Things to do in Copenhagen?

Watch out you don't get knocked over by a cyclist on one of these town bikes they are everywhere, a walk where you pay at the end is good for a few hours, I'd avoid Tivoli maybe Christiania too
Some cracking brick buildings over there and the museum is pretty good

a walk where you pay at the end

Don't bother with the mermaid (not a bad pedal out if you hire a bike mind, and the kastellet was worth a visit on route)

Louisiana gallery is great. Train ride away.

I've only been past the place, but my sister went there and said that the city has some of the nicest pastries she's ever had.

As for breweries, you could look for the Mikkeller place. They make decent beer, but they don't have their own brewery, just borrowing other peoples.

It was years ago I was there but this place was very central and good beer

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Also, incase you've not already been warned enough, alcohol is expensive - that said I found good drink wasn't too bad by comparison, it's just the cheap end of the market isn't at all cheap, even if it was still rubbish, eg a £60 bottle of wine worked out at £70, a £6 bottle at £40. Carlsberg £8-10 a fancy craft beer at £10

A walk around Nyhavn in the centre is not to bad.

Go to the zoo! (Biased opinion alert - I was part of the team which designed the elephant house)

I remember Nyhavn being a nice spot to eat.

Mikkeller Bar Viktoriagade is possibly my favourite bar in the whole world. Go there, drink beers.

The Round Tower (Rundetårn) is worth a visit. They host exhibitions there as well.... I went to a Gerald Scarfe one there many moons ago whilst on a business trip with a couple of hours to kill.

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Also, incase you’ve not already been warned enough, alcohol is expensive

Hahahaha. Come to Sweden!

They say that the Danish buy their beer from Germany, we buy it from the Danes and the Finns and the Norwegiens buy it from us. Well, unless the Finns make their own.

Hahahaha. Come to Sweden!

If it beats the €130 for a single bacardi and coke I* paid in Zurich I'll be impressed.

But yes Sweden is worse than Denmark, (then some distance beyond that are Iceland Finland and Norway) though I think as much as anything the big thing is to warn the OP lots before they go to a craft beer bar.

*not me, thankfully it was on expenses and being billed back to the client, who, as it was diageo I felt in no way sorry for.

though I think as much as anything the big thing is to warn the OP lots before they go to a craft beer bar.

Christiania is a laugh if you're that way inclined.

Very pleasant city.

Hire a bike and admire the pretty people on bikes.

Another vote for Round Tower, that was really good, as mentioned they have some interesting exhibitions on too which are worth a visit.

Bars/food - get a ferry over to Refshaleøen, there there's a street food place and a Mikkeller bar (Mikkeller Baghaven).

Up towards Nørrebro is a place called Brus - great microbrewery and tasty food.

Around the meatpacking district is good: Mother does decent, reasonably priced pizza, Bodega 54 is a punk rock bar with a strong St Pauli theme, and opposite is a bar called Fermentoren which is good too. Mikkeller Bar Viktoriagade as also a good shout.

Torvehallerne is a covered market place with nice food stalls (some great Smørrebrød)

I found Christiania pretty weird to be honest.

Boat trip around the canals is good

Also, incase you’ve not already been warned enough, alcohol is expensive

Hahahaha. Come to Sweden!

They say that the Danish buy their beer from Germany, we buy it from the Danes and the Finns and the Norwegiens buy it from us. Well, unless the Finns make their own.

My son had an Erasmus / course exchange in Copenhagen about 4 years ago, at DTU - shared a large campus flat with about 12 others - that was basically the chat, they'd head off in a hire van every couple of months to Germany, and return with a van-load of German beer.

Went a couple of times, not long enough, and given a chance, part of me would happily move there. Alos took the extremely reliable, forewent and cheap (area pass for couple of days) train trips out Roskilde (one direction) and Elsinor in the other. Great just to travel through the countryside IMO.

Christiana was a bit unsettling as above; pastries were - well - pretty good.

Get a Rød pølse with remoulade from one of the many kiosks.

Go for a walk round Tivoli in the evening.

