2 Best Restaurants in Vesterbro, Copenhagen

This small izakaya (informal Japanese pub with grub) and sake bar is the best place in Denmark to get an authentic taste of Japan. The dining room is simple and beautiful, with its light, wooden furniture. Small dishes range from sashimi to a seasonal seaweed salad or charcoal-grilled lamb tenderloin with tempura veggies.

Noma’s former dessert chef has been drawing a crowd since she opened a street-food stall at Torvehallerne (still going strong), where she serves the best tacos in Copenhagen. Now she’s opened a full-service restaurant, too, on hip Istedgade, where the tacos are just as good.