Copenhagen
Copenhagen's Best Cheap Eats
If you're on a budget, check out these must-try restaurants in Copenhagen.
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This guide to the best affordable restaurants in Copenhagen is your ticket to finding great food without burning a hole in your wallet. While you can certainly find even cheaper restaurants in the city, we have highlighted places where you can enjoy a fantastic meal for 150 DKK or less. Whether it's the tantalizing tacos at Hija de Sanchez, the mouth-watering burgers at POPL Burger, or the authentic dumplings at Hidden Dimsum, Copenhagen's budget restaurants offer options that cater to every taste.
Curated based on recommendations from World of Mouth experts like Peter Atzen, Toni Toivanen, and Kenneth Nars, this article draws on their expertise to highlight Copenhagen's best budget restaurants. From cozy eateries to busy street food markets, we've searched the city to bring you a selection of affordable Copenhagen restaurants that promise both great taste and value. So, if you're ready to find the best cheap restaurants in Copenhagen, read on for our top picks.
Hija de Sanchez Kødbyen
Hija de Sanchez Kødbyen is a taco canteen run by ex-Noma chef Rosio Sanchez. The restaurant offers authentic Mexican cuisine with a focus on tacos, using high-quality, mostly organic local products and masa imported directly from Mexico for their daily fresh tortillas. Recommended dishes include the tacos al pastor and the vegetarian tacos, which feature a variety of ingredients like chili, kale, sesame, and nuts.
POPL Burger
POPL Burger, a creation by a team of Noma veterans, offers a unique culinary experience, focusing on well-crafted burgers made with great respect for produce and nature. Their approach involves using carefully sourced local and seasonal ingredients, combined with the innovative techniques from Noma's fermentation lab, resulting in rich and tasty burgers. The restaurant also boasts an impressive selection of wines, beers, and cocktails, served in a cool and laidback setting, making it a perfect spot for friends and families to come together.
SURT
SURT is a pizza restaurant where pizzaiolo Giuseppe Oliva showcases true craftsmanship with his sourdough pizzas. Customers frequently rave about the exceptional quality of the pizzas, particularly the Margherita, and commend the meticulous attention to detail in both the fermentation process and cooking in the wood-fired oven. With a focus on high-quality produce and flavors that are always on point, SURT is considered one of the top spots for pizza in Europe.
Hidden Dimsum
Hidden Dimsum is a family-run restaurant specializing in authentic, handmade dim sum. Known for using fresh, high-quality ingredients, their dishes are crafted with care and precision, ensuring a flavorful and satisfying dining experience. With options for both takeaway and dine-in, Hidden Dimsum offers a diverse menu and a selection of Asian cocktails and beers, making it a go-to spot for dim sum lovers.
Seks
Seks is a warm, colorful café-restaurant in Copenhagen, run by a Polish couple who draw culinary inspiration from their global travels. Open during the day, it serves all-day breakfast and lunch, offering a 100% organic, vegetarian menu, with vegan and gluten-free options. With a cozy interior that feels somewhere between Japan and Copenhagen, Seks is known for its delicious food, tasty drinks, and friendly service.
Ali Bakery
Ali Bakery, a family-owned bakery and restaurant, has been delighting customers with its oriental dishes since 1994. The establishment is known for its breakfast feasts that include breads, dips, omelets, pickles, and fresh-baked thin pizzas with zaatar. Committed to sustainability in the food industry, Ali Bakery is a bustling spot where sharing food with family and friends is a common sight.
La Banchina
La Banchina is a waterside restaurant that specializes in vegetarian and seafood dishes, offering a farm-to-table experience. The restaurant is known for its light but substantial lunches and a selection of minimally intervened juices, providing a refreshing dining experience. With a commitment to sustainability, La Banchina serves natural, organic, biodynamic, and locally sourced food and beverages, ensuring an environmentally conscious dining experience.
Gasoline Grill
Gasoline Grill is known for its famous cheeseburger, a medium-thick semi-smashburger made of fresh ground organic beef, served in a potato bun with cheddar, raw onion, pickles and their own mayo sauce. They also offer a variety of other menu items, including fried chicken sandwiches, vegetarian burgers, and a butter burger. The restaurant, which started at a gas station at Landgreven, has expanded with several other locations, keeping the quality of their burgers consistent across all branches.
Poulette
Poulette offers a simple but flavorful menu featuring their signature fried chicken and tofu sandwiches. The chicken sandwich is noted for its whole piece of chicken enveloped in a spicy, crispy shell, complemented by a fresh piece of iceberg salad and cheese. Whether you visit their original location or their space at the food market Broensgadekøkken, you can expect the same delicious taste.
