Kani Bakery
A new bakery, Kani Bakery, has just opened at Vesterbrogade 196, offering sourdough bread, pastries, coffee, and matcha, aiming to be the new »neighbourhood bakery«.
Aryan Jafri, who trained at Le Cordon Bleu in London, is the founder of Kani. She has worked in fine dining and pâtisserie at several hotels, restaurants, and sourdough bakeries.
At Kani, you’ll find both sweet pastries (croissants baked with Friis Holm chocolate, Basque cheesecake with hojicha) and savory pastries (pretzel croissants, savory rolls with Jerusalem artichokes, cheese, and juniper salt). Your bun with cheese is served with fermented honey butter, because why not?
The dream is for the bakery to eventually become a gathering place for knitting and running clubs and long-table dinners, Kani informs, teasing its first merch drop of caps featuring a hopping rabbit logo on Instagram.
Kani Bakery. Vesterbrogade 196, Kbh. V. Now open.
Dallas
An Østerbro favorite has expanded.
Our reviewer loved the neighborhood café Dallas when she tried their toast and waffles on Slagelsegade. Now, Dallas has opened another café, this time at Victor Borges Plads, featuring designer tiles, plywood, brushed steel, and neon fixtures in the ceiling.
Here, you’ll find coffee, breakfast and lunch offerings, matcha from Sing Tehus, chai from Hindude, homemade pastries, and a rotating selection of cakes. Check out the white chocolate cake with Vietnamese whipped cream and lemon zest.
Dallas. Victor Borges Plads 8, Østerbro. Now open.
Primero
For years, the French restaurant Carte Blanche was located at Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 1 in Østerbro, but now the kitchen is looking further south.
The new restaurant, Primero, promises »Spanish dishes and tapas that bring people together, cocktails that elevate – and hospitality you can feel.«
Think pintxos, patatas bravas, gambas al ajillo, Basque cheesecake, and churros for dessert, but also expect several French touches on the menu. The chefs behind Primero are Morten Bech Køster (formerly of Kong Hans Kælder, Le Saint Jacques, among others) and José Antonio García Cumbreras, while Bayedy Ousman Sey shakes up cocktails from the extensive cocktail menu.
Primero. Dag Hammarskjölds Allé 1b, Copenhagen Ø. Now open.
Uni
The Japanese are coming! Among other places, to Store Kongensgade, where Japanese gastronomy meets Danish ingredients at the newly opened restaurant Uni.
The restaurant is the brainchild of two former colleagues from the renowned Umami (the jet-set restaurant where gossip journalists always found a story), chef Takashi Saito and sommelier Oliver Kudsk. At Uni, they focus not only on Danish producers of meat, fish, seaweed, and vegetables but also on Danish artists. All the art on the walls is Danish, and the restaurant is furnished with Danish design.
A look at the menu reveals hiramasa sashimi and noodles with brown miso, and you can choose à la carte or opt for a menu priced at DKK 495.
Uni. Store Kongensgade 42, Copenhagen K. Now open.
Saito
More Japan and more Takashi Saito.
On Vesterbrogade, the chef has also just opened an onigiri takeaway-spot named after himself. It’s open Wednesday to Saturday, and like at Uni, Saito focuses on Danish ingredients. In addition to the seaweed-wrapped rice triangles, the new spot will offer cooking classes. Over time, you’ll be able to learn how to make sushi and everyday Japanese dishes.
Saito. Vesterbrogade 120, Copenhagen V. Now open.
Aotori + Akaton
And more Japanese.
You surely know the restaurants Sushi Anaba and Akme in Nordhavn, and now the team behind them has taken over the former restaurant Kappo Ando at Østre Farimagsgade in Østerbro.
On January 21, they will open two new places under the same roof.
In the front room, you can book a table at Aotori; a yakitori bar with seating for 8 people, focusing on yakitori skewers with organic chicken. In the back room, Akaton will open, described as a relaxed dining space serving tonkatsu; the traditional Japanese dish of breaded, deep-fried pork cutlet served with rice, cabbage, Japanese pickles, and miso soup for DKK 275.
Aotori & Akaton. Østre Farimagsgade 93, Copenhagen Ø. Open from January 21st.
Kūkai Ramen
Amager can do it too: A new little ramen joint has just opened on Amagerbrogade, complete with a yellow fabric curtain on the facade, chicken nanban, gyoza, and – of course – ramen on the menu.
