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There is far more to eating in Copenhagen than the ubiquitous smørrebrød – petite piles of meat, fish and cheese on a slice of rye bread – and a rich variety of cafés and restaurants to choose from. Unpretentious pubs serve traditional, economically priced meals at lunchtime wherever dagens ret (‘meal of the day’) appears on a menu or blackboard. There are fast food shawarma, kebab and pizza joints offering plenty of alternatives to Mcimperialism. Cafés and bars merge into one kind of informal establishment serving drinks and food throughout the day, with pavement tables wherever the space allows and, apart from some of the self-consciously stylish places, offer good value-for-money snacks and light meals. Indian and Thai food is available and recent years have seen a blossoming of restaurants featuring modern Danish cuisine, usually mixing traditional Danish elements with Italian, French, Japanese and other influences. Vegetarians should have little difficulty finding suitable food, especially if fish is eaten, and vegetarian dishes (and sometimes vegetarian menus) feature in many restaurants.
Gammel Strand has a cluster of upmarket fish restaurants and cafés with outdoor tables for Danes intent on displaying their superior lifestyle. Nyhavn offers a more democratic mood for wining and dining, while around Vesterbrogade there is a pleasing variety of places ranging from the Danish bakery (konditorier) and kebab-style eateries to specialist restaurants like the incomparable Passagens Spisehus . Værnedamsvej, a street that runs off Vesterbrogade, has a number of non-touristy places to eat and is worth a browse. Nørrebro is rich hunting ground for cafés and bars offering good meals as opposed to a ‘dining experience’. The cafés in the major art galleries and museums are nearly always stylish and worth a visit. The best of modern Danish cuisine is be found all over the city.
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