Kebabistan
Kebabistan, located in Vesterbro, is a classic spot known for its lamb kebab served in warm, crispy Turkish bread with a variety of condiments. This compact eatery offers a few standing tables for customers to enjoy their meal. Accompany your kebab with a bottle of Danish chocolate milk or Ayran, a Turkish salty yoghurt drink for a complete experience.
Juli Pizzeria
Juli Pizzeria is a trendy spot known for its classic and modern style pizzas that are made with quality dough, giving them a delicious crust. They offer a limited but satisfying menu, with options like Margherita with Danish cheese and a unique potato pizza with ricotta, almond cream, and sage. They also have a large selection of natural or raw wines, and provide both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as take-out options.
Diamond Slice
Diamond Slice is a restaurant offering New York style pizza, crafted by three chefs from Bæst. The pizza is thin, double baked, made with sourdough, and features long fermentation and proper ingredients. With a menu that changes seasonally, they always serve a pepperoni pizza, and their take on the Hawaii pizza with jalapeño and fermented pineapple is a standout.
Fatty’s
Fatty's is a burger restaurant that specializes in delivering high-quality burgers and exceptional french fries. Known for its standout burgers, the secret to their success lies in the perfect balance of flavors and the extra kick from their pickles. During summer, Fatty's offers outdoor seating to enjoy their delicious burgers and fries.
Dandelion Burger
Dandelion Burger is a simple, yet compelling restaurant that focuses on fresh, homemade ingredients. Their signature dish is a burger made from organic Danish beef, mixed with 15-20% bone marrow, served on a tasty brioche bun with a flavorful relish mayo and an aged white organic cheddar. While they also offer a vegetarian version with falafel, the beef burger is highly recommended for its unique blend of flavors and textures, best enjoyed outdoors or as a take-away.
Abrikos
Abrikos is known for its delicious sandwiches made from homemade white bread "Pain de Mie", a unique sourdough bread enriched with mashed potato and butter. They offer a variety of sandwiches, including the classic ham and cheese with a twist of green chili dip, and other options like BLT, Cucumber sandwich, eggs and Cordon Bleu during the summer. The restaurant, which opened its doors in mid-July 2023, also serves soft ice and a range of beverages.
Lillians Smørrebrød
Lillians Smørrebrød is a family-run restaurant in operation since the late 1970s, known for its affordable and delectable planks of smørrebrød. The establishment maintains an endearing charm, preserved over the decades. A popular suggestion from patrons is to secure the window seat for an enhanced dining experience.
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This guide to the best affordable restaurants in Copenhagen is your ticket to finding great food without burning a hole in your wallet. While you can certainly find even cheaper restaurants in the city, we have highlighted places where you can enjoy a fantastic meal for 150 DKK or less. Whether it's the tantalizing tacos at Hija de Sanchez, the mouth-watering burgers at POPL Burger, or the authentic dumplings at Hidden Dimsum, Copenhagen's budget restaurants offer options that cater to every taste.
Curated based on recommendations from World of Mouth experts like Peter Atzen, Toni Toivanen, and Kenneth Nars, this article draws on their expertise to highlight Copenhagen's best budget restaurants. From cozy eateries to busy street food markets, we've searched the city to bring you a selection of affordable Copenhagen restaurants that promise both great taste and value. So, if you're ready to find the best cheap restaurants in Copenhagen, read on for our top picks.
Hija de Sanchez Kødbyen
Hija de Sanchez Kødbyen is a taco canteen run by ex-Noma chef Rosio Sanchez. The restaurant offers authentic Mexican cuisine with a focus on tacos, using high-quality, mostly organic local products and masa imported directly from Mexico for their daily fresh tortillas. Recommended dishes include the tacos al pastor and the vegetarian tacos, which feature a variety of ingredients like chili, kale, sesame, and nuts.
POPL Burger
POPL Burger, a creation by a team of Noma veterans, offers a unique culinary experience, focusing on well-crafted burgers made with great respect for produce and nature. Their approach involves using carefully sourced local and seasonal ingredients, combined with the innovative techniques from Noma's fermentation lab, resulting in rich and tasty burgers. The restaurant also boasts an impressive selection of wines, beers, and cocktails, served in a cool and laidback setting, making it a perfect spot for friends and families to come together.
SURT
SURT is a pizza restaurant where pizzaiolo Giuseppe Oliva showcases true craftsmanship with his sourdough pizzas. Customers frequently rave about the exceptional quality of the pizzas, particularly the Margherita, and commend the meticulous attention to detail in both the fermentation process and cooking in the wood-fired oven. With a focus on high-quality produce and flavors that are always on point, SURT is considered one of the top spots for pizza in Europe.
