Copenhagen Guide - A local report . . .

immortal7

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There are regular trains from the airport to the main station, where you can change to the Metro, walk to Vesterbro, Taxi to your hotel. Trains going to Malmo are NOT for you.

Taxis are incredibly expensive here, some of you will have paid less for your return flight than a cab will cost to the city centre. As usual, if there are 4 of you, share, if alone, train. I usually train to the city and take a taxi from the main station.

There is a huge bank of ticket machines in the airport terminal beside the stairs to the Metro and Trains, there is usually transport staff there to help, if you are planning to use a lot of public transport, ask them to recommend a multi-day ticket.

Tourist Stuff

If you want a couple of hours off sashing it up there are a few decent options:

The Hop On-Hop Off is a good way to get around and see most of the sites.

If the weather is decent go to Nyhavn and do a tourist boat. You can also take a public yellow ‘harbour bus’ for a fraction of the price

https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/planning/harbour-bus-gdk447302

Tivoli is OPEN! Well worth an afternoon/evening, it’s charming as hell (Maximum hygge) and a great place to spot locals

https://www.tivoligardens.com/en/praktisk/aabningstider

There will be a free walking tour, which usually covers the city centre.

The Danish Architecture Centre is good, has a great gift shop and a smashing coffeeshop on the top floor.

The War Museum gets a good write up. The Design Museum also gets high praise.

As ever, walk about, get the metro to Norrebro (world's coolest hood) Österbro (boutique shopping for ‘er indoors and the FCK club shop and stadium) or Enghave Plads (the Finnieston/Prenzlauer Berg of KBH) for some local life.

https://www.timeout.com/copenhagen/things-to-do/norrebro-copenhagen-neighbourhood-guide

If the sun is out, get a massive cargo, warm clothes and up to 7 friends and hire a boat:

Friendships: https://www.friendships.dk/en/boat-rental-christianshavn/

Go Boat: https://goboat.dk/

Drinking

Ok, so we have the Radhuspladsen, the big grey square with a Netto, ‘Scottish, English & Irish’ (local owned and staffed and reflect the décor and beer selection rather than a penchant for timmery or ‘ra fundraising nights) pubs and the potential for a cold night getting a slap from some local pavement dancers….. Haud me back.

If standing there drinking Tuborg cans is your thing, fire in, who am I to judge?

The following squares are 1000 times better:

Kultorvet in the middle of the city

Enghave Plads in Vesterbro

Israels Plads in the city centre, for the local young team on skateboards and BMX, and beside the bloody expensive, touristy, but really good Torvehalleren food market and artisan take aways (duck confit sandwich and NEIPA for about 15 quid, luvverly!).

Kongens Nytorv, almost as crap as Radhuspladsen, but beside Nyhavn.

Vesterbros Torv - has 4 bars and restaurants on it that do Happy Hour midweek. District Tonkin does the best Vietnamese in the city.

Areas to get lost in:

Meat Packing District (Kodbyens): expensive to eat and drink in, however there are loads of great wee locals dotted all around the outskirts of the big white warehouses: Halmtorvet, Grotten (as it sounds, proper old local joint) Fermentoren, Bodega 54 etc

Vesterbro: get a Metro to Enghave Plads and work your way back to the city via Istedgade, the Dumbarton Road / Argyle Street of the city.

There is another great wee crawl to be had: Trows, Ludwigsens, Jojo, Fryd Olbar in Vesterbro. Think the teuchter triangle in Kelvingrove.

Vesterbro city-side: Mikkeller, Zeppelin, Vesterbros Torv

Klædebo Kvarter - beside the synagogue and the university in the city centre

The Latin Quarter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Quarter,_Copenhagen

Around Tivoli: Storm Inn, Southern Cross, Taphouse, Drop Inn

Food

Generally, food is fantastically expensive. Especially Nyhavn, one for the corporate credit card / Salt Bae insta mob only.

If you want to push the boat out, this group does excellent food at reasonable prices (for CPH); https://cofoco.dk/en/

Norrebro is the place for ethnic joints

Christiania has good veggie/vegan places as well as canteen style dining and a couple of decent restaurants, it is generally cheaper.

