Sips in the sun: Copenhagen’s best outdoor cafés & bars
When the sun shines in Copenhagen, everything changes. Locals flock outside to soak up the sun while enjoying lunch, dinner, coffee or cold drinks. From cosy corners on Vesterbro to unique spots on vibrant Nørrebro. Here's all the best outside dining venues for a true Copenhagen summer.
Sunny hangout spots and outside dining
Whether you’re into buzzing bars or more casual hangout spots with a tradition of gathering and good times — here’s our guide to Copenhagen’s best places to sit outside. From sunny corners to waterfront hangouts, these are the spots where you can sip, snack and soak up the summer vibe like a local.
Byhaven Pumpehuset
Free outdoor summer concerts at Pumpehusets Byhave
Located in a little green oasis for the light happy summer nights, Pumpehusets Byhave invites you to enjoy free concerts performed by upcoming arti...
Enghave plads 9
Enghave Plads 9 is a takeaway bar, which lies on, you guessed it, Enghave Plads 9 in the popular Vesterbro district. You can get natural wine, beer from a variety of different breweries, Cider and dif...
BaneGaarden
BaneGaarden is Copenhagen’s green food and culture destination, created to provide a platform for sustainable development. Nine large old wooden barns, a greenhouse, and more than 1.5 hectares of wild...
Dronning Louises Bro
Dronning Louise's Bro (Queen Louise's Bridge) connects inner Copenhagen and Nørrebro and is one of the busiest bike highways in Copenhagen. However, the bridge has also become a very popular hangout s...
Café Dyrehaven
Café Dyrehaven is located on Vesterbro and is one of the area's popular sidewalk cafés. Inside, the old pub atmosphere is maintained with a mix of the modern and youthful. The seating area outside is ...
Café Slusen
Café Slusen is a café in cosy surroundings out by the harbour lock in the South harbour neighbourhood. Here you can get delicious food and cold beverages at the water's edge.
Kølsters Tolv Haner
Enthusiastic and down-to-earth brewers’ beer pub in Nørrebro
In Copenhagen, there is always an occasion to enjoy an ice-cold beer and lots of pubs and bars compromise with neither quality nor ambiance,...
Mesteren & Lærlingen
One of the Meatpacking District’s oldest and cosiest drinking holes. Sit up close with locals and enjoy draft beer and down-to-earth food, with a daily programme of music and DJs open all week except ...