesterbro and Frederiksberg. Hart Bageri at Gammel Kongevej 109, Prolog Coffee Bar at Høkerboderne 16 in the Meatpacking District, Orsa Coffee at Vesterbrogade 46, Brød at Enghave Plads 7 and Summerbird at Værnedamsvej 9.

Amager, Islands Brygge and the harbour. Andersen Bakery at Thorshavnsgade 26, ROAST Coffee at Vestmannagade 4, Alice at Markmandsgade 1, Ismageriet at Rued Langgaards Vej 6E and Lille Bakery at Refshalevej 213B out on Refshaleøen.

Valby, Nordvest and Banegaarden. Pontes at Toftegårds Plads 2 in Valby, Kaffedepartementet at Rentemestervej 64 in Nordvest and Perron at Otto Busses Vej 45 in the green courtyard Banegaarden behind Dybbølsbro.

What to order where

The list is long enough that it is easier to go by the item than by the address.

Cardamom bun: Juno the Bakery, Århusgade 48. There is no number two in that category.

Sourdough: Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej or Galst on Lipkesgade. Both bake the same morning, and both loaves keep for days. Perron at Banegaarden and Brød on Enghave Plads are the next two.

Almond croissant: Democratic Coffee on Krystalgade, and come before eleven.

Laminated pastry: Andersen & Maillard on Møllegade for the cruffins, Buka on Store Kongensgade for the breadth, Hart for the craft.

Classic Danish pastry: Sankt Peders Bageri on a Wednesday for the snail, Meyers Bageri on Jægersborggade the rest of the week.

Layer cake and patisserie: Conditori La Glace on Skoubogade. Perchs Tea Room on Kronprinsensgade if it has to be tea in tiers — book at the weekend.

Chocolate: Summerbird at Værnedamsvej 9, organic and with a range that changes with the season. It is a shop, not a place to sit.

Ice cream: Alice on Markmandsgade makes ice cream, coffee and pastry with the same seriousness. Ismageriet on Amager stays open until ten in the evening. Siciliansk Is at Skjolds Plads makes gelato the Sicilian way, but only in the summer half of the year.

Coffee rather than pastry: The Coffee Collective, La Cabra, Prolog in the Meatpacking District, April Coffee on Ryesgade, Pontes in Valby and ROAST on Islands Brygge all roast their own.

When they open — and who is closed

This is the piece of information most often missing, and the one that decides the trip.

Earliest. Andersen Bakery on Islands Brygge opens at half past six all seven days and is the only one open before seven. At seven, The Coffee Collective, Andersen & Maillard, Buka, Meyers Bageri, Collective Bakery, Prolog and Orsa all open.

Latest. Andersen Bakery closes at seven in the evening, Kaffedepartementet in Nordvest at eight, and The Coffee Collective and Arrebo at seven. If you need a bakery after six, those are the ones left.

Monday is the thin day. Juno and Galst are both closed on Monday, and Lille Bakery is closed Monday and Tuesday. Thunbergs and Pontes do not open until Wednesday. If you need a bakery on a Monday, Hart, Buka, Meyers, Andersen Bakery and Collective Bakery are the safe ones.

Sunday. Most are open, but for shorter hours. Sankt Peders Bageri and Summerbird are closed on Sunday altogether, and Galst closes at one. Buka, Andersen Bakery, Kaffedepartementet and Collective Bakery are open all seven days.

What they cost

Thirty of the 34 sit at price level 2 of four, that is ordinary bakery prices. Three sit at level 1: Sankt Peders Bageri, Ismageriet and Siciliansk Is, and Arrebo is the cheapest of the coffee bars. Three sit at level 3: Conditori La Glace, April Coffee and Summerbird.

We give levels rather than kroner because prices change, and a figure that is wrong in three months is worse than no figure at all. The actual prices sit with the bakeries themselves.

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Questions and answers

What is the best bakery in Copenhagen?

Juno the Bakery at Århusgade 48 in Østerbro, if the measure is a single pastry — the cardamom bun is in a class of its own. If it has to be bread and somewhere to sit down, Hart Bageri at Gammel Kongevej 109 is the answer. They are first and second in this guide, and they are not in the same discipline.

Which bakery in Copenhagen opens earliest?

Andersen Bakery at Thorshavnsgade 26 on Islands Brygge. It opens at half past six all seven days and closes at seven in the evening, which is also the longest opening in the guide. At seven, The Coffee Collective on Jægersborggade, Buka on Store Kongensgade and Meyers Bageri open among others.

Where do you get the best sourdough in Copenhagen?

Hart Bageri at Gammel Kongevej 109, where Richard Hart bakes what he baked at Noma, and Galst Bageri at Lipkesgade 8 in Østerbro. Both bake in the morning, and both loaves keep for days. Galst, on the other hand, closes early and is shut on Monday and Tuesday.

Which bakeries are open on Monday?

Hart Bageri, Buka, Meyers Bageri, Andersen Bakery and Collective Bakery are all open on Monday. Juno and Galst are closed, and Lille Bakery on Refshaleøen is closed both Monday and Tuesday — which catches people who cycle out there on a day off.

Which street has the most good bakeries?

Jægersborggade in Nørrebro. The Coffee Collective sits at number 10 and Meyers Bageri at number 9, and the two are among the highest rated in the guide. Århusgade in Østerbro is second: Juno at number 48 and La Cabra at number 118, same street, each at its own end.

What does pastry cost in Copenhagen?

Thirty of the 34 sit at price level 2, that is ordinary bakery prices. Sankt Peders Bageri is the cheapest of the proper bakeries, and Conditori La Glace, April Coffee and Summerbird are the three a step above. We give levels rather than kroner because prices change.

Where can you sit down and eat?

Hart Bageri has seats, coffee and simple lunch dishes. Andersen & Maillard has large communal tables, Conditori La Glace a patisserie salon from 1870, and Lille Bakery on Refshaleøen both lunch and natural wine. Most of the others are takeaway with a corner of the pavement.

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The order follows our editorial score, which weighs the craft, the produce and whether the place bakes itself rather than buying in. Addresses and opening hours come from the bakeries themselves, checked in September 2026, but they change at weekends and holidays — and several of them sell out long before they close. For April Coffee and Brød the hours are an estimate, which is why they are given here without fixed clock times. Siciliansk Is is given with no hours at all: the shop writes itself that it is closed for the season and opens again in spring 2027.