The Best Cafés in Copenhagen
Since 2018, former Noma pastry talent and skilled roasters have shared this converted bank in Nørrebro. The team starts at 3AM to have glazed croissants and house-roasted coffee ready each morning. Three locations now serve the city, but the original flagship with the roastery remains the most popular.
Owner Jose Antonio, a Peruvian native, travels home regularly to source coffee beans from small farms. His café, with a front deck, sits by the lakes. Filter brewing gets real attention, joined by house specialties like espresso tonic, iced latte with coconut milk, and seasonal flavors like gingerbread and pistachio.
Inside a former bookshop in the Meatpacking District, pastries from Juno the Bakery rest in a wooden vitrine like statement pieces in a jewellery case. Co-founder Jonas Gehl, a two-time Danish barista champion, leads a team known for precise filter brews and espresso roasted on Refshaleøen.
This pioneering B Corp roaster brought its direct-trade philosophy from Copenhagen to Aarhus in 2023. World champion baristas serve bright Nordic roasts in a Latin Quarter corner spot. Buttery pain suisse, cinnamon rolls and other pastries from Jumbo bakery complete the selection.
Inside Another Aspect’s flagship store, a small coffee bar serves espresso and filter from one of Denmark’s most respected roasters. La Cabra began in Aarhus in 2012 and now reaches even New York and Bangkok. Minimal seating and a fashion-forward ambience characterize the space.
Set within a luxury hotel near Tivoli, this bakery-café has a pulse of its own. Rug (“rye”) is steered by head baker Gonzalo Guarda, a former Noma cook from Buenos Aires, who turns flour from a local mill into flaky pastries and thin-crust pizzas. A separate street entrance welcomes non-guests.
Every day, around 600 guests pass through the flagship café of this coffee roaster, which combines a brew bar, kitchen, and bakery. Its central location near Tivoli Gardens and opening hours until 8PM Monday to Friday make it easy to visit. The brunch menu includes plenty of vegan options.
London-born Darcy Millar opened this corner café after years as a barista. Espresso comes in two styles (“comfy” and “exciting”) with beans from local and international roasters. Behind windows stretching from floor to ceiling, mismatched lamps, framed posters, and the wooden floor remind guests of a living room.
After meeting during gap years in London, Nacho Jodar Arias and Jan Stenzl opened this coffee bar on Vesterbrogade in 2023. A hi-fi system sets the mood with a lo-fi playlist, and the NORSA running club gathers weekly. This place is shaped around coffee (from Prolog), sound, and sport.
Frederik Bille Brahe opened this former gallery space in 2013 and created Copenhagen’s most photographed breakfast: the Avokadomad with thin avocado slices fanned over rye with chili and lemon. His book “Atelier September: A Place For Daytime Cooking” contains 86 recipes to try at home.
Two teachers and an occupational therapist with no background in baking opened this hybrid in the up-and-coming Nordvest neighbourhood in 2022. By day, it’s a bakery with sourdough and laminated pastries; by evening, pizza and natural wine take over. The former garage buzzes with community spirit.
In 1959, Japanese baker Shunsuke Takaki visited Copenhagen and fell in love with wienerbrød. He brought the craft home, and his family spent decades perfecting it in Japan. They returned to open Andersen Bakery in 2017. Through glass, guests can watch bakers shape organic pastries.
Shaping Copenhagen’s pastry scene, one bun at a time: this bakery reinterprets classics and experiments with form, making lemon waves and cardamom braids its signatures. A glass wall shows the team at work with flour from Kornby Mølle and Danish butter. The coffee is brewed with Coffee Collective’s own beans.
Specialty coffee from acclaimed Danish roastery La Cabra meets artisan gelato at this 2025 newcomer, run by Puglia-born couple Angela Carlone and Nicolas Sgobba. Organic Søtofte milk goes into dense, flavor-driven scoops: pistachio, golden stracciatella with turmeric, single-origin cacao.
Two decades behind the roaster show in every cup at this converted warehouse. The team sources exclusively from Kenyan and Ethiopian highlands, roasting twice weekly for peak freshness. The tebirkes, a Danish pastry sprinkled with poppy seeds, has become the signature pairing.
Pontes means “bridges” in Portuguese and is a nod to the international love story behind this micro-roastery. Brian Christie from Santa Cruz and Andreas May opened their small coffee bar in 2025, roasting tiny batches on a one-kilo machine. Hidden Hour, the house espresso, balances fruity and nutty notes.
Childhood friends Nikolaj and Philip started as coffee-bike vendors in 2010, then opened their first café on the rooftop of the Illum department store in 2012. The location on the fourth floor offers views across Strøget and the Stork Fountain. The company now runs 18 locations, supplied by its own organic bakery.
When Noma’s former bread master Rasmus Kristensen opened his own bakery in 2021, Copenhagen’s sourdough scene rose instantly. Named after his son, the Mjølnerparken location keeps things neighborhood-focused while the technique stays world-class. The almond croissants alone justify the visit.
A Kickstarter campaign funded the oven for “the small bakery.” The team trained at Noma, 108, and Fäviken before opening in 2018 on the former shipyard island. Everything is organic, sourced from small farms. The Berliner doughnut, filled with vanilla custard, is worth taking the yellow ferry from Nyhavn.
Nine wooden barns built for the Danish railway in 1909 now house BaneGaarden, a food and culture destination with events, a greenhouse, wild gardens, and organic food stalls. Perron sits at the heart of this complex, serving organic bread, pastries, pizza, and strong coffee.