Press Information
June 2009 

Gastronomic Hotels

Dine in a hotel? Might not sound tempting at first but in Copenhagen locals do it, as these days the city bucks the trend of traditional hotel restaurants concept of prawn cocktails and ice cream deserts. Hotels in Copenhagen offer some of the finest dining in the city, courtesy of Denmark's leading chefs.

NIMB's former grandeur has now been revived at the legendary Tivoli address. The key word for Tivoli's ambitious transformation of NIMB is quality - both in architectural expression, in furniture, and in everything that NIMB produces. The building has undergone extensive renovation to restore the famous facade facing Tivoli to its original appearance from 1908. May 2008 saw the opening of a brasserie and a Michelin starred gourmet restaurant, Restaurant Herman. Restaurant Herman is dedicated to Danish classics like "Burning Love" and "Shooting Star" - but be prepared for a radical and affectionate interpretation!

In the more informal brasserie, Nimb Restaurant, the kitchen is the restaurant, you sit next to the chef and your meal is prepared virtually under your nose; no obscure tricks, no shortcuts. In November 2009 the world famous bakery Andersen Bakery will establish a bakery and cafe in NIMB. NIMB is also a charming all suite hotel with 13 rooms, all under one roof. All dairy products are produced in their own in-house dairy and in the basement the Vinotek offers more than 30 wines by the glass with 1000 wines on display.

In the more informal brasserie, Nimb Restaurant, the kitchen is the restaurant, you sit next to the chef and your meal is prepared virtually under your nose; no obscure tricks, no shortcuts. In November 2009 the world famous bakery Andersen Bakery will establish a bakery and cafe in NIMB. NIMB is also a charming all suite hotel with 13 rooms, all under one roof. In the basement the Vinotek offers more than 30 wines by the glass with 1000 wines on display 

The restaurant of 250-year-old Hotel D'Angleterre on the Kongens Nytorv Square has undergone a complete refurbishment and change of image. In the interior the colours amber, caramel, terracotta, “chocolate” and gold prevail. The tables are quite unique, covered in multicoloured tiny glass mosaics. In these surroundings you can enjoy an international cuisine based on the classical French

On the ground floor of Hotel Admiral you will find Restaurant Salt. This quite unusual name stems from the late 1700s when the building served as a warehouse and bags of salt were kept here. Rasmus Møller Nielsen comes from Restaurant Pierre André and has chosen to preserve an exclusive French "brasserie" style with a modern Danish twist. The interior has been designed by Sir T. Conran.

A relative newcomer to the city's restaurant scene is Alberto K, named after legendary, former managing director, Alberto Kappenberger, and placed on the 20th floor of Arne Jacobsen's famous Radisson SAS Royal Hotel. The hotel has received glowing reviews for its beautifully presented dishes and good views of the city. The furniture and decor pay homage to the building's designer, while the food allies Nordic ingredients with the best of the new Italian kitchen. An impressive stock of fine Italian wines completes the picture of one of the city's most desirable restaurants.

The Royal's sister hotel, the Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel on Amager, also boasts one of the city's best restaurants, The Dining Room. With similarly impressive views from the 25th floor across the Øresund to Sweden, The Dining Room is a popular place to watch the sun set and enjoy a meal.

In the Hilton Copenhagen Airport (connected to the airport by a covered walk way), the restaurant Hamlet Nordic Grill has made an enviable name for itself in a short space of time. It is situated in a light and airy glass corner overlooking the lobby, and its menu offers a mix of international cuisines and a Nordic touch. Three internationally recognised Danish artists, Jens Birkemose, Peter Bonde and Erik A. Frandsen, have integrated art in the architectural design of the Hilton Hotel. Erik A. Frandsen has painted all the paintings in the restaurant areas and club lounge.

North of Copenhagen

At the Restaurant Saison in the Hellerup Parkhotel you can spoil yourself with the exquisite cuisine of one of Copenhagen’s leading chefs Erwin Lauterbach. Lauterbach has written several cookbooks and was the chairman of the jury in Danish as well as international gastronomy competitions. As a rather unusual feature with gourmet restaurants, Saison aims at minimising the fat percentage in the food to bring out the natural and genuine taste.

The Skovshoved Hotel is located in the fashionable residential area Skovshoved, north of Copenhagen next to the ocean and beach. Here you can enjoy French/Danish inspired food, and in the summertime food can be served on a terrace in beautiful surroundings. Friday and Saturday popular Danish DJ’s sets the mood in the Lounge area.

The Best of the rest

FOX opened in 2006, and 21 designers from all over the world have decorated the 61 individually designed rooms. Sushitreat offers California gourmet sushi Fox Nigiri, Inside Out or Futo Maki and cocktails at Hotel Fox with a lounge environment every Friday and Saturday night.

Hotel Skt. Petri is a five star hotel in Copenhagen's Latin Quarter. Originally the building was a very popular department store built by the Danish architect Wilhelm Lauritzen in 1928 with all the beautiful architectural lines and characteristic lines of functionalism.  In November 2008 they opened Brassiere Petri featuring Parisian classics with a young cosmopolitan edge and innovative wine-and-dine menus.

Close to the Vesterport Station, not far from the City Hall Square, the restaurant of Hotel Imperial, Grill Room. The general atmosphere is light, thanks to the atrium that lets in the daylight from above. The restaurant has its own butcher, baker and confectioner. For decades guests have visited the restaurant to enjoy the famous pickled salmon served with mustard sauce and prime rib of beef Imperial sliced at your table with sauce Béarnaise and sauce Bordelaise. This is a place where tradition is highly valued.

Restaurant D'Angleterre opens after a total renovation. Rasmus Kofoed, recent bronze medal winner of the international Bocuse d'Or-competition and Søren Ledet, chef of the year 2004, can be found at the stoves in the kitchen, which promises a unique gourmet experience in this restaurant of the 'grand old lady hotel' in Copenhagen.

With a prime location in the oak-beamed cellar of a picturesque converted warehouse at the end of Nyhavn, 71 Nyhavn Hotel's Restaurant Pakhuskælderen is a favourite of tourists who throng to the popular quay side bars and restaurants. One of the more romantic venues in the city, Restaurant Pakhuskælderen's menu matches the mood of the seasons with the freshest local ingredients prepared in a classic style.

The Plaza Hotel by the Central station has a fine restaurant called Flora Danica, but what is especially worth mentioning is the Plaza Library Bar - a stately, wood-panelled library bar similar to a London gentleman's club and voted by Forbes Magazine one of the ten best of its kind in the world, featuring live jazz every Saturday night 21:30-01:00. In the restaurant Front Diner of the life-style hotel Front, you can dine on classic dinner favourites in hip surroundings. Rounding off our tour of gastronomic Hotels is an excellent brasserie, located within a stone's throw of Rådhuspladsen (the Town Hall square): The Hotel Alexandra's Vinbrasserie Bistroen KBH amid decor featuring classic Danish furniture, serves French food with a Scandinavian influence.

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