Morning first
Breakfast in Copenhagen usually means a bakery, a coffee bar or a café that opens early for people on their way to work. It is quicker and simpler than brunch, and it is the easiest meal to fit around a day of sightseeing. Here is how to find a good one close to where you are going.
The Danish morning starts at the bakery. Pastries, rye bread and buns are the backbone of breakfast here, and many visitors are surprised by how central the neighbourhood bakery is to daily life. A cardamom or cinnamon bun with a coffee is a perfectly local breakfast, and one you can eat standing up.
Cafés that serve a sit-down breakfast tend to be quieter on weekday mornings than at weekend brunch time, so this is the meal where walking in rarely causes trouble. If you want to eat before a museum or palace opens, look for a café in the same neighbourhood rather than crossing the city.
Around Nyhavn, the waterfront itself is aimed at visitors, and the better breakfasts are a few streets back; our breakfast near Nyhavn guide covers them. Indre By also puts you close to Amalienborg and the Marble Church. In Frederiksberg, a bakery breakfast sets up a morning in Frederiksberg Gardens.
Our picks
Brunch, coffee and long mornings in Østerbro
Baryl on Århusgade serves brunch and breakfast all day, with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options and a kitchen that leans on flavour rather than fuss. A calm room, good coffee, and a five-minute walk from Kastellet.
Århusgade 78 · 2100 · Copenhagen
Brunch and coffee on Holger Danskes Vej
The Frederiksberg room is the quieter of the two Baryl cafés, serving brunch plates, good coffee and vegetarian and vegan options near Frederiksberg Have.
Holger Danskes Vej 64 · 2000 · Frederiksberg
City-center breakfast classic
Atelier September is a well-known breakfast and café address in central Copenhagen. Its Gothersgade location suits a morning in Indre By before exploring the nearby shopping streets and sights.
Gothersgade 30 · 1123 · Copenhagen
Bakery breakfast in Frederiksberg
Hart Bageri is a Copenhagen bakery with a Frederiksberg address on Gammel Kongevej. It is a practical stop for bread, baked goods and coffee while exploring the neighbourhood.
Gl. Kongevej 109 · 1850 · Frederiksberg
Central Copenhagen café
Kalaset is a café on Vendersgade in central Copenhagen. It is a practical stop when your day takes you through Indre By, whether you are looking for breakfast, brunch or coffee.
Vendersgade 16 · 1363 · København K
Jægersborggade café
GRØD has a location on Jægersborggade in Nørrebro. It is an easy place to include when your morning route follows this well-known neighbourhood street.
Jægersborggade 50 · 2200 · København N
Sønder Boulevard café
Mad & Kaffe is on Sønder Boulevard in Vesterbro. It is a useful breakfast, brunch or coffee stop for visitors exploring the boulevard and the surrounding neighbourhood.
Sønder Boulevard 68 · 1720 · København V
Værnedamsvej café
Granola is on Værnedamsvej in Frederiksberg. Its position near the boundary with Vesterbro makes it a convenient breakfast, brunch or coffee stop on a route between the two areas.
Værnedamsvej 5 · 1819 · Frederiksberg C
Nordhavn location
This Wulff & Konstali branch is on Århusgade in Nordhavn. Choose it when your morning is centred on the newer harbour district rather than Vesterbro.
Århusgade 130 · 2150 · Nordhavn
Café near the historic centre
Sonny is a café on Rådhusstræde in Indre By. Its central address makes it a convenient breakfast, brunch or coffee stop between the old city and the harbour.
Rådhusstræde 5 · 1466 · København K
Lakeside Østerbro café
Cafe Livingstone is on Sortedam Dossering at the edge of Østerbro. The address makes it useful for a breakfast, brunch or coffee stop during a walk around the Copenhagen Lakes.
Sortedam Dossering 81 · 2100 · København Ø
Vesterbro location
This Wulff & Konstali branch is on Flensborggade in Vesterbro. Choose it when your plans take you around the western side of central Copenhagen.
Flensborggade 61 · 1669 · København V
Nørrebrogade café
Møller Kaffe & Køkken is on Nørrebrogade in Nørrebro. Its location makes it a useful breakfast, brunch or coffee option on a day spent exploring the neighbourhood.
Nørrebrogade 160 · 2200 · København N
Nordhavn location
This Andersen & Maillard branch is in Nordhavn. Choose this location when your plans focus on the harbour district rather than Nørrebro.
Nordhavn · Nordhavn
Nørrebrogade location
This Andersen & Maillard branch is on Nørrebrogade in Nørrebro. Choose this location when your morning plans centre on the neighbourhood and its main street.
Nørrebrogade 62 · 2200 · København N
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