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Nightspots are concentrated on and around Strøget. Restaurants, cafés, bars, and clubs stay open after midnight, a few until 5 am. Check out the Copenhagen City Guide (www.ctw.dk) and the English newspaper The Copenhagen Post (www.cphpost.dk) for listings.
Copenhagen used to be famous for jazz, but that has changed, with many of the best clubs closing down. However, you can find nightspots catering to almost all musical tastes, from ballroom music to house, rap, and techno. There are also plenty of trendy clubs where DJs provide the sound tracks.
This three-story complex houses some of Copenhagen's best concerts and parties in some of the city's most unusual, beautiful surroundings. Store Vega is where larger concerts are held; Little Vega hosts smaller concerts and turns into a nightclub on Friday and Saturday. Next door is Ideal Bar, a good place to have a drink on your way in or out of Vega.
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 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.
