Green restaurants

If you want to eat green, sustainable and organic food, Copenhagen is a good place to satisfy your hunger. The number of organic and environmentally conscious cafés, delis and restaurants is growing all the time. Here you will find a small selection of eateries.  

BioM

All ingredients are organic in this small restaurant in the district of Østerbro. Even the paint used on the walls. The people behind BioM started the place based on one simple question: Why go out for dinner and have a meal filled with pesticides, when your shopping otherwise is organic?

The three owners found their answer by opening a quality conscious restaurant with moderate prices. On the menu are light dishes such as salads and sandwiches, but you can also order more substantial main courses, soups and desserts.

BioMio

The large organic restaurant BioMio, in Copenhagen's fashionable meatpacking district, has room for 250 people. Here they serve organic, healthy and tasty food at reasonable prices in a laid back atmosphere.

On arrival you are given a chip card, and then you collect your own food and drink straight from the chef - a bit like a canteen - and pay at checkout. The self service concept helps to keep prices down and quality up.

The menu has dishes from most parts of the world, and you can enjoy your meal at one of the long tables. Watch film further down.

Cap Horn

In lovely Nyhavn you will find one of Copenhagen's organic pioneers: Restaurant Cap Horn was one of the first eating places to adobt the organic philosophy in an atmosphere oozing history and ambiance.

All basic ingredients such as eggs, milk, butter and vegetables are organic, and this goes for the rest, whenever possible. Wine, beer and soft drinks are organic as well, including the coffee.

Cap Horn has preserved its original style with different chairs and porcelain and funny knick-knacks; all contributing to the relaxed and homely atmosphere.

During the summer you can drink an organic beer or have your meal on the large terrace overlooking the old wooden ships in the Nyhavn canal.

Chr. 4-tal

If you are looking for a traditional Danish lunch consisting of Danish open-faced sandwiches, schnapps and beer, Chr. 4-tal is the place to go. The charming restaurant situated in a basement in the trendy district of Christianshavn is named after the popular Danish King Christian IV.

Here you are served organic open-faced sandwiches and beer from organic suppliers. Choose between a large number of traditional dishes and bread from the organic bakery Emmerys. No one goes home hungry.

Den Økologiske Pølsemand (the organic hot dog stand)

Is there anything more Copenhagenish than a hot dog stand? Not a lot, and by Copenhagen's Round Tower you can eat as many organic hot dogs and sausages as you like. The hot dog stand is Copenhagen's only organic one. Here you can order hot dogs and fried sausages made from organic pork or beef. The sides and drinks are also organic.

Emmerys

Now with 16 bakeries in the Copenhagen area, the Emmerys chain has become considerable and important. Apart from tasty organic bread and cakes, the shops offer a number of specialties such as teas, chocolates, wines, oils, rice, pasta and the like.

In connection with the shop in Hellerup a Cafete'ria opened inside the bakery, where you can sit comfortably and enjoy both breakfast, brunch, lunch, bread and cake.

Gourmandiet

Gourmandiet is a delicatessen and butcher's shop in the district of Østerbro. It specialises in organic meat and delicatessen. You can also purchase tasty take away dishes and desserts, or eat them in the MadBar (food bar) in the back of the shop.

All meat at Gourmandiet comes from organic farms, and the owners make a point of offering quality, respecting animal welfare, ethics and good taste in all the ingredients.

Huks Fluks

On the sunny side of Gråbrødre Torv (square) lies this organic restaurant. The name in Danish indicates that intentions are to serve a quick lunch or evening dish while still maintaining top service, ingredients and quality. The place is 80 percent organic, but first and foremost quality and sustainability are in focus.

An example to mention is that the plates are thinner than normal, so many more fit into the dishwasher, and the CO2 emission is thus minimized.

Madmanifesten

Madmanifesten is all about the love of food, being manic about it and making every meal a party. The restaurant makes all its food from scratch and always with pure ingredients.

Vegetables come from the organic farm Aarstiderne, dairy products from Thiese and Naturmælk, organic meat from Slagtergaarden in Holbæk and organic beer from Thisted and Ørsted breweries.

In Madmanifesten you can order a breakfast buffet, lunch buffet and dinner a la carte. The choice of dishes is small but well-considered and change frequently according to season.

