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Copenhagen Guide

Bakeries.

Danes love their bread and it shows. There are bakeries everywhere and people become very loyal and supportive of their local favourites. But it goes beyond great rugbrød and bøller: there are so many other things you might want to choose – from cardamom rolls and cinnamon ‘snegls’ to freshly made sandwiches and seasonal offerings that celebrate particular festivals or times of the year. And of course, there is usually great coffee too. Just expect to stand in a line for that daily loaf and don’t expect any of it to be cheap (this is Copenhagen remember and NOTHING is cheap!)

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Pastry & bakeries

Andersen & Maillard

Antwerpengade 10, Nordhavn

This bakery/cafe was the tipping point that made Robin decide to move to Copenhagen a few years back and he’s a regular there still. Plus their cube pistachio-filled croissant is his son’s favourite. Again there are multiple branches but our fave is in buzzing Nordhavn.

Bageriet BRØD

Enghave Pl. 7, Vesterbro

This is Graham’s local favourite and he swears by the dark, dense bread though he tries to only buy at the weekend to keep himself at least slightly in shape. Apart from the loaves, their sandwiches on rye bread are fantastic and it’s impossible to resist the gooey chocolate brownies.

Hart bageri

Galionsvej 41, Holmen

This small chain is part of the noma group itself and found international fame after being name-checked on The Bear. The original location is in Frederiksberg and still draws crowds of tourists wanting to Instagram their breakfast but the location in Holmen is particularly beautiful. Their sausage rolls with chicken skin topping are to die for.

Juno The Bakery

Århusgade 48, Osterbro

Started by an ex noma chef (what isn’t these days?), Juno is the bakery of choice of Østerbro’s yummy mummies. Insanely popular for its bread but also known for fantastic cardamom rolls that baker Emil Glaser remembers from his Swedish childhood. The queue stretches down the street at weekends.

Lille Bakery

Lille Bakery Refshalevej 213B, Refshaleøen

This place is known as much for the lovely lunches they make and serve in a two-level industrial space out in Refshaleøen but even if you don’t stop to eat, it’s worth popping in to buy a loaf of bread. They specialise in sourdough bread but also do great cinnamon buns.

Sct. Peders Bageri & Konditori

Sankt Peders Stræde 29, City centre

This one is seriously old school, having been founded in 1652 (it’s the oldest in the city). It’s on a cute back street in the city centre and is still very classic with locals treating themselves to traditional pastries under cut glass chandeliers. Robin used to live close by and visited perhaps too often so, for the sake of his waistline, it was good he moved.

Should you be unlucky enough to require gluten-free options, most bakeries have a small offering but we can recommend H.U.G. Bageri who are great for this.

Other places worth mentioning are Skipper bageri, Buka CPH, Københavns Bageri and Rug bakery but to be honest, you will get great pastries pretty much everywhere so check out our coffee section here too.

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