The 10 best bars in Copenhagen
Old pubs, beer bars and places where an evening does not cost a fortune.
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From the guide: Ruby, Curfew, Mikkeller & Friends.
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Ruby
9.0The cocktail bar in a 1740 townhouse facing Christiansborg — a fixed point since 2007.
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Curfew
8.9A speakeasy on Stenosgade with hand-crank shakers and a menu of vintage spirits.
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Bars in Copenhagen
10 places · Old pubs, beer bars and places where an evening does not cost a fortune.
Kihoskh
8.4Kiosk and beer shelf at Sønder Boulevard 53 — Kihoskh Bar is across the street at 52.
Mikkeller & Friends
8.5Forty taps on the corner of Stefansgade — Mikkeller's widest range in the city.
Dupong
7.8Cheap beer and table tennis — a night out with no doorman and no decimals on the price list.
Bar Una
8.3A cocktail bar on Oehlenschlægersgade — Wednesday to Saturday only, until four in the morning.
Gensyn
7.7A neighbourhood bar without attitude — good drinks, no performance.
Kassen
7.5Cocktails without ceremony on Nørrebrogade — closed Sunday and Monday.
Ramblin' Bar
7.6Records on the turntable, pool tables and fair-priced beer on Ingerslevsgade.
Ruby
9.0The cocktail bar in a 1740 townhouse facing Christiansborg — a fixed point since 2007.
Curfew
8.9A speakeasy on Stenosgade with hand-crank shakers and a menu of vintage spirits.
Baggen
7.9The Meatpacking District's bar and dance floor — until recently called Bakken, now Baggen.
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| Place | Where | Opening hours | Price | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kihoskh | Sønder Boulevard 53, Vesterbro, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 07:00-01:00 · Fri-Sat 07:00-02:00 · Sun 07:00-01:00 | Cheap | 8.4 |
| Mikkeller & Friends | Stefansgade 35, Nørrebro, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 14:00-23:00 · Fri-Sat 12:00-01:00 · Sun 12:00-22:00 | Moderate | 8.5 |
| Dupong | Griffenfeldsgade 52, Nørrebro, Copenhagen | Wed 18:00-00:00 · Thu 18:00-01:00 · Fri-Sat 18:00-03:00 | Cheap | 7.8 |
| Bar Una | Oehlenschlægersgade 53A, Vesterbro, Copenhagen | Wed-Thu 17:00-01:00 · Fri-Sat 17:00-04:00 | Expensive | 8.3 |
| Gensyn | Rolighedsvej 20, Frederiksberg, Copenhagen | Tue 16:00-23:00 · Wed 16:00-00:00 · Thu 16:00-01:00 · Fri 15:00-02:00 · Sat 16:00-02:00 | Cheap | 7.7 |
| Kassen | Nørrebrogade 18B, Copenhagen | Tue-Thu 16:00-00:00 · Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00 | Cheap | 7.5 |
| Ramblin' Bar | Ingerslevsgade 200, Sydhavn, Copenhagen | Wed-Thu 14:00-00:00 · Fri-Sat 14:00-02:00 | Moderate | 7.6 |
| Ruby | Nybrogade 10, Indre By, Copenhagen | Mon-Wed 17:00-01:00 · Thu 16:00-01:00 · Fri-Sat 16:00-02:00 · Sun 17:00-01:00 | Expensive | 9.0 |
| Curfew | Stenosgade 1, Vesterbro, Copenhagen | Tue-Wed 18:00-01:00 · Thu 18:00-02:00 · Fri-Sat 17:00-02:00 · Sun 19:00-01:00 | Expensive | 8.9 |
| Baggen | Flæsketorvet 19, Kødbyen, Copenhagen | Estimate — check with the place | Moderate | 7.9 |
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About bars in Copenhagen
Copenhagen's bars fall into two camps, and you feel the difference on the way in: the ones where the drink is built to a recipe somebody thought hard about, and the ones where the beer is cheap and nobody looks at what you are wearing. There is plenty of both, and they rarely share a street.
Ruby on Nybrogade is the fixed point of the first camp — a cocktail bar in a 1740 townhouse facing Christiansborg, running since 2007, with a minimum age of twenty-one. Curfew on Stenosgade is the closed-door version, a speakeasy with hand-crank shakers and vintage spirits, shut on Mondays and for all of July. Bar Una on Oehlenschlægersgade makes drinks by conversation rather than by list and only opens Wednesday to Saturday.
The other camp is cheaper and more direct. Kihoskh on Sønder Boulevard is kiosk and beer bar in one, with one of the widest beer fridges in the city and room to sit on the kerb. Mikkeller & Friends on the corner of Stefansgade has forty taps in constant rotation and will pour you a taster if you cannot decide. Dupong on Griffenfeldsgade has a table tennis table in the middle of the room and some of the cheapest draught beer in town.
Finally there are the places an evening ends. Kassen on Nørrebrogade has fast bartenders and stays open until two on Friday and Saturday, and Baggen in the Meatpacking District — formerly Bakken — plays late from Thursday to Saturday. For something quieter, Gensyn on Rolighedsvej and Ramblin' Bar on Ingerslevsgade open in the afternoon and keep the prices legible.