From 25th-floor window seats to historic basements, Copenhagen's most romantic restaurants can be found in the most interesting locations. What they all have in common is a warming atmosphere that goes beyond a couple of candles-and gorgeous food to melt every heart.
Our number one choice is, rather unsurprisingly, an Italian restaurant in a wonderful canal side location in Christianshavn.
Era Ora is Copenhagen's only Italian restaurant to have received a Michelin-star and the food here is not only stunningly presented but tastes out of this world. Be warned though, you might find the prices equally astronomical-and booking well in advance is necessary.
While
Sankt Gertruds Kloster may not offer cuisine on quite the same level as Era Ora, it makes up for this with its location, a 14th-century monastery, and its stone walls and candlelit tables lend an atmosphere unique in Copenhagen. The restaurant reopened in 2009 with new owners and a rather more Scandinavian menu.
Other romantic restaurants with memorable locations include the delightful covered courtyard of
Frederiks Have, overlooking the park of
Frederiksberg Have, and the 25th-floor
Dining Room at the
Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, with its amazing views of the city and beyond.
A few of the wild cards on our list prove that romantic dining doesn't have to cost the earth: The fresh decor and attentive service of gourmet Greek restaurant
Taverna Philoxenia, the healthy, colorful dishes of Østerbro's Indian eatery
Bindia and the exotic interior of downtown Japanese/Korean restaurant
Sakura all offer more unusual romantic settings.
Overgaden Neden Vandet 33B
When Only the Best is Good Enough...
Hauser Plads 32
Heavenly Food...
Smallegade 41
Scandinavian cuisine in romantic courtyard...
Amager Boulevard 70, 25.
Dining room with a view...
Ravnsborggade 16B
Quality Greek cuisine in tasteful dining style...
Strandvejen 506
Idyllic restaurant up the coast...
Sankt Jacobs Pladsen 1
French and exclusive...
Blegdamsvej 130
Fresh and healthy Indian food in a modern setting...
Saxogade 3
Small but excellent Italian place...
Møntergade 22
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