Vesterbro is probably the best value: The Boys chicken, Kebabistan, La Forretta, Bang & Jensen, Falang Thai

Meat Packing District has a great selection, great quality but be prepared to pay.

Burgers: Gasoline & Dandelion are award winners, I thought Jagger was pish.

Our 2 street food markets have closed for winter but you can still cross the footbridge at the end of Nyhavn for containers with good street food options

Freetown Christiania

Walk over the footbridge at the end of Nyhavn and keep walking.

Pusher Street: DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS. Think Amsterdam in the 80's. Open selling of weed by dodgy types from Del Boy tables. You can skin up and smoke in the open area beside the pushers. Personally, I find this wee bit seedy and unpleasant, but it is what it is. The actual, bucolic, hippie Christiania is the remaining 80% to the south and east. A brewery, cafes, homes and galleries. Take a walk around, it is beautiful and an incredible reality given how much land costs in the city now. Go before the Man takes it away!

Gigolos & Brasses

Girls - You’ll see street trade in Vesterbro near the station as well as the famous Spunk Bar and a couple of strip joints.

There are a couple of ‘gentlemans clubs’ in the city: Badabing, 7th Heaven, and Angels Club.

I'm not sure about brothels, there will be some with the usual trafficked Moldovans and Kazakhs, google is your friend.

Boys - for those FF brethren who prefer the company of men (I'm thinking the Heart & Hand podders and some of the more robust Taliban loyal in the lounge) Studiestraede is the main LGBT pub/club street.

Casino: we have 1 in the radisson SAS on Amager

Game day

I don’t want to be all Danny Dyer, but, as we all saw last week, there is an active ultras/hooligan scene here. I know HSV lads are coming and if they are around then FCK lads will also be kicking about, this is a recipe for a few slaps. So, for those of us that are lovers, not fighters, mind yourself, for those that like a little dance ala pavement, you should have your needs satisfied.

Brondby Stadium is a pain in the arse to get to, I hope KBH Bear will give an update on this for us all. Given that I am a mixture of Russell Brand and Jarvis Cocker, he can also give an alternative party guide to the city for the bears, and he knows his onions, as does Hal B Goode.

If anyone has any questions, post them and the DK Bears amongst us will try and help.

Lastly, if you are using public transport, I am inspected regularly and excuses, like Timothy, don’t wash. It’s GBP85 there and then. Buy a ticket, you have been warned.

@Kbhblue @Hal B. Goode @Euro Scooter
 
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Comprehensive summary @immortal7 cheers for that.

Couple of questions, you mentioned taxis are very expensive. Roughly, how much would you expect to pay from the centre of Copenhagen to the stadium (or nearby)?

Are there many bars/restaurants in the vicinity of the stadium if we headed out there early? I've looked at various things and the area looks quite industrial, with not a huge amount of food/drink options that I could see.

Cheers.
 
Comprehensive summary @immortal7 cheers for that.

Couple of questions, you mentioned taxis are very expensive. Roughly, how much would you expect to pay from the centre of Copenhagen to the stadium (or nearby)?

Are there many bars/restaurants in the vicinity of the stadium if we headed out there early? I've looked at various things and the area looks quite industrial, with not a huge amount of food/drink options that I could see.

Cheers.

Mega bucks. My old man isn’t so mobile so I’ll be taxiing but try and get 4 of you.

Copenhagen taxis are typically jaguar suvs, Tesla’s and fancy Mercedes.

There is feck all worth seeing or doing in brondby.
 
Mega bucks. My old man isn’t so mobile so I’ll be taxiing but try and get 4 of you.

Copenhagen taxis are typically jaguar suvs, Tesla’s and fancy Mercedes.

There is feck all worth seeing or doing in brondby.
Cheers, yeah there will be 4, how much are we talking about roughly??
 
Great guide above from @immortal7 . Covers pretty much everything.

