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Best traditional Danish lunch in Denmark

January 04, 2007 · 12 comments

Christina is in town, and I want to treat her to good, traditional Danish lunch on Tuesday. Ida Davidsen is closed, so what are the runners-up?

Told & Snaps? What else?

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  • 1 Adam K // Jan 04, 2007 at 11:12 AM

    How about Kanal Cafeen: http://www.aok.dk/infosites/4921/1.html They really got some delicious things!

  • 2 Guan Yang // Jan 04, 2007 at 12:03 PM

    The "pharmacy" across from von Haller's place?

  • 3 Anders Hviid // Jan 04, 2007 at 07:04 PM

    Not because it has my name, but Hviids Vinstue on Kongens Nytorv should give you a traditional danish experience.

  • 4 Carsten Lysholm Borch // Jan 04, 2007 at 09:25 PM

    If you want to take her to Grundtvig's birthplace - Udby Church - and tell her about the "højskole" Udby Tavern http://www.udby-kro.dk/ is just across the road and they serve the best traditional lunch in Denmark. I take it you mean Denmark and not just Copenhagen?! Udby is a 45 minute drive from Copenhagen in direction of Rødby. Rix and I got married there. Give Kate at the Tavern a warm embrace from me.

  • 5 Kasper // Jan 04, 2007 at 09:29 PM

    Nah, I'd go to "Kofoeds" near St. Kongensgade. Traditional Danish lunch, only with a "Bornholmian" twist - nifty! :-)

  • 6 Morten // Jan 05, 2007 at 08:50 AM

    Når det skal være traditional Danish lunch vil jeg klart anbefale Kanal Cafeen http://www.aok.dk/profile/4921

  • 7 Bubber // Jan 05, 2007 at 10:41 AM

    Gitte Kik is the winner in traditional Danish smørrebrød, much better that Ida D - http://www.aok.dk/profile/14

  • 8 Rasmus // Jan 07, 2007 at 02:57 PM

    Or try out "Den Danske Kro" - on Nørre Farimagsgade, opposite H.C. Oerstedsparken. The old Danish seaman's icon Preben Moeller Hansen is in charge ;) He lives upstairs and runs the moonshine café in the back yard (open in the summertime only).

  • 9 Jarkko Laine // Jan 08, 2007 at 07:18 AM

    Ha, I came to give my vote to Kanal Cafeen (the only place I've had smörrebröd in Copenhagen (your place is in Fredriksberg)), and it's already mentioned twice... at least they have the biggest pepper mills I've seen.

  • 10 Dan August // Jan 09, 2007 at 11:16 PM

    How about Café & Ølhalle 1892 at Arbejdermuseet in Rømersgade. It's been restored to its original "look and feel". The menu is supposed to be very traditional as well - maybe even more than our generation can stomach. See more at http://www.arbejdermuseet.dk/Cafe/cafe_oelhalle/default.asp?menu=4

  • 11 Kasper Bumbech // Jan 10, 2007 at 12:55 PM

    When Tivoli is open "Grøften" is a favorite of mine See : http://www.tivoli.dk/composite-3370.htm

  • 12 Lars Pind // Jan 10, 2007 at 01:06 PM

    We went to "Amalie":http://www.aok.dk/profile/3315 and "Københavner Cafeen":http://www.aok.dk/profile/380. Amalie was by far the best, but we went with regulars, and they crossed it off the list and said it was back to "Told & Snaps":http://www.toldogsnaps.dk/ from now on. Why? There are new owners, and the food had deteriorated, but the worst offense was the laminated menus. Are we really that dirty? Service was lacking, too, they just couldn't figure out to coordinate delivery of the courses. Christina recommends the deep fried Camembert. Københavner Cafeen is fun, but my lunch platter was pretty boring. The pork was dry and the filet of sole too deep fried. Christina had the Parisian Toast and made approving noises. Next time I'm looking forward to trying Told & Snaps. After that, it'll be Gitte Kik and Ida Davidsen.