The 51 best places to eat in Odense

Odense's beer bar for decades — more taps than you will get through.

Natural wine on Klaregade — small, dark and with a list that changes.

Coffee in the morning, wine in the evening — same table, same day.

A neighbourhood bakery on Hunderupvej that opens at six on weekdays.

Odense's street food market in a warehouse by the station.

French brasserie tradition with Funen produce, in a side street off the high street.

A tasting menu three days a week — Odense's most ambitious table after Aro.

Open sandwiches and fish on Kongensgade, from a kitchen that dares more than the classics.

A wine bar on Klaregade — Wednesday to Saturday, and until one at weekends.

Brunch, tapas and cake on Nørregade — brunch daily from eight to two.

Spangsberg's factory outlet for flødeboller — misshapen boxes, open Wednesday to Saturday.

A sourdough bakery in the Skibhus quarter — with sourdough pizza Friday to Sunday, 4 to 8pm.

Brunch from 120 kroner and outdoor seating in the Andersen garden.

Handmade ice cream in the Carl Nielsen quarter, with seats outside.

A record shop by day, a bar at night — and coffee in between.

Brunch and specialty coffee on Kongensgade, in a tone more Berlin than Funen.

Odense's café institution in Brandts — coffee, draught beer and a cinema next door.

Japanese omakase in the middle of Odense — the kitchen decides, you sit back.

A late bar on Vestergade — opens at five, closes at four.

A patisserie in Dalum with classic cakes and layer cakes to order.

Fish, shellfish and vegetables in five and seven courses — dinner Monday to Saturday.

A classic bakery with an early opening and weekend baking.

A buffet of twenty-five dishes with an open bar — Tuesday to Saturday.

A bakery in Stige north of the city — open from six to five, every day.

A neighbourhood warm room on Vindegade from noon until late into the night.

Brunch, open sandwiches and tapas in one of the city's narrowest lanes.

Fish and shellfish on the harbour, with the North Atlantic as the starting point.

A café on Jernbanegade that stays open long after the others have closed.

Bakery and patisserie on Havnegade — bread in the morning, cakes in the afternoon.

Open sandwiches in Brandts Passage — lunch as lunch should be.

A small wine bar on Store Gråbrødrestræde.

Open sandwiches on weekdays from eleven to three — and nothing more than that.

A sourdough bakery at the western end of Vestergade — Monday to Saturday.

A small lunch café on Nedergade — open four hours a day, Tuesday to Friday.

Café and bar on Vestergade — brunch at weekends, bar until two.

An inn in a half-timbered courtyard on Overgade — Danish food in historic surroundings.

An old wine room behind the theatre — a pub more than a wine bar.

Open sandwiches and Funen cooking in a 16th-century Renaissance courtyard.

A bar with good wine on Jernbanegade — cheese, charcuterie and open until three at weekends.

A bar on Gråbrødre Plads — until three in the morning at weekends.

A neighbourhood café on Vestergade with takeaway and pavement seats.

Asian cooking Tuesday to Saturday — small plates and long evenings.

Danish inn cooking in a half-timbered inn by the Funen Village.

A Danish inn in the middle of town — all-you-can-eat fried pork, Tuesday to Saturday.

A steakhouse with long hours — and a bar that stays put.

Meat-free Vietnamese on Nørregade — a short menu, low prices, and most of it goes out the door.

Italian pizza by the harbour — takeaway only, Tuesday to Sunday.

A coffee bar in Brandts Passage — Tuesday to Sunday from nine.

Odense's jazz house on Vindegade — concerts, jam sessions and free Saturday jazz.

Great-grandmother's living room meets a bodega on Vindegade — DJs on Saturdays and Denmark's only sausage museum.

Colourful cocktails and a party on Dronningensgade — Wednesday to Saturday, until three at the weekend.