The soups come in both tonkatsu-style with pork and a vegan version, where you decide how spicy it should be.
A ramen costs DKK 135, and for DKK 10, you can get a mugite with free refills. Rumor has it that the ventilation is questionable, so consider yourself warned.
Kūkai Ramen. Amagerbrogade 14, Copenhagen S. Now open.
Comé
And one last Japanese newcomer: Copenhagen’s favorite spot for onigiri lovers, Comé Rice Kitchen in Kødbyen, is soon getting a branch on Refshaleøen.
When our reviewer visited Comé in Kødbyen, he noted the lack of seating but concluded: »I’m happy to eat my lunch sitting on the curb, rain or shine, when the quality is this good.«
Now they can reveal that Comé version 2.0 will have both chairs and tables – and, of course, the Japanese small dishes that Comé is known for.
Comé Rice Kitchen, Refshalevej. Copenhagen K. Opens in January.
Lumé
Businessman Lars Seier Christensen has long been a player on the Copenhagen restaurant scene as co-owner of everything from top restaurants Alchemist and Geranium to Café Dan Turèll.
Last year, he helped open a restaurant, cocktail bar, and jazz club in the old Brdr. Price premises in Rosenborggade – and now he’s at it again.
This time it’s Lumé, located at Kongens Nytorv and essentially a cocktail bar, but also offering coffee in the morning. The menu includes both alcoholic and non-alcoholic cocktails, and the bar also features vinyl DJs on weekends. Expect plenty of 1980s sound.
Lumé. Lille Kongensgade 8, Copenhagen K. Now open.
Aurens Cornerstore
People have long flocked to Aurens Deli, probably the most Instagrammed address on Godthåbsvej in Frederiksberg. Recently, the lunch and dinner spot, which opened in 2022, has expanded with a small country store about 200 meters down the street.
Aurens Cornerstore is the name of the place, which is a combined greengrocer and deli with a fridge full of specialties and produce. You can also buy sandwiches and to-go coffee from Koppi.
Aurens Cornerstore. Godthåbsvej 24, Frederiksberg.
Bjørnekælderen
For 130 years, Bjørnekælderen has been an institution in Frederiksberg and a regular spot for several actors. But shortly before the turn of the year, the restaurant suddenly closed without warning.
»The bear has gone into hibernation and will only wake up again in the new year with new bear tamers,« reads a note on the door of the old basement restaurant.
It turns out that the door to Bjørnekælderen won’t be locked for long. In just a few months, the new version of Bjørnekælderen will open, led by chef Thomas Redondo Wetle Andersen and his partner Kirsten Kaw. The menu will include homemade schnapps and »reformed smørrebrød« – without bread!? – writes Redondo Wetle Andersen on Instagram.
What exactly that means, we’ll find out on March 1, when Bjørnekælderen is scheduled to reopen.
Bjørnekælderen. Frederiksberg Allé 55, Frederiksberg. Opens March 1.
Bocca
Italian sandwiches and focaccia barese – a focaccia variant with roots in the Apulian city of Bari – are the main attractions at the new deli Bocca Alimentari, located under the arch at Vesterport.
Here, you can order a homemade schiacciata with mortadella, pistachio pesto, and stracciatella or the version with capocollo (Italian air-dried neck fillet), grilled peppers, and mozzarella.
And Bocca already has a sister. Around the corner, at Meldahlsgade 2, Bocca Café has also opened, offering breakfast dishes, juice, and coffee. Their Instagram also reveals a lunch menu featuring frittata and salmon toast.
Bocca Alimentari. Vester Farimagsgade 6, Copenhagen V.
Bocca Café. Meldahlsgade 2, Copenhagen V. Both now open.
Barr x Noma
So, apparently, 2025 the year that Noma closed neither!? The restaurant at Refshaleøen is still going strong, and this spring, Redzepi and co. have announced a pop-up in Los Angeles with a menu priced at DKK 9,500.
In that context, restaurant Barr, which normally operates in Noma’s former premises by Inderhavnsbroen, will take over Noma’s premises from March 5 to 30 – an event they’ve dubbed ’Barr at Noma.’
Here, the Barr team will serve a five-course menu with accompanying drinks (DKK 1,200 per person), promising »a modern interpretation of our favorite classics, seasonal ingredients, long tables, and dishes served for sharing.« Reservations are now open.
Barr at Noma. Refshalevej 96, Copenhagen K. March 5-30.
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