Copenhagen - Two Days of Meals, Shopping, Art & Design
To Read This Post You Must Like Chairs and Fish
Following the London Series, I will have two posts on Copenhagen. The first is an itinerary for two great days, the second will be an architecture tour. I spent a week in Copenhagen this past fall and it felt long. Since I was there for work, I rarely ventured too far from my laptop; had I been work-free I might have considered some day-trips. That said, you can pack a lot into a long-weekend. From here, we head to Paris!
Breakfast & Morning
Sonny - Opens at 8:30 AM and serves a full breakfast as well as home-baked goods. When I went I had lunch, the Smørrebrød Chicken, free range chicken in a creamy dressing of apple, celery, and herbs toped with kale chips on rye bread. Yeah baby, we’re in the Nordics
Shopping Walk - I popped into a vintage store and met two of the trendiest and friendliest guys. They told me where to go - and where to avoid (with eye rolls when mentioned). The following are the places on their list that I loved: Wollow, Brand Space Studio, Boii (for elevated basics) Henrik Vibskov Boutique (for Dries), Hay (for design), Sabine Poupinel, Louise Roe (for vases), Storm Design Art Fashion (for perfume and clothing), Lie Studio (for earrings), Tekla (for pajamas). Notable mention - Toteme is opening soon!
Garden and Palace
Lunch & Afternoon
Studio X Kitchen - Feeling peckish after all that shopping? Studio X Kitchen is what I imagined to find on every block in Copenhagen - pastries, cheese on bread, incredible coffee
Design Museum - Want to learn about Danish design? You’ll know or recognize more than you expected, from Jacobsen to Jenson to Klint. There are a lot of chairs, but the museum is fun and informative.
Need a pick me up? Head to Andersen & Maillard - take the lot.
If you are not one to spend too much time in the shops and would rather take an architecture tour or head to Freetown Christiania, I would highly recommend both activities. Next week will be an architecture guide!
Dinner
Dinner at Kødbyens Fiskebar - The famed fish market restaurant is set up in Copenhagen’s unofficial ‘meatpacking’ district. An area under the train tracks that has undergone tremendous gentrification. There is still some grit to it, the patio is a parking lot; but the private room and fresh fish are elite.
Breakfast & Day
TorvehallerneKBH Market - Personally I am a sucker for Hallernes Smørrebrød and the variety of choices of the open faced sandwiches. The market opens at 10 AM - I would suggest an early arrival and then head straight to the Museum for the day. The Museum is easily accessible by public transit (it took me two quick trains).
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art - This Museum ranks #2 on my international list of art places. The grounds are incredible and seem never-ending. It is a luxury to be able to walk in and out of a museum, from a room of photographs to large scale installations on the lawns. The views from the cafe, next to a Juan Miro, of the water is breathtaking. When I was there, there was an ongoing oceanography/ under-the-sea exhibition; it was so thoughtfully curated I tried to memorize the rooms and artists within. The gift shop is also worth a stop.
Dinner
Dinner Restaurant Anton - We did an 8 course tasting menu as a group and the meal was incredible; each dish whether it was fish or meat was cooked to perfection - and not in an unapproachable fine dining way. The restaurant itself is beautiful and storied, historic with modern service.
Happy Travels!
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