Would just add pubs in the town centre:

Pub & Sport - Typical city centre sports bar with slightly over-priced lager, burgers, nachos but loads of big screens and a few pool tables

Heidi's Bier Bar - Slightly grotty but jovial wee place on Vestergade. Very cheap beer in happy hours and barmaids with ze big bazookas and bavarian outfits

The Australian Bar - Also on Vestergade. Only opens at 6pm, has a few pool tables in the basement, stays open until 2 or 3 in the morning. Difficult to find if not paying attention

The Globe Irish pub on Nørregade. Only place in the city to get a decent pub meal - steak pies, bangers and mash, etc. Proper British/Irish style pub. Not a parody type

And if you want / want to avoid al fresco man likes man stuff then either visit / stay away from Ørstedparken in the evenings. It is not a family-friendly environment or a place for an autumn evening stroll with the Mrs.
 
I mentioned in the previous Copenhagen thread that another pub to try is the Musen and Elefanten pub, which is a short walk from the main square. Carlsberg Elephant beer, which in itself is mental, poured through an elephants trunk, in a quaint little Danish pub.
 
Sorry, for clarity, most places will accept cash, it is just few people use it.

You might have issues in little local shops, but in the city you should be absolutely fine.

Revolut is the answer but you'll be fine with cash. I dont think ticket machines accept cash.
 
Sorry, for clarity, most places will accept cash, it is just few people use it.

You might have issues in little local shops, but in the city you should be absolutely fine.

Revolut is the answer but you'll be fine with cash. I dont think ticket machines accept cash.
Will they except bank of Scotland visa cards ?
What is price of newspaper s as want to buy some on day of game ?
Thanks for advice
 
Sorry, for clarity, most places will accept cash, it is just few people use it.

You might have issues in little local shops, but in the city you should be absolutely fine.

Revolut is the answer but you'll be fine with cash. I dont think ticket machines accept cash.
Will I get by with just the Virtual card? Left it too late to order the physical one.

Also is it true about Christiania being totally anti harder drugs or is that to try divert the police?
 
Will I get by with just the Virtual card? Left it too late to order the physical one.

Also is it true about Christiania being totally anti harder drugs or is that to try divert the police?

It is just weed on public display. The dealers don't strike me as the types that wouldn't know where to get other stuff.
 
get yourselves a cinnamon bun from myers bageri for breakfast, a gasoline grill burger for lunch and you'll be well set for the day. I personally find the carlsberg over there to be spectacular and there's a special 1883 brew that you should try to get a hold of too.
 
Excellent OP.

So we can get other stuff? If the dealers had any sense they will be well stocked up

The last place to ask for hard drugs is in Christiania. Marijuana is tolerated and openly sold and smoked in cafes (and has been for 10 years before it was in Amsterdam).. but there is an absolute zero policy on hard drugs. The gangs controlling the trade (the main one actually having big links with Brondby) make so much money there is absolutely no tolerance at all for anyone so much as thinking of doing a line in the toilet.

Don't want to get a ban on here but look elsewhere in the city and you'll find what you want very easily. Just friendly advice don't look for it in Christiania.
 
Excellent OP.



The last place to ask for hard drugs is in Christiania. Marijuana is tolerated and openly sold and smoked in cafes (and has been for 10 years before it was in Amsterdam).. but there is an absolute zero policy on hard drugs. The gangs controlling the trade (the main one actually having big links with Brondby) make so much money there is absolutely no tolerance at all for anyone so much as thinking of doing a line in the toilet.

Don't want to get a ban on here but look elsewhere in the city and you'll find what you want very easily. Just friendly advice don't look for it in Christiania.
This is what I’d read online but wasn’t sure if legit.
 
So we can get other stuff? If the dealers had any sense they will be well stocked up

I dont think they can openly sell hard stuff in Christiania, however, you can likely get a Whatsapp # that will operate in a similar way to Glasgow, menu/drop off etc. It will all be offsite though.

Yer man above has answered better than I can.....

Cost wise it'll be 50-100 quid for a G, quality..... well, it is what it is.
 
Also Bodegas are generally cheapear than bars. They tend to have smoking inside and are a bit rough and ready, but proper working class CPH.

