14 Best Bars in Centrum, Copenhagen

Whether you’re looking to buy vintage furniture or just have a glass of wine, you’ve come to the right place. This Francophile combined coffee shop, wine bar, and furniture store is a delight for the eyes and taste buds.

Around since the 1720s, Hviids Vinstue attracts all kinds, young and old, singles and couples, for a glass of wine or cognac in its atmospheric basement with dark, wooden furniture, stained-glass windows, and leather couches.

A must for jazz lovers. This is Copenhagen's quintessential jazz dive, with sagging curtains, nights that turn into mornings without you noticing it, and hepcats.

One of Denmark’s most legendary bars, this beloved institution has served beer, wine, and stronger spirits for decades. It’s long been popular among journalists and in the publishing world.

Ruby was one of the first serious cocktail bars to open up in Copenhagen, and it's still one of the best. Inside an unmarked building, Ruby feels more like a private party in a luxury apartment than a cocktail lounge. It buzzes with a mixed clientele. The cocktail bars Lidkøb and Brønnum are run by the same team.

This unpretentious wine bar is an excellent place to explore the world of natural wine. There's no menu; instead the friendly, knowledgeable bartenders will guide you, letting you try a few different wines so you find one that you love. The bar snacks—such as caramelized cherry tomatoes with Danish burrata (fresh cow-milk cheese made from cream and mozzarella) and toasted, oiled sourdough bread—are excellent, too. 

The popular venue Bremen Teater, which hosts everything from concerts to comedy shows and talks by intellectual superstars, has opened a nightclub in the foyer. The crowd is slightly older than at most other nightclubs, thanks to the 23+ age restriction.

The BrewPub microbrewery and restaurant has a beer garden with 11 beers on tap as well as a beer-sampler menu and dishes made using beer.

The small Centralhjørnet is in a house that dates from 1802. Now a bar catering to the LGBT+ crowd, it has a busy events calendar with drag shows, live music, and holiday-themed events.

Popular with the LGBT+ crowd, Oscar is a relaxed spot for a drink or a cup of coffee and a chat with locals.

The hippest veterans on Copenhagen’s nightclub scene---the club kings Simon & Simon, as they’re called by locals---recently took over the pleasure pavilion that sits on a heavily trafficked bridge in the middle of the Copenhagen lakes. There’s a hip restaurant, a garden, and several bars and dance floors.

With a view of Christiansborg and an ever-popular terrace on the canal, this wine bar and shop is as famed for its location as its wine list. There’s a focus on wine from Eastern Europe, tastings on Wednesday, and staff-like dinners on Monday.

At night Café Zirup is a modern and busy hangout. The café has a good variety of sandwiches and a popular "hangover" brunch.

The large Copenhagen Jazzhouse attracts international names to its chic, modern, barlike interior. The downstairs concert hall turns into a dance club on Friday and Saturday after the jazz acts end. You can buy tickets at the door starting an hour before it begins.