WarPigs in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District

Guide to The Meatpacking District

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Originally home to Copenhagen meat industry businesses, “Kødbyen” has changed into a new and creative cluster with galleries, nightlife and restaurants.

The Meatpacking District consists of two parts: The Brown and The White from 1878 and 1934, respectively, and is a part of Copenhagen’s Vesterbro neighbourhood. The once industrial and gritty part of town, has become fashionable and popular with its central location and wide-spanning cultural offerings, including a buzzing nightlife. Today, you can still meet a few food companies in the area, where the original, industrial vibes still exist alongside partygoers and local hangouts.

Where to eat and drink

Kødbyens Fiskebar was among the first restaurants to break the ground and help transform the Meatpacking District to a foodie haven, and is today accompanied by a vide variety of eateries. These are some of our favourite picks.

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Fleisch
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Fleisch

Combined butcher and restaurant in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District

Fleisch is the German word for meat, and there is no doubt that meat is the essence at this combined restaurant, bar and butcher at ...

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WarPigs
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WarPigs

22 taps of quality and crazy in Copenhagen

WarPigs is a big, hip brewpub in Copenhagen’s buzzing Meatpacking District and the place to go if you are looking for a beer experience out of the ordinary....

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Gorilla
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Gorilla

Copenhagen's Gorilla is a beast of a restaurant residing in old industrial premises in the Meatpacking District of Vesterbro.

Restaurant Gorilla is an unpretentious restaurant divided into two areas ...

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Kødbyens Fiskebar
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Kødbyens Fiskebar

At Fiskebaren it is all about fish and seafood, fresh, healthy, and delicious food and good wines. The atmosphere is informal and the interior is quite rough.

Fiskebaren has a Bib Gourmand in Guide Mic...

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Tommi's Burger Joint
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Tommi's Burger Joint

Tommi's Burger Joint in the Meatpacking District of Copenhagen serves you homemade burgers from DKK 69 with crisp fries and cheap drinks.

Tommi's real name is Tomas Tómasson, and it is the guy in the ...

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Prolog Coffee Bar
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Prolog Coffee Bar

Only a few coffee bars take the Copenhagen coffee scene to the next level, and Prolog is one of those places. Roastery, café and all-time awesome hang-out in the heart of the bustling Meatpacking Dist...

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Bars and nightclubs

The Meatpacking District is without a doubt one of Copenhagen's hotspots when it comes to nightlife. On the long, bright summer nights young crowds hang out and have fun outside, in between going from one club to the next. 

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NOHO
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NOHO

Join Copenhagen’s cool crowd sipping cocktails and enjoying a laid-back dining experience in quirky, creative surroundings. With co-working space SOHO on the floor above you’ll be rubbing shoulders wi...

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Jolene Bar
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Jolene Bar

Music-focused, attitude-free bar and club where you’ll meet a low-key, eclectic and LGBTQI+ friendly crowd who have one thing on their minds – dancing the night away and getting sweaty while they do i...

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Mesteren & Lærlingen
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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 ...

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Where to get your culture fix

The industrial, historic and slightly rough-feeling premises is the perfect backdrop for the contemporary art galleries that made Kødbyen their home when the butchers moved out. Here is a handful you should check out. 

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V1 Gallery
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V1 Gallery

V1 Gallery represents a select group of established and emerging artists in a hip location within Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District. You’ll find a range of artworks in all mediums including painting, ...

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Galleri Bo Bjerggaard
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Galleri Bo Bjerggaard

Galleri Bo Bjerggaard is located in magnificent, spacious premises in the Meatpacking District of Copenhagen’s Vesterbro area. The space is perfect for exhibiting paintings, which is the gallery’s mai...

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Centre of Photography
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Centre of Photography

Located in Copenhagen’s “brown” Meatpacking District the gallery curates contemporary Nordic photography and camera-based media including the annual event “Young Danish Photography”. 

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Gallery Poulsen
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Gallery Poulsen

A major Copenhagen gallery is housed in an abandoned slaughterhouse on the cobbled streets of the brown Meatpacking District. The gallery focuses on artists with a disciplined figurative approach to a...

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