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Carlsens Kvarter

BarHunderupvej, Odense

8.4Worth the detourOur score · Worth rerouting for if you are anywhere near the neighbourhood.

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

Trappist ale and lager on the brown bar — Carlsens Kvarter

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Carlsens Kvarter has served craft beer in Odense since it was a curiosity and is still the city's reference. The taps and the fridge cover both Danish and Belgian, and the staff can explain the difference.

The mood is brown bar rather than trend bar: worn furniture, no music to shout over and a crowd that has been there before. There are over a hundred beers on the list, and they change.

Open Monday to Saturday from twelve until one in the morning and Sunday from one to seven.

That is why people keep coming back. It suits an afternoon beer, anyone who wants to taste their way forward, and an evening where the conversation matters more than the music. Hunderupvej is a few minutes' walk from the centre.

Why it's worth a visit

  • The city's beer bar for decades
  • A large range on tap and in bottle
  • An old pub mood, not a trend bar

Nearby places

30 m to the nearest one

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