# What should I do in Copenhagen? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 5, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383 "2009-05-05T03:16:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Improvisor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/50afbb/32.png) [@Improvisor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improvisor)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/21 "2009-05-07T00:00:31Z")
One thing not to do… eat Mexican food in Denmark. I had been working around Europe and had a one day layover in Copenhagen. After a delightful summer day walking around town (and it really is a pretty place), I was walking past a Mexican place on Stroget, and then started to crave tacos. For some reason, the little voice in my head failed to say “What are you doing thinking you can get good Mexican food in Denmark?!!?!??” Needless to say, it was pretty bad food. More on topic… check out [Stroget](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Str%C3%B8get). It is a pedestrian-only street that runs through the shopping district. Lots of bars, street performers, etc. Kind of touristy but a nice walk that connects other more fascinating landmarks. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/22 "2009-05-07T13:01:17Z")
> [@Improvisor](#): > > One thing not to do… eat Mexican food in Denmark. > > I had been working around Europe and had a one day layover in Copenhagen. After a delightful summer day walking around town (and it really is a pretty place), I was walking past a Mexican place on Stroget, and then started to crave tacos. For some reason, the little voice in my head failed to say “What are you doing thinking you can get good Mexican food in Denmark?!!?!??” Needless to say, it was pretty bad food. Also don’t eat sushi in Denmark. I saw a restaurant that had it, and I had to ask Mr Neville: “Is my math with the exchange rate way off, or are they charging $9 for an avocado roll?” My math was fine. ---
**Author:** ![Panurge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@Panurge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Panurge)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/23 "2009-05-07T18:07:20Z")
> [@commasense](#): > > Thanks for the offer! You wouldn’t happen to be a gorgeous Danish supermodel who happens to be wildly attracted to pudgy, white-haired 50-something Americans, would you? (In which case, \*I’ll \*buy the beer!) > > As we get closer to the dates (June 13-18), and I find out who else among my colleagues will be attending the conference that is my ostensible reason for going, I’ll have a better idea of my free time. But if we can get together while I’m in town, that would be great. > > And thanks to everyone else for the suggestions. > > BTW, what’s going on in Copenhagen June 9-11? I tried to book during those days, and every hotel in town was completely sold out. I am sorry to tell you that I am not a supermodel. Instead you get to have a beer with a 30 year old man with wife + kid. At least I should be more interesting to talk with (as if you would be interested in _talking_ with the supermodel..). Let me know when you have time off and let’s try to meet up. I have no idea what is happening on June 9-11 - I haven’t been able to find any information online about special events. I’ll check out a few city guides and try to find out if something interesting goes down while you’re here. > [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > Also don’t eat sushi in Denmark. I saw a restaurant that had it, and I had to ask Mr Neville: “Is my math with the exchange rate way off, or are they charging $9 for an avocado roll?” My math was fine. What!? I must admit that I find that hard to believe. It’s true that Copenhagen isn’t much of a sushi town but we do have some pretty good places. Even the most expensive ones I’ve been to have been cheaper than that. We do actually have a very fine selection of excellent restaurants, the best (and most expensive) is probably [Noma](http://noma.dk/), recently votes 3rd best in the world by _Restaurant_ magazine right after El Bulli and The Fat Duck. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/24 "2009-05-07T18:20:03Z")
> [@Panurge](#): > > What!? I must admit that I find that hard to believe. It’s true that Copenhagen isn’t much of a sushi town but we do have some pretty good places. Even the most expensive ones I’ve been to have been cheaper than that. All I remember was that it was in an area that we were walking around, so it couldn’t have been too far from the tourist areas. It could well have been a tourist trap. This was in 2006, and ISTR the krone was high relative to the dollar, which probably didn’t help either. I generally try to eat more local food when I visit somewhere, anyway. Sushi and Mexican I can get at home. ---
**Author:** ![Teacake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Teacake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teacake)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/25 "2009-05-07T19:09:08Z")
Definitely local food. Combine an evening in the Tivoli with something really good. Can’t remember the name in Danish (Panurge can help you out, perhaps!), but it translates as the Ferry Inn and is a microbrewery by the lake in the Tivoli Gardens with some of the very finest Danish food I’ve ever tasted (and I’ve been going to Denmark since I was very small, though never before to Copenhagen) and beer which made me smile a lot. ---
**Author:** ