The 10 best street food spots in Copenhagen
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Torvehallerne
8.6The city's food market at Israels Plads — two halls and around sixty stalls.
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Hija de Sanchez
8.5Tacos with their own tortillas in the Meatpacking District — the corn is milled on site.
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Street food in Copenhagen
10 places · Food markets and stalls where you eat well with your fingers.
Reffen
8.2Street food in shipping containers on Refshaleøen, with waterfront and sunset.
Torvehallerne
8.6The city's food market at Israels Plads — two halls and around sixty stalls.
Hija de Sanchez
8.5Tacos with their own tortillas in the Meatpacking District — the corn is milled on site.
Broens Gadekøkken
7.9Food stalls by the Inner Harbour Bridge with a view of Nyhavn.
Gasoline Grill
8.4Burgers from a disused petrol station — organic meat, and they close when they sell out.
Jagger
7.9Tacos and burgers on Nørrebrogade — quick, cheap and better than it needs to be.
BOBS
8.3A chef's burger bar on Dronningens Tværgade — sous vide for three hours, from 79 kroner.
Sushi Lovers Torvehallerne
8.2A stall in Torvehallerne with World Sushi Cup nigiri — four pieces for 139 kr.
Tommi's Burger Joint
7.9In the Meatpacking District since 2014 — 150 g chuck, seven burgers and no bookings.
Hana Sushi
7.1Takeaway in Sydhavn — 119 pieces for 1,299 kroner, eleven kroner apiece.
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| Place | Where | Opening hours | Price | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reffen | Refshalevej 167A, Refshaleøen, Copenhagen | Mon-Sun 11:00-21:30 | Cheap | 8.2 |
| Torvehallerne | Rømersgade 18, Israels Plads, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 10:00-19:00 · Fri 10:00-20:00 · Sat 10:00-18:00 · Sun 11:00-17:00 | Moderate | 8.6 |
| Hija de Sanchez | Slagterboderne 8, Kødbyen, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00 · Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00 · Sun 11:00-21:00 | Moderate | 8.5 |
| Broens Gadekøkken | Strandgade 95, Christianshavn, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 11:30-20:00 · Fri-Sat 11:00-21:00 · Sun 11:30-20:00 | Cheap | 7.9 |
| Gasoline Grill | Landgreven 10, Indre By, Copenhagen | Mon-Sun 11:00-21:30 | Cheap | 8.4 |
| Jagger | Nørrebrogade 114, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 11:00-22:00 · Fri-Sat 11:00-23:00 · Sun 11:00-22:00 | Cheap | 7.9 |
| BOBS | Dronningens Tværgade 22, Indre By, Copenhagen | Mon-Tue 11:00-20:00 · Wed-Thu 11:00-20:30 · Fri-Sat 11:00-21:00 · Sun 11:00-20:00 | Cheap | 8.3 |
| Sushi Lovers Torvehallerne | Rømersgade 18, stade G10, Indre By, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 11:30-20:00 · Fri 11:30-21:00 · Sat 11:30-20:00 · Sun 11:30-19:00 | Cheap | 8.2 |
| Tommi's Burger Joint | Høkerboderne 21-23, Kødbyen, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00 · Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00 · Sun 11:00-21:00 | Cheap | 7.9 |
| Hana Sushi | Stubmøllevej 2, Sydhavn, Copenhagen | Mon-Thu 13:00-21:00 · Fri-Sat 12:00-22:00 · Sun 13:00-21:00 | Cheap | 7.1 |
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About street food spots in Copenhagen
Street food in Copenhagen is ten places that barely resemble each other. Two are markets with many stalls, several are single kitchens with one thing on the menu, and a couple sit by the water and are as much about the view as the food. What they share is the price: all of them are at the cheap end.
Opening hours are the easy part here: all ten are open seven days a week. That is unusual for Copenhagen, where Sunday and Monday are the normal closing days. Torvehallerne opens first, at ten, and also closes first — seven in the evening on weekdays and five on Sunday. Jagger on Nørrebrogade closes latest, ten most days and eleven on Friday and Saturday, and the other eight close between eight and half past nine on weekdays. Hana Sushi in Sydhavnen opens latest of them all, at one. The times are listed place by place below, with an open-now badge.
Torvehallerne at Israels Plads is the one that looks most like a market: two halls, around sixty stalls, fish, cheese, smørrebrød, coffee and tacos in the same room. It is open all week and busiest in the middle of the day — come outside the lunch peak if you want a table. Reffen on Refshaleøen is the large open-air version, dozens of stalls in shipping containers, but seasonal: the house publishes the dates, and it closes on 2 November and reopens in mid-March.
The two places you seek out for something specific are in the Meatpacking District and the old town. Hija de Sanchez on Slagterboderne mills its own corn for the tortillas and was started by a former Noma pastry chef. Gasoline Grill on Landgreven makes four kinds of burger and no more, uses organic meat, and closes when it sells out.
The rest is waterfront and everyday eating. Broens Gadekøkken by the Inner Harbour Bridge in Christianshavn has long tables looking across at Nyhavn and a smaller, hand-picked set of stalls. And Jagger on Nørrebrogade is the one you use when you planned nothing: tacos and burgers at fast-food prices but with better ingredients, open until ten in the evening and eleven at weekends.