Home-away, Cinnamon Buns and Park Strolls

4. Juni

Our Perfect Day in Copenhagen

Evening view at Kayak Bar in Copenhagen’s Indre By: crowded wooden terraces along the canal, boats moored by the quay, with historic brick façades, green roofs and distinctive towers behind.

Staying at Home in Copenhagen

Even for a long weekend, renting one of the many fantastic Airbnbs in Copenhagen is worth it.

While we also recommend charming hotels like the Coco or the tiny Central Hotel, we’ve always found that exploring the city from our "own" apartment is the most delightful.

Guests stand in a queue in the garden of Juno the Bakery leading up to the door. Others are already sitting at tables behind the ivy-covered fence, against which a racing bike is leaning.

If it's too chilly to sit in the garden of the Juno Bakery, it’s simply wonderful to brew coffee in your own little kitchen and enjoy a Juno Vanilla Bun from Danish ceramic dishes (like those from Hay) at a vintage dining table.

Bright kitchen cabinet in an Airbnb apartment in Copenhagen. Blue cups, glasses, and tea tins behind glass. In the background, a kitchen with a sink and wooden countertop.

Filling the Airbnb fridge with delicious finds from Torvehallerne is a clear advantage of renting a city apartment.

Often, it’s a joy to see the attention to detail the owners put into making their guests feel at home.

One of our favourite apartments is Jette Guldbæk’s place on Haregade in Østerbro, just a short amble from Copenhagen’s enchanting Little Mermaid.

Breakfast at “Apotek 57” café in Copenhagen. Two cups of coffee and a cinnamon knot on a metal table outdoors. In the background, yellow houses and a church. — Cinnamon Bun at Apotek 57

Strolling from Breakfast to Dinner

From Jette's apartment, it’s a lovely walk to Atelier September or Apotek 57, two of our favorite breakfast spots in Copenhagen.

Strolling through Kongens Have, past the blooming Rose Garden and the Renaissance Rosenborg Castle, you can reach the market halls Torvehallerne and one of our favorite dinner spots, Restaurant Selma, in about twenty minutes.

Evening light in Kongens Have, Copenhagen. Well-kept lawns, trimmed trees, and historic townhouses with red roofs. Walkers enjoying the atmosphere.

However, the walk through the park is so beautiful that it would be a shame to rush.

A bitten chocolate croissant from “Andersen & Maillard” in Copenhagen. Flaky pastry with melted chocolate. In the background, a sunny park with shadows.

It’s much better to get a pastry and coffee from Andersen & Maillard and enjoy them under the trees of the royal park, with birds singing around you.

Rosenborg Castle

The delicate Rosenborg, which serves as our beautiful picnic backdrop, was originally just a two-story summer house and the favorite residence of Christian IV.

The Rose Garden, from which its fragrance wafts to us, and the park where we sit, once served as orchards and kitchen gardens.

It wasn’t until 1624 that the house was expanded to the stately Rosenborg, serving as a royal residence until 1710. Since 1838, it has been accessible as a museum, where you can admire the Danish crown jewels.

Another favorite park

In romantic Ørstedparken the café Flindt & Ørsted is a true little oasis where we love to spend a few dreamy hours.

Sunny terrace at “Flindt & Ørsted” café in Copenhagen. Guests sit under a fringed umbrella, surrounded by plants. A woman relaxes on a bistro chair.

On a hot summer afternoon, we also like to head southeast from our apartment in Haregade to the old harbor.

Crossing the Inderhavnsbroen, we usually already have ice cream from Nyhavn 40 in hand, before sitting by the water with a cold Danish beer in front of the Barr, until hunger draws us to the Broens Gadekøkken street food stalls.

Two glasses of beer by the water of nyhavn in Copenhagen. Golden craft beer with a foamy head sits on a wooden post as the sun reflects off the harbor water.

In winter, when part of Gadekøkken turns into an ice scating rink, we seize every opportunity to warm up.

We stroll through the Ferm Living flagship store, whose lights across from Popl Burger, where we have a reservation later, shine so invitingly.

Open wooden doors reveal the Ferm Living store on Paper Island in Copenhagen, warmly lit at night with interior design shelves and two white metal chairs in front.

There, we stock up on Scandinavian home accessories, bringing a little piece of Copenhagen back home with us until we can return.

Three wrapped burgers, fries, roasted peppers and topped tomato on a black table at Popl restaurant in Copenhagen.

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Gabriele und Christoph

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