Meyers Deli

Claus Meyer, Danish TV chef and food enthusiast, is the owner of Meyers Deli. This is a combination of an unpretentious eating place, delicatessen, coffee bar and take away.

The concept is not 100 percent organic, but quality and good, pure ingredients are a must.
Gammel Kongevej
Magasin department store at Kongens Nytorv
King's Garden on the corner of Gothersgade and Kronprinsessegade (take away only) 

Sort Kaffe og Vinyl

In the district of Vesterbro you will find the small combined coffee shop and record store Sort Kaffe og Vinyl, meaning black coffee and vinyl. Here you can browse through the many vinyl records while you enjoy a cup of organic fair trade coffee from Risteriet.

Soupanatural

Organic homemade soups, breakfast porridge, smoothies, coffees and cocktails. At Soupanatural, by Sankt Hans Torv square in Nørrebro, you can get organic food and beverages at ordinary prices. For example soup at DKK 35 and cocktails at DKK 50. The day at the soup and cocktail bar starts early at 07:30 and lasts until late. You can choose from up to six soups, most of them vegetarian, which are all 100 percent organic. The place also serves organic drinks like tea and beer.

Sticks 'n' Sushi

The sushi chain Sticks 'n' Sushi is environment-angry, not environment-friendly. Therefore, it has CO2 neutralized its energy consumption and buys electricity from Ren Energy Plus, recommended by both WWF and the Municipality of Copenhagen. The restaurants only use electricity from energy sources like windmills, hydropower and biofuels.

The restaurant chain also invests in environment-friendly products when buying new. It has replaced light bulbs with high energy comsumption to compact fluorescent light bulbs, where possible, and water taps have been fitted so that the tap water is mixed with air. Potentially this can reduce water consumption by 50 percent0.

Verde Jeans and Coffee

Inside the coffee bar Verde Jeans and Coffee you will find organic specialties, coffees, salads and sandwiches in bright surroundings overlooking Nørre Farimagsgade.

The shop's green profile shines through all the way out on the street, and it is hard not to be tempted to look inside. Enjoy a freshly squeezed juice or ice coffee while you check your emails on one of the Macs.

But Verde Jeans and Coffee is more than just a coffee shop. Here you can also buy organic and biodegradable chewing gum, organic canned cola, a Swedish SSON bicycle, a 100 percent certified organic perfume and men's jeans from the organic label Kuyichi.

42 Raw  

They can be found all over New York and in several places in Paris. Now Copenhagen has its first 42 Raw, in Pilestræde in the heart of Copenhagen's shopping district. With ten different gourmet salads, vegan banana pancakes, coffee with almond milk, cakes, milkshakes, vegetable and fruit juices, based on organic ingredients where possible and with all packaging biodegradable, 42 Raw sets new standards for food and juice bars.

Raw food bar being vegan, does not use eggs or milk products, nor does it use gluten or sugar. The ingredients are as far as possible also climate-friendly, for example, the salad is grown outdoors, not in a greenhouse. None of the dishes is heated to above 42 degrees, which means that the vitamin uptake after a meal at 42 Raw is higher than normal.

Copenhagen Climate+ restaurants

In addition to organic restaurants, you can find a large selection of so-called Climate+ restaurants that have committed to serve at least one Climate+ menu consisting of two to three environmentally-friendly dishes.

It could be dishes consisting of more vegetables and less meat, where seasonal fruits and vegetables are included, and the ingredients have not been transported to Copenhagen from the other side of the world. In short, dishes which have been prepared with consideration for emitting less CO2.

You will find an overview and a city map of all the Copenhagen Climate+ restaurants by following the link at the bottom of this page.

Watch the film about climate-friendly restaurants in Copenhagen

Watch the film about Green Copenhagen

BioM

BioMio

Cap Horn

Chr. 4-tal

Emmerys

Gourmandiet

Huks Fluks

Madmanifesten

Meyers Deli

Sticks 'n' Sushi

Verde Jeans and Coffee

Den Økologiske Pølsemand

Find a Climate+ restaurant

Sort Kaffe og Vinyl

Soupanatural

42 Raw