The 106 best places to eat in Copenhagen

Avocado toast, eggs and white tiles — the breakfast that set the tone.

The city's oldest patisserie — cream layer cakes since 1870.

Richard Hart's bakery in Frederiksberg — sourdough in the lead role.

The cardamom bun every other bakery is measured against.

Kiosk and beer shelf at Sønder Boulevard 53 — Kihoskh Bar is across the street at 52.

Street food in shipping containers on Refshaleøen, with waterfront and sunset.

The Jægersborggade roastery that set the standard for Danish specialty coffee.

The city's food market at Israels Plads — two halls and around sixty stalls.

A wine bar by the canal with a list you learn something from.

Italian on Store Kongensgade — housemade pasta under high ceilings, and a bar that stays open until two.

Roastery and bakery in one — croissants and coffee at the same high level.

A coffee bar inside the main library with the city's most talked-about almond croissant.

Brunch as a plate you assemble yourself — three, five or seven things.

Forty taps on the corner of Stefansgade — Mikkeller's widest range in the city.

A Wednesday cinnamon swirl the size of a plate, in the city's oldest bakery.

A Mediterranean bistro on Vesterbrogade — small plates to share in the evening.

Tacos with their own tortillas in the Meatpacking District — the corn is milled on site.

A French wine bar on Dybbølsgade from eight in the morning until midnight.

Sixteen seats at the water on Refshaleøen — natural wine, sauna and a swimming jetty.

The Aarhus coffee flagship in a bright Nordhavn edition — with its own bakery.

Fish and oysters in an old slaughterhouse hall in the Meatpacking District — from lunch until late.

Pizza and charcuterie from their own produce — the mozzarella is made in house.

Food stalls by the Inner Harbour Bridge with a view of Nyhavn.

A natural wine cellar by the harbour with tables right down to the water.

Cheap beer and table tennis — a night out with no doorman and no decimals on the price list.

A cocktail bar on Oehlenschlægersgade — Wednesday to Saturday only, until four in the morning.

A neighbourhood bar without attitude — good drinks, no performance.

Handmade ice cream on Amager — open until ten in the evening.

Bakery and kitchen on Refshaleøen with green lunches and good wine.

Burgers from a disused petrol station — organic meat, and they close when they sell out.

Cocktails without ceremony on Nørrebrogade — closed Sunday and Monday.

Roastery and coffee bar in the Meatpacking District with clean brews and a loyal following.

A smørrebrød cellar from 1877 with over 100 kinds of aquavit.

Breakfast and lunch on Skyttegade — closes at four and does nothing else.

Organic chocolate and flødeboller on Værnedamsvej.

Wine shop and bar on Jægersborggade — natural wine, and closed in the evening.

Roastery and showroom behind the lakes for those who want the full detail.

A corner bar on Rantzausgade with guest roasts from across Europe.

Tacos and burgers on Nørrebrogade — quick, cheap and better than it needs to be.

An Italian wine bar on Store Strandstræde, a corner away from Nyhavn.

Modern open sandwiches by Nørreport — lunch six days, dinner four.

Cakes, bread and ice cream from the same corner on Strandboulevarden.

Brunch from seven on Islands Brygge — you choose the number of dishes yourself.

A chef's burger bar on Dronningens Tværgade — sous vide for three hours, from 79 kroner.

Shared plates and a loud room in the Meatpacking District — the kitchen closes at ten, the bar up to two.

A 1930s pharmacy interior on Værnedamsvej — from eight in the morning until late.

A Nordic bistro by the harbour — lunch and dinner, closed Sunday.

Tea and cake above an 1835 tea merchant on Kronprinsensgade.

Sourdough bakery and pizzeria in the green oasis of Banegaarden.

Records on the turntable, pool tables and fair-priced beer on Ingerslevsgade.

French finesse and Copenhagen calm in a side street off Strøget.

Scandinavian cooking in a cellar on Snaregade — evenings only.

Claus Meyer's bakery on Jægersborggade — the classics done properly.

Lo-fi music, Prolog coffee and fresh juice on Vesterbrogade.

Shared plates and wine on Borgergade — one of the city's most used tables for an evening with friends.

