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Here are the 10 cakes you need to try in Copenhagen

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»I got a sandwich from there for the first time last week. And I’ve seriously eaten three since«

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We finished with a cup of coffee and the best financier I’ve ever tasted

Photo: Loui Pedersen
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It won’t be long before I’m back

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Now Distortion is returning to the streets. Here are the parties and the secret tip you’ll want to know

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After scandals, a classic in the greenery makes a strong comeback

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The line is already long: Here are 15 new places to eat and drink you’ll want to know in Copenhagen

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Need a date plan? Musician Kristoffer Jessen has the perfect Sunday date up his sleeve

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How do the city’s cafés sound? A music critic sat down in 10 of them to find out

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This is where chefs hang out on their day off

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The funny children’s rhyme will never be the same after this series

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This year’s restaurant, café, bar, and party? Here are all the winners of the Ibyen Prize 2026

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The city’s best pintxos are served in a microscopic basement in Nørrebro

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The ones to see this summer: Thrilling piano playing awaits

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Nørrebro kicks off summer with a huge party

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New Østerbro café has a secret weapon out in the bathroom

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The public bathhouse fell into disrepair, but has been reborn as a hotel

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Five Copenhageners with Japanese roots share where to find the best Japanese food

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The prices are almost shockingly low at the city’s best-located restaurant

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Celebrate International Workers’ Day in Fælledparken

Photo: Thomas Borberg
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Free admission: Join us for the Ibyen Prize 2026

Photo: Jacob Ehrbahn
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The walls stand a bit askew, and the windowpanes are quite small: Here are 15 Danish towns with a distinctive cultural milieu

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A new Danish museum is quite a sensation

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He’s more studio mouse than rock god: On Saturday, the antihero played an intangibly wonderful concert

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Here you’ll get a lovely and inexpensive dinner

Photo: Jens Dresling
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Ibyen tips: More than 200 free concerts in the middle of the city

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Chef: It is a hidden gem serving Greek food at the highest level

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From 2 to 6 hearts: Politiken's music critics review this year’s festival lineups

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Pauline’s dream lifestyle would cost DKK 65,000 a month: »There are probably a few areas where I’ll need to cut back a bit«

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New restaurant is world-class within its genre

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Spend the night in tiny trailers in the middle of nature just a few hours from Denmark

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I’ve finally found a café that doesn’t feel like an office space

Photo: Thomas Borberg
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The chef has tried every durum spot in Vesterbro. Here is her favorite

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If you like shelters, this may be the news you’ve been waiting for

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»Crispy, salty, and deeply satisfying fast food, like French fries for the creative class«

Photo: Thomas Borberg
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»A perfect meal«: 10 of the best-reviewed places right now

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If you can afford the rent around here, you can probably also afford to pay 145 kroner for a pancake

Photo: Miriam Dalsgaard
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Ibyen’s picks: A budget-friendly open-air double bill is among this week’s can’t-miss events

Photo: Thomas Borberg
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It's the best version I've ever tasted. And I've tried many

Photo: Miriam Dalsgaard
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Food critic: I can’t remember eating at a place like this in Copenhagen

Photo: Miriam Dalsgaard
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The food is seriously delicious

Photo: Jacob Ehrbahn
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Flea market season is here

Photo: Finn Frandsen
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It is one of the most important films of our time on the most important subject of our time

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It’s the very definition of gorging yourself

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There’s something oddly refreshing about someone who’s completely free of main‑character syndrome

Photo: Loui Pedersen
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I kept asking the waiter: how can something this simple taste so good?

Photo: Miriam Dalsgaard
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Guide to your week in Copenhagen: Pole dance, cat imitation, and clairvoyance

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The country's arguably best bar impresses at a new address

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Their clubs could crush a skull. Now they have solar panels and iPhones.

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The Japanese serving is hard to beat

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It doesn’t taste like this in Portugal—and I mean that as a compliment

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Love, concerts, and a drag rodeo competition. This festival has almost everything

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This bar should be on the curriculum

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Politiken's reviewers guide you to this year's best documentaries

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Her newly opened bakery is honestly a gift to Copenhagen.

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The setlist leaned hard on glossy, sugar‑coated pop that all blurred together

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Guide: Five underrated things to do in Zealand’s fifth-largest city

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20 of the best cheap meals in Copenhagen right now

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Reviewer: I never skip these spots during Ramadan in Copenhagen

Photo: Miriam Dalsgaard
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Woman behind the much-hyped bakery on her favorite place: »It’ll always be my go-to spot«

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He wears his cowboy hat with pride

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Here are 11 new restaurants and bars you should know in Copenhagen

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There is already competition for spots at the new Nørrebro hangout

Photo: Finn Frandsen
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Her favorite museum is in an old factory. Visiting it feels like an expedition

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It was surprisingly moving to witness

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Don’t miss out on their banana bread

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»Huge flavor«: It's easy to overlook the city's new deli. But they have an ace up their sleeve with

Photo: Finn Frandsen
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She took thousands of photos of Copenhagen and its people

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One of the city's busiest kiosks is transformed into a nightclub

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Here is the best new bar in Copenhagen's trendy neighborhood

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Bake the fastelavnsbolle that was repeatedly voted the best in town

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This place was made for hangovers

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Standing here, I can’t help thinking: We should never build like this again

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Excellent Japanese fare for a steal

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She could have played the song 20 times, and Royal Arena would have gone equally wild each time

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