Hidden Dimsum
Hidden Dimsum is a family-run restaurant specializing in authentic, handmade dim sum. Known for using fresh, high-quality ingredients, their dishes are crafted with care and precision, ensuring a flavorful and satisfying dining experience. With options for both takeaway and dine-in, Hidden Dimsum offers a diverse menu and a selection of Asian cocktails and beers, making it a go-to spot for dim sum lovers.
Seks
Seks is a warm, colorful café-restaurant in Copenhagen, run by a Polish couple who draw culinary inspiration from their global travels. Open during the day, it serves all-day breakfast and lunch, offering a 100% organic, vegetarian menu, with vegan and gluten-free options. With a cozy interior that feels somewhere between Japan and Copenhagen, Seks is known for its delicious food, tasty drinks, and friendly service.
Ali Bakery
Ali Bakery, a family-owned bakery and restaurant, has been delighting customers with its oriental dishes since 1994. The establishment is known for its breakfast feasts that include breads, dips, omelets, pickles, and fresh-baked thin pizzas with zaatar. Committed to sustainability in the food industry, Ali Bakery is a bustling spot where sharing food with family and friends is a common sight.
La Banchina
La Banchina is a waterside restaurant that specializes in vegetarian and seafood dishes, offering a farm-to-table experience. The restaurant is known for its light but substantial lunches and a selection of minimally intervened juices, providing a refreshing dining experience. With a commitment to sustainability, La Banchina serves natural, organic, biodynamic, and locally sourced food and beverages, ensuring an environmentally conscious dining experience.
Gasoline Grill
Gasoline Grill is known for its famous cheeseburger, a medium-thick semi-smashburger made of fresh ground organic beef, served in a potato bun with cheddar, raw onion, pickles and their own mayo sauce. They also offer a variety of other menu items, including fried chicken sandwiches, vegetarian burgers, and a butter burger. The restaurant, which started at a gas station at Landgreven, has expanded with several other locations, keeping the quality of their burgers consistent across all branches.
Poulette
Poulette offers a simple but flavorful menu featuring their signature fried chicken and tofu sandwiches. The chicken sandwich is noted for its whole piece of chicken enveloped in a spicy, crispy shell, complemented by a fresh piece of iceberg salad and cheese. Whether you visit their original location or their space at the food market Broensgadekøkken, you can expect the same delicious taste.
Kebabistan
Kebabistan, located in Vesterbro, is a classic spot known for its lamb kebab served in warm, crispy Turkish bread with a variety of condiments. This compact eatery offers a few standing tables for customers to enjoy their meal. Accompany your kebab with a bottle of Danish chocolate milk or Ayran, a Turkish salty yoghurt drink for a complete experience.
Juli Pizzeria
Juli Pizzeria is a trendy spot known for its classic and modern style pizzas that are made with quality dough, giving them a delicious crust. They offer a limited but satisfying menu, with options like Margherita with Danish cheese and a unique potato pizza with ricotta, almond cream, and sage. They also have a large selection of natural or raw wines, and provide both indoor and outdoor seating, as well as take-out options.
Diamond Slice
Diamond Slice is a restaurant offering New York style pizza, crafted by three chefs from Bæst. The pizza is thin, double baked, made with sourdough, and features long fermentation and proper ingredients. With a menu that changes seasonally, they always serve a pepperoni pizza, and their take on the Hawaii pizza with jalapeño and fermented pineapple is a standout.
Fatty’s
Fatty's is a burger restaurant that specializes in delivering high-quality burgers and exceptional french fries. Known for its standout burgers, the secret to their success lies in the perfect balance of flavors and the extra kick from their pickles. During summer, Fatty's offers outdoor seating to enjoy their delicious burgers and fries.
Dandelion Burger
Dandelion Burger is a simple, yet compelling restaurant that focuses on fresh, homemade ingredients. Their signature dish is a burger made from organic Danish beef, mixed with 15-20% bone marrow, served on a tasty brioche bun with a flavorful relish mayo and an aged white organic cheddar. While they also offer a vegetarian version with falafel, the beef burger is highly recommended for its unique blend of flavors and textures, best enjoyed outdoors or as a take-away.
Abrikos
Abrikos is known for its delicious sandwiches made from homemade white bread "Pain de Mie", a unique sourdough bread enriched with mashed potato and butter. They offer a variety of sandwiches, including the classic ham and cheese with a twist of green chili dip, and other options like BLT, Cucumber sandwich, eggs and Cordon Bleu during the summer. The restaurant, which opened its doors in mid-July 2023, also serves soft ice and a range of beverages.
Lillians Smørrebrød
Lillians Smørrebrød is a family-run restaurant in operation since the late 1970s, known for its affordable and delectable planks of smørrebrød. The establishment maintains an endearing charm, preserved over the decades. A popular suggestion from patrons is to secure the window seat for an enhanced dining experience.
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