Culture vultures here for a few nights should head up to Louisiana, one of the best modern art galleries in Europe, it's a train ride away, about 40km up the coast, but apparently (I haven't been yet) absolutely world class.

 
Airport

There are regular trains from the airport to the main station, where you can change to the Metro, walk to Vesterbro, Taxi to your hotel. Trains going to Malmo are NOT for you.

Taxis are incredibly expensive here, some of you will have paid less for your return flight than a cab will cost to the city centre. As usual, if there are 4 of you, share, if alone, train. I usually train to the city and take a taxi from the main station.

There is a huge bank of ticket machines in the airport terminal beside the stairs to the Metro and Trains, there is usually transport staff there to help, if you are planning to use a lot of public transport, ask them to recommend a multi-day ticket.

Tourist Stuff

If you want a couple of hours off sashing it up there are a few decent options:

The Hop On-Hop Off is a good way to get around and see most of the sites.

If the weather is decent go to Nyhavn and do a tourist boat. You can also take a public yellow ‘harbour bus’ for a fraction of the price

https://www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/planning/harbour-bus-gdk447302

Tivoli is OPEN! Well worth an afternoon/evening, it’s charming as hell (Maximum hygge) and a great place to spot locals

https://www.tivoligardens.com/en/praktisk/aabningstider

There will be a free walking tour, which usually covers the city centre.

The Danish Architecture Centre is good, has a great gift shop and a smashing coffeeshop on the top floor.

The War Museum gets a good write up. The Design Museum also gets high praise.

As ever, walk about, get the metro to Norrebro (world's coolest hood) Österbro (boutique shopping for ‘er indoors and the FCK club shop and stadium) or Enghave Plads (the Finnieston/Prenzlauer Berg of KBH) for some local life.

https://www.timeout.com/copenhagen/things-to-do/norrebro-copenhagen-neighbourhood-guide

If the sun is out, get a massive cargo, warm clothes and up to 7 friends and hire a boat:

Friendships: https://www.friendships.dk/en/boat-rental-christianshavn/

Go Boat: https://goboat.dk/

Drinking

Ok, so we have the Radhuspladsen, the big grey square with a Netto, ‘Scottish, English & Irish’ (local owned and staffed and reflect the décor and beer selection rather than a penchant for timmery or ‘ra fundraising nights) pubs and the potential for a cold night getting a slap from some local pavement dancers….. Haud me back.

If standing there drinking Tuborg cans is your thing, fire in, who am I to judge?

The following squares are 1000 times better:

Kultorvet in the middle of the city

Enghave Plads in Vesterbro

Israels Plads in the city centre, for the local young team on skateboards and BMX, and beside the bloody expensive, touristy, but really good Torvehalleren food market and artisan take aways.

Kongens Nytorv, almost as crap as Radhuspladsen, but beside Nyhavn.

Vesterbros Torv - has 4 bars and restaurants on it that do Happy Hour midweek. District Tonkin does the best Vietnamese in the city.

Areas to get lost in:

Meat Packing District (Kodbyens): expensive to eat and drink in, however there are loads of great wee locals dotted all around the outskirts of the big white warehouses: Halmtorvet, Grotten (as it sounds, proper old local joint) Fermentoren, Bodega 54 etc

Vesterbro: get a Metro to Enghave Plads and work your way back to the city via Istedgade, the Dumbarton Road / Argyle Street of the city.

There is another great wee crawl to be had: Trows, Ludwigsens, Jojo, Fryd Olbar in Vesterbro. Think the teuchter triangle in Kelvingrove.

Vesterbro city-side: Mikkeller, Zeppelin, Vesterbros Torv

Klædebo Kvarter - beside the synagogue and the university in the city centre

The Latin Quarter: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_Quarter,_Copenhagen

Around Tivoli: Storm Inn, Southern Cross, Taphouse, Drop Inn

Food

Generally, food is fantastically expensive. Especially Nyhavn, one for the corporate credit card / Salt Bae insta mob only.

If you want to push the boat out, this group does excellent food at reasonable prices (for CPH); https://cofoco.dk/en/

Norrebro is the place for ethnic joints

Christiania has good veggie/vegan places as well as canteen style dining and a couple of decent restaurants, it is generally cheaper.