Gelato on the Sicilian model at Skjolds Plads — in season only.

A stall in Torvehallerne with World Sushi Cup nigiri — four pieces for 139 kr.

An award-winning bakery on Islands Brygge — open before everyone else.

Italian on Store Kongensgade — pasta, wine and a bar that keeps going.

A flea-market front room by Nørreport — brunch all day, long after others have cleared up.

The neighbourhood coffee bar on Islands Brygge — roasting and brewing taken equally seriously.

In the Meatpacking District since 2014 — 150 g chuck, seven burgers and no bookings.

Kihoskh's little brother on Enghave Plads — bread with the same conviction as the kiosk's beer shelf.

Takeaway in Sydhavn — 119 pieces for 1,299 kroner, eleven kroner apiece.

A neighbourhood coffee bar in Nordvest that stays open when everyone else has closed.

Sourdough pizza at long tables in the Meatpacking District — from morning until late.

Claus Meyer's Nordic bistro by the old radio house — organic and affordable.

Open sandwiches under stone arches on Niels Hemmingsens Gade — lunch and dinner.

Ice cream, coffee and pastry — all three made with the same seriousness.

A small Østerbro bakery with some of the city's best sourdough.

A French bistro in Østerbro with the best pavement in the city.

A French bistro on Værnedamsvej — Cofoco's classic with a set menu.

Baking and coffee chosen for each other, up along Nørrebrogade.

Oysters and Alsatian cooking in a courtyard off Pistolstræde.

A micro-roastery in Valby run by a Danish-Californian couple.

Nordic cooking with a greenhouse in the middle of the room — on Sankt Peders Stræde.

Laminated pastry on Store Kongensgade — one of five Bukas in the centre.

A calm, family-run coffee bar with room to linger.

Classic lunch smørrebrød on Palægade — and a French-Danish dinner menu.

A French brasserie by Kongens Nytorv — steak frites and oysters from eleven.

No social media, and self-service on trust.

Danish-French in a courtyard a stone's throw from Nyhavn — every day from noon.

A small corner café by Superkilen with beans from a Funen roastery.

A lunch cellar from 1910 by Christiansborg — herring, snaps and no fuss.

The city's best sushi without a star — omakase in the evening, à la carte only at lunch.

The jazz club from 1959 on Store Regnegade — concerts most evenings at eight.

A Japanese listening bar with vinyl, a charcoal grill and omakase at 650 kroner.

The cocktail bar in a 1740 townhouse facing Christiansborg — a fixed point since 2007.

A speakeasy on Stenosgade with hand-crank shakers and a menu of vintage spirits.

A burger out of noma's lab — 150 kroner, served medium-rare with a warning on the menu.

Copenhagen's techno institution on Kronprinsessegade — two rooms, open until morning on Fridays and Saturdays.

A Japanese gastropub in Vesterbro — sashimi, charcoal and the house's own yuzu beer.

The 1994 original — the basement on Nansensgade where the whole chain began.

All-you-can-eat in the city centre, open twelve hours straight, every single day.

Burgers, two cocktail bars and a heated courtyard by Gammel Strand.

The Meatpacking District's bar and dance floor — until recently called Bakken, now Baggen.

Nine named burgers on Larsbjørnsstræde — and almost everything can be swapped.

The city's cheapest all-you-can-eat — 189 kroner at lunch on Jagtvej.

Amager's cheapest all-you-can-eat — 239 kroner, and the kitchen closes at half past nine.

200 grams of beef for 99 kroner — the best deal in town, on Vandkunsten.

Sourdough pizza on ancient grains, baked in an oven built on site in Carlsberg Byen.

A Roman trattoria on a cobbled lane behind Strøget, where the pizza is a sharing dish in the menu.

Sixteen pizzas and a Sardinian wine list on Grønnegade — the broad Italian, not the narrow one.

San Marzano and fior di latte, with pavement tables facing the canal on Gammel Strand.

Pan-Asian small plates in a running flow, steps from the metro at Frederiksberg Centret.

A neighbourhood café and wine bar on Godthåbsvej with a menu that changes daily.