Culturally diverse Nørrebro is filled with offbeat restaurants and cafes for the adventurous as well as for those on a tight budget. Aside from the many falafel and kebab houses that line main thoroughfare Nørrebrogade, there are also numerous Persian and Indian restaurants. Harder to find, however, are the more expensive gourmet kitchens; smaller, offbeat versions of the ones downtown.
Restaurant Relæ opened in 2010 and has already been featured in newspapers around the world, run by ex-Noma chef Christian F. Puglisi and located on foodie street Jægersborggade in outer Nørrebro.
Kiin Kiin is a gourmet Thai restaurant with one Michelin star, where the impeccable interior is overshadowed only by the meticulously-presented dishes.
Those looking for spicy, exciting menus who didn't manage to make reservations weeks beforehand could try
Thai Pan, another great Thai restaurant ideally suited for those on a budget. The view of the nearby Peblinge Lake is blissful on a warm summer evening.
Not so long ago, the area around Elmegade and Sankt Hans Torv was lined with cafes, and while a good many of these have since closed down, the most established remain - like
Laundromat and
Sebastopol, both lively cafes with extensive evening and lunch menus.
Gefarhlich and
Bodega are other examples of places that have successfully combined the after-hours lounge concept with good, quality dining.
Going out for Italian in Nørrebro means more than just grabbing a pizza, at least if you try the lively, inexpensive
Scarpetta on Rantzausgade - part of the revolutionary local chain Cofoco - or brand-new
Spiseri, a homely, Italian-inspired cafe restaurant found on nearby Griffenfeldsgade.
Finally, gastro pub
Nørrebro Bryghus transforms a pub lunch into a culinary adventure - and is one place where drinking beer with a meal is not going to lower the tone.
Jægersborggade 41
Simple gourmet food in unusual location...
Rantzausgade 7
Lively Italian place...
Ryesgade 3
Danish Brewery...
Guldbergsgade 21
Michelin-starred Thai dining...
Blågårdsgade 9B
Authentic, cheap Iranian cuisine...
Korsgade 1
Cheap, authentic Thai restaurant with lake view...
Elmegade 15
Read a book, do your laundry - and enjoy the food...
Blågårdsgade 21
Viking-sized burgers and mead from a horn...
Sankt Hans Torv
See and be seen in Nørrebro's trendiest square...
Griffenfeldsgade 28
Homely neighborhood Italian...