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Bakeries & coffee in Odense

19 places · Sourdough, cardamom buns and roasted beans — the places people queue at in the morning.

Croissants, coffee and wine on Overgade — Nelles Coffee & Wine
Our pick

Nelles Coffee & Wine

8.6

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

Bakery & coffeeIndre By
Funen brunsviger and bread from the shelves — Rise's Brød
Our pick

Rise's Brød

8.5

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

Bakery & coffeeHunderup
Tapas and rosé in the romantic café — Cafe Fleuri
Our pick

Cafe Fleuri

8.2

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

Bakery & coffeeNørregade
Filled chocolates in the counter — Spangsberg Chokolade

Spangsberg Chokolade

8.3

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

Bakery & coffeeOdense M
A salmon sandwich and chai outside the bakery — Baker Boys Skibhus

Baker Boys Skibhus

8.2

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

Bakery & coffeeSkibhus
Brunch in the garden by the round buildings — Deilig

Deilig

8.4

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

Bakery & coffeeH.C. Andersen Haven
An ice cream cone in front of the pastel counter — Odense Ismejeri

Odense Ismejeri

8.1

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

Bakery & coffeeCarl Nielsens Kvarter
A granola bowl, iced coffee and matcha in the bright café — The Folk

The Folk

8.4

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

Bakery & coffeeKongensgade
Draught beer and coffee in the café by the cinema — Cafe Biografen

Cafe Biografen

8.2

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

Bakery & coffeeBrandts
Strawberry cake and Paris-Brest in the patisserie — Konditorei

Konditorei

7.8

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

Bakery & coffeeDalum
Danish pastries and cakes in the counter — Stjernebageriet

Stjernebageriet

8.1

A classic bakery with an early opening and weekend baking.

Bakery & coffeeOdense SØ
Cinnamon swirls and rye bread on the counter — Brunsvigerhuset Stige

Brunsvigerhuset Stige

7.9

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

Bakery & coffeeStige
Brunch and cake in the narrow lane — Mr. Torp

Mr. Torp

8.3

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

Bakery & coffeeVintapperstræde
Moules frites on the barrel table under the red awnings — Café Skt. Gertrud

Café Skt. Gertrud

7.9

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

Bakery & coffeeIndre By
Fruit tarts and layer cake in the counter — Fru Lund

Fru Lund

8.0

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

Bakery & coffeeHavnegade
Cappuccino, sourdough bread and cinnamon swirls — Brød

Brød

8.3

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

Bakery & coffeeVestergade
Coffee and a sandwich in the small café — Cafe Sølle

Cafe Sølle

7.8

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

Bakery & coffeeNedergade
Cappuccino and a croissant on the pavement — Café Unika

Café Unika

7.7

A neighbourhood café on Vestergade with takeaway and pavement seats.

Bakery & coffeeVestergade
A cortado and banana bread in the passage — Fredo's Coffee Right

Fredo's Coffee Right

8.1

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

Bakery & coffeeBrandts

All 19 bakeries in Odense in one list

19 places. The score is our own, on a scale from 1 to 10. The price is one of four levels, not an amount. Opening hours are the places' own — not a check of whether they are open right now.
PlaceWhereOpening hoursPriceScore
Nelles Coffee & WineOvergade 21B, Indre By, OdenseMon-Sat 07:00-21:00 · Sun 10:00-16:00 Moderate8.6
Rise's BrødHunderupvej 24, OdenseMon-Fri 06:00-17:30 · Sat-Sun 06:30-15:00 Moderate8.5
Cafe FleuriNørregade 28, OdenseMon-Wed 08:00-17:30 · Thu-Sat 08:00-21:00 · Sun 08:00-16:00 Moderate8.2
Spangsberg ChokoladeKlokkestøbervej 25, Odense M, OdenseWed-Sat 10:00-17:00 Expensive8.3
Baker Boys SkibhusEdisonsvej 31, Skibhus, OdenseMon-Fri 07:00-18:00 · Sat-Sun 07:00-16:00 Moderate8.2
DeiligH.C. Andersen Haven 3, OdenseMon-Thu 10:00-17:00 · Fri 10:00-17:00, 17:30-22:00 · Sat 09:00-17:00, 17:30-22:00 · Sun 09:00-17:00 Moderate8.4
Odense IsmejeriCarl Nielsens Kvarter 5, OdenseEstimate — check with the place Cheap8.1
The FolkKongensgade 1, OdenseEstimate — check with the place Moderate8.4
Cafe BiografenAmfipladsen 13, Brandts, OdenseMon-Thu 10:00-23:00 · Fri-Sat 10:00-00:00 · Sun 10:00-22:30 Moderate8.2
KonditoreiDalumvej 88, OdenseThu-Fri 10:00-16:00 · Sat-Sun 09:00-15:00 Moderate7.8
StjernebagerietH. Rasmussens Vej 21, Odense SØ, OdenseMon-Fri 06:00-17:30 · Sat-Sun 06:00-16:00 Cheap8.1
Brunsvigerhuset StigeStigevej 275, OdenseMon-Sun 06:00-17:00 Cheap7.9
Mr. TorpVintapperstræde 16, OdenseTue-Thu 10:00-16:00 · Fri 10:00-20:00 · Sat 10:00-16:00 · Sun 10:00-15:00 Moderate8.3
Café Skt. GertrudJernbanegade 8, Indre By, OdenseMon-Wed 09:00-01:00 · Thu 09:00-02:00 · Fri-Sat 09:00-03:00 · Sun 10:00-00:00 Moderate7.9
Fru LundHavnegade 2A, OdenseMon-Fri 06:00-17:30 · Sat-Sun 06:30-16:00 Moderate8.0
BrødVestergade 75B, OdenseMon-Fri 09:00-18:00 · Sat 09:00-16:00 Moderate8.3
Cafe SølleNedergade 18, OdenseTue-Fri 10:00-15:00 Cheap7.8
Café UnikaVestergade 75D, OdenseEstimate — check with the place Cheap7.7
Fredo's Coffee RightBrandts Passage 31G, OdenseTue-Sun 09:00-18:00 Moderate8.1

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About bakeries in Odense

Odense has more bakeries than restaurants, and they are not gathered in one place. They sit where people live: in Hunderup, in the Skibhus quarter, in Dalum, in Stige north of the city. A café in Odense, on the other hand, means going into the centre, and there the same few streets keep coming up.

The classic kind opens at six in the morning. Rise's Brød on Hunderupvej does it every weekday, with rolls baked the same morning and birthday cakes and wedding cakes alongside the daily bread. Stjernebageriet in Odense SØ opens just as early every day of the week, and Brunsvigerhuset in Stige runs from six to five daily — useful if you are heading north.

The new kind is thinner on the ground. Brød at the western end of Vestergade puts sourdough first and closes on Sundays. Nelles Coffee & Wine on Overgade opens at seven with coffee and finishes with wine in the glass — same table, different time of day. And Spangsberg Chokolade on Klokkestøbervej in Odense M is not a café but the factory outlet of the flødebolle factory in Taastrup, open Wednesday to Saturday.

The cafés in this category are the city's old meeting places. Cafe Biografen in the Brandts textile mill has been there for decades and runs from morning coffee to evening beer, with a cinema in the same building. Café Skt. Gertrud on Jernbanegade stays open until three on Friday and Saturday, long after everyone else has shut. Check the day before you go: several of the smallest open only four or five days a week.