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Taking home-style dining to an exquisite new level, 1.th. is located in an actual first-floor apartment and is meant to evoke the intimate ambience of a dinner with friends. Guests register their reservations via phone or email in advance and receive formal invitations in the mail. A single pris fixe menu is presented nightly, taking the guesswork out of what to order. Chef Mette Martinussen’s inspired gourmet repertoire continues to astound.

 

This romantic mill-style eatery with a delightful view of the verdant Christianshavn ramparts offers traditional Danish classics like marinated herring and meatballs called frikadeller. We recommend a visit during the summer season, when Christianshavn’s surrounding parkland is at its lushest.

 

Noma offers an artistic, eclectic approach to savory Nordic cuisine that will appeal to the fearless food traveller. Smoked fish and cured meats (musk ox, anyone?) are served with creative sauces composed from ingredients you won’t find anywhere else on earth. It’s all shipped in daily, fresh from Iceland, Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

 

Civility and discreet charm pervade this quiet lunch eatery near Amalienborg and Rosenborg palaces. We can’t think of a better place to acquaint your palate with Denmark’s delicately delicious national dish, the højt belagt smørrebrød, an open sandwich with fillings piled high on dark rye bread.

 

Reliable Danish and European fare is on offer at this classic spot, located along the Gammel Strand canal across the street from Thorvaldsen’s Sculpture Museum. Seafood dishes are a strong suit here, and the congenial waiting staff will patiently explain the many and varied styles of smoked and marinated herring on the menu.