See if you can get a cancellation at Noma or Geranium (if you want to bankrupt yourself) Or perhaps more sensibly go to the street food market - Reffen?

Get a tattoo from one of the many world class tattooers based in and around Copenhagen.

Cristiana is definitely worth a walk round. The weed smoking bit is just one corner. Go for an explore through the grounds. It’s really peaceful.

Go have a walk round the botanic gardens and Rosenborg Slot.

Thought I'd just update this quickly as just put a shout out for tips for our next hol 😃 Actually managed to do pretty much everything that was mentioned above (except the zoo, ran out of time, and didn't get any tattoos either 🤣), so thanks all for the info!! Really enjoyed it, definitely my favourite city that I've been to (normally hate cities to be honest) as it was not too crowded and everyone was mega friendly!
Pretty much spent the entire long weekend whizzing about the place on Donkey bikes (the cycling infrastructure is incredible) from tap room to touristy thing (then back to tap room 🍻 - the beer culture is similarly awesome). Highly recommended! 👍

Back for the now annual trip! We’re staying south of the river this time, any recommendations for stuff to do this side of town? Looks to be a few forts & things right on the south coast so will probably bike down there. Have located a pump track/MTB place so might try taking a Donkey Bike around that 😂 Seems to be a big park/national forest type thing close by with gravel trails so will probably cruise round that if the weather is ok!

Seen a few beer places that look promising but any specific recommendations for beer/food would be great!

I did a similar thread a couple of weeks ago if you search.

The zoo is great on a nice day.

The Round Tower is definitely worth a visit.

The Little Mermaid is small and a fair way out for so much disappointment

Tivoli Gardens are great on a nice evening.

The coffee culture is great, even their biggest chain Espresso House is good, smaller independent coffee places even better.

Yeah I did see that, been there a few times now so looking to do a few things slightly more off the beaten track, away from the main city centre this time! Might do the zoo though if we get a good weather day as still not done that yet 🤔

I'd also recommend climbing the spiral tower on the Church of Our Saviour feels really exposed but great views, also enjoyed boat tour and waterside cafes.

Power station skiing?

Seen a few beer places that look promising but any specific recommendations for beer/food would be great!

Norrbro Bryghus for beer and food. Various Mikellers bars now around the city. Norrbro used to be a “gritty” area but has loads of nice restaurants now - a bit “Shoreditch” style, for better or worse.

For posher nosh, assuming your budget doesn’t stretch to Noma, Radio was my favourite, near the Forum metro station

I’m going in June, mostly for work , but I’ll have a couple of spare days, sounds like there’s not much to do if you don’t drink?

sounds like there’s not much to do if you don’t drink?

Eh?

Louisiana art museum north of the city of a nice day out or half day out. We rolled our hire bikes onto the train, biked back, stopped off for a swim.

sounds like there’s not much to do if you don’t drink?

It’s also awesome for cycling, you can just potter around marvelling at properly designed cycling infrastructure and the positive attitude towards bicycles!

If you’re here for work you might be staying in Ørestad like we did - it’s right next to a large country park with miles of gravel trails and a pleasant coastal route to the fishing village of Dragør which is great if you don’t want the crowds of central Copenhagen!

We were there last weekend and had a great time. It's definitely one of my favourite cities. It's lovely just to wander around, checking out the architecture and stopping in random cafes, bars and bakeries.

Did the old brewery tour at Home of Carlsberg. That was excellent and really interesting, as was the beer tasting session afterwards. The restaurant there (Madklubben) does a great lunch as well. There is also a smaller version of The Little Mermaid (The Little Mermaid's Little Sister) at the site.

Rosenborg Castle was good to visit for a bit of culture and history.

Nyhavn was nice to walk around and we did a canal boat trip that was interesting and informative (and very, very cold!).

Had a cracking lunch in Aamann's Deli. Expensive but absolutely first rate smørrebrød.

Tivoli was a massive disappointment. You have to pay to go in but then once you are in everything is an extra and the cafes and bars in there are very expensive.

We stayed about a 5 minute walk from the central station on the edge of the Meatpacking District. Very handy for the Metro and S-Line and about a 30 minute walk in to central Copenhagen.