Vesterbro is probably the best value: The Boys chicken, Kebabistan, La Forretta, Bang & Jensen, Falang Thai

Meat Packing District has a great selection, great quality but be prepared to pay.

Burgers: Gasoline & Dandelion are award winners, I thought Jagger was pish.

Our 2 street food markets have closed for winter but you can still cross the footbridge at the end of Nyhavn for containers with good street food options

Freetown Christiania

Walk over the footbridge at the end of Nyhavn and keep walking.

Pusher Street: DO NOT TAKE PHOTOS. Think Amsterdam in the 80's. Open selling of weed by dodgy types from Del Boy tables. You can skin up and smoke in the open area beside the pushers. Personally, I find this wee bit seedy and unpleasant, but it is what it is. The actual, bucolic, hippie Christiania is the remaining 80% to the south and east. A brewery, cafes, homes and galleries. Take a walk around, it is beautiful and an incredible reality given how much land costs in the city now. Go before the Man takes it away!

Gigolos & Brasses

Girls - You’ll see street trade in Vesterbro near the station as well as the famous Spunk Bar and a couple of strip joints.

There are a couple of ‘gentlemans clubs’ in the city: Badabing, 7th Heaven, and Angels Club.

I'm not sure about brothels, there will be some with the usual trafficked Moldovans and Kazakhs, google is your friend.

Boys - for those FF brethren who prefer the company of men (I'm thinking the Heart & Hand podders and some of the more robust Taliban loyal in the lounge) Studiestraede is the main LGBT pub/club street.

Casino: we have 1 in the radisson SAS on Amager

Game day

I don’t want to be all Danny Dyer, but, as we all saw last week, there is an active ultras/hooligan scene here. I know HSV lads are coming and if they are around then FCK lads will also be kicking about, this is a recipe for a few slaps. So, for those of us that are lovers, not fighters, mind yourself, for those that like a little dance ala pavement, you should have your needs satisfied.

Brondby Stadium is a pain in the arse to get to, I hope KBH Bear will give an update on this for us all. Given that I am a mixture of Russell Brand and Jarvis Cocker, he can also give an alternative party guide to the city for the bears, and he knows his onions, as does Hal B Goode.

If anyone has any questions, post them and the DK Bears amongst us will try and help.

Lastly, if you are using public transport, I am inspected regularly and excuses, like Timothy, don’t wash. It’s GBP85 there and then. Buy a ticket, you have been warned.

@Kbhblue @Hal B. Goode @Euro Scooter
sounds like an amazing city wish i was going
 
Reading that I’m torn between the Danish Architecture Centre, the gigilos and the Israels Pads

Good info OP a lot there and something for everyone. We’re staying in the Meatpacking District stayed there before I like the wee bars dotted about that area down the streets some hidden gems.
We are staying in this area too. How did you find the prices in the bars you mentioned that are dotted around?
 
From airport to centre try a few transfer companies sun transfers etc we did it that b4 covid was cheaper than a taxi
 
From airport to centre try a few transfer companies sun transfers etc we did it that b4 covid was cheaper than a taxi
I would normally book a transfer but the metro system looks ideal over there. Trains running 24 hours and every 10 minutes or so right into the city centre, and close to our digs.
 
That is a thoroughly depressing addition.
thems the facts if you do that kind of thing, I am sure there are some empowered feminists and students paying their way through college but the reality is fücking grim.

But the bears will party.....
 
thems the facts if you do that kind of thing, I am sure there are some empowered feminists and students paying their way through college but the reality is fücking grim.

But the bears will party.....
I can’t think of anything more souls destroying than fucking away at some dead-eyed Kosovan 18 year old.
 
Typical Denmark tbh. Can't remember exactly the prices but you're going to pay about £7-£8 a pint most places unless there's specials on.
Area behind the Central Station was certainly cheaper and er....earthier when we were there. We were with a local and he knew of places where beer was £4 but the bar was NOT a style bar in any way!! Sort of Vesterbro but closer to the station.
 
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