Low cost restaurants

Copenhagen has a broad selection of cafés and restaurants, where you get good quality food at low cost.

Danish design at McDonald's

This is not your normal McDonald's. You know the food, and it is cheap, but enter the McDonald's fast food restaurant at Nørrebros Runddel in Copenhagen, and you will find yourself in everything but cheap surroundings. The usual 50's look is gone. Instead this McDonald's is furnished with the finest of Danish design. Eat your Big Mac in an Egg chair or Series 7 chair. Their timeless design are the brainchildren of famous Danish designer and architect Arne Jacobsen. And over six million pieces of the 7 chair have been sold worldwide, making it the most popular piece by its manufacturer Fritz Hansen. 

French pancakes at La Galette

'Galette' is the French word for a buckwheat pancake, and at La Galette in Copenhagen you can choose from 22 different ones. The filling varies from smoked salmon, ham, egg and tomato with goat's cheese, walnuts, salad and dressing. A pancake costs up to DKK 75. Also try a glass of French cider served in a ceramic bowl at DKK 35. 

Organic open-faced sandwiches at Aamann's

If you are the bread and butter type, try one of Copenhagen's newest lunch restaurants, Aamann's, in the Copenhagen district Østerbro. Here, the traditional Danish open-faced sandwich is organic, the rye bread is baked on site, and the menu changes according to the season. The owner's mission is to reinvent the traditional open-faced sandwich, and - in his own words - "bring it back as a gastronomic craftsmanship." An open-faced sandwich costs between DKK 40 and DKK 48. Today's soup costs DKK 58, and today's meatball costs DKK 93.

Build your own sandwich at Skildpadden

Unlike many new cafes Skildpadden at Gråbrødre Square in Copenhagen is located in a cozy, dark basement. The place has a small menu with hot dishes, but it is first and foremost the classic "Build your own" sandwich, which costs DKK 69, that customers come here for. Choose one of the many kinds of bread and filling. There is everything from Italian sausage and pastrami to various cheeses. Then fill it with all kinds of salads, vegetables and homemade dressings.

Gastronomy at Madklubben

If you want to treat yourself to a really fancy dinner, but cannot afford a Michelin restaurant, try the restaurant Madklubben in central Copenhagen. The concept is bistro-de-luxe, and the aim is to offer gastronomy to the people. The food has its roots in the classic English peasant cuisine with a modern twist, and the food fit in perfectly with the local rustic style. One course costs DKK 100, two courses cost DKK 150, three courses DKK 200 and four courses DKK 250. The wine list offers the cheapest glass of red or white wine at DKK 35.

McDonald's Nørrebros Runddel

Aamann's

Skildpadden

Madklubben