After checking in we went for a wander to find somewhere for dinner. We ended up booking Restaurant Karla and went to a rooftop bar before for a drink while we waited for our reservation. It was quite chilly but luckily there were blankets so we wrapped up and had our drinks while looking out over the city.
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| Views from the roof top bar |
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| Best way to start a holiday |
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| Dinner at Restaurant Karla – one of their most popular dishes |
Dinner at Restaurant Karla was quite tasty – I had the steak and potato and it tasted as good as it looked!
Sunday was spent wondering around and taking in the sights. I mean just look how gorgeous it is…
After breakfast in Hyhavn (had to be pancakes!) by the water we took a boat tour – I’d highly recommend this if you get a chance. You get to see so much more of Copenhagen you might not otherwise see. (See suggestions at the bottom for some of the different places you see on the tour)
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| Breakfast in Hyhavn |
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| Breakfast had to be pancakes with ice-cream, jam and nutella 😍 |
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| Views from the boat trip were fairly amazing |
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| The Little Mermaid statue from the boat |
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| The rivers were just so pretty and all the houses so colourful |
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| All the colourful houses 😍 |
After the boat trip, we did more exploring and also went to see Christiania which was an odd place. I wouldn’t rush back – it’s a little area which have called themselves an independent state but it just smells of weed and I wasn’t much impressed. The rest of Christianshavn was much nicer and there’s a food market just over the river from Hyhavn which looked quite cool.
With all the walking we had to make a pit stop off at Ole and Steen for some of the famous Danish pastries… YUM! We grabbed some Cinnamon Swirls and took them back to our hotel.
That evening we went to a Korean restaurant for dinner and it was fantastic! It’s the first time I’ve had Korean food and I’ll definitely be going back… I had the KFC (Korean Fried Chicken) with soy and ginger. I mean it was just lovely. Just a warning that the service in Copenhagen can be a litttttle slow so be ready to have a chilled meal that will last a good hr and a bit or more.
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| The tastiest KFC I’ve ever had 😋 |
Monday started with a very filling brunch at Cafe Norden. It was a little pricey but you get so much to eat and drink. As well as the salad, fruit, bread, cheese and cake I picked to have granola, a strawberry and raspberry smoothie and a hot choc. We didn’t need any lunch and it saw us through to dinner.
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| The epic brunch platter |
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| The decor in Cafe Norden was on point! |
The rest of Monday was spent doing more exploring. We went to the palace, the Gefion Fountain, the Kastellet and then walked back to Tivoli.
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| Changing of the guards at the palace |
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| We couldn’t get over how clear the water was in the fountain – can imagine it looks amazing lit up at night! |
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| Walking around the Kastellet |
When you’re in Copenhagen make sure to set aside a half day to go to Tivoli. We spent the afternoon there and it was good fun. It’s an amusement park and you can pay just to go in and then pick which rides to pay for or pay for everything which means you get to go on all the rides. We did the later and went on quite a few rides. While wondering around the park (which is covered in loads of flowers and mini gardens) we stumbled upon the cutest little sweet shop. We also made sure to grab a bubble waffle which was delish! I had the strawberry one which came with strawberry and vanilla ice-cream with cream and strawberries topped with a chocolate cigar – so good! The waffles were made right in front of us and were nice and hot against the cold ice-cream. Make sure to try one if you get a chance.
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| All the tulips… |
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| Can you spot me?! |
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| Had to try a bubble waffle – DELISH! |
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| Tivoli by night |
After a pit stop at the hotel to chill for a couple hours (and to watch Game of Thrones!) we went out for dinner. We went to Nose2Tail which is a meat restaurant (if you couldn’t tell from the name). We had a charcuterie platter with cheese to start which was very tasty followed by a sharer pork platter. The pudding was a little weird but apart from that it was a tasty meal.
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| This was sooooo tasty – could have eaten 3 of these! |
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| Not the best pic but again v. tasty! Pork neck and potato salad |
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| The questionable desert with pesto tasting basil… |
Tuesday was out last half day in Copenhagen. We went to The Union Kitchen for breakfast which was just perfect! I’d say this was the best brunch we had of the trip. I had the sweetcorn fritters with poached eggs and halloumi and my friend had the brunch platter. How good does it look?!
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| My caramel latte with a shot of caramel on the side |
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| How tasty does this look?! |
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| The halloumi made the brunch! |
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| Again the decor here didn’t disappoint – love it! |
The next couple hours were spent wondering around. We went into Illum which is a lovey department store. I literally wanted to bring back all the crockery and mugs…
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| Love these at Christmas! |
After a quick lunch at Cock’s and Cows we made our way to the airport. We stopped at Ole and Steen to stock up on all the pasties and then got on the plane home.
It was such a lovely long weekend and we averaged about 18,000 steps a day. It’s a great place to go if you like walking. It’s fairly flat too.
I’m definitely going to go back with Tim and would love to go see Malmo which isn’t too far away.
Have you been to been to Copenhagen before?
What was your favourite bit?
As you know, I love my food so here’s a round up of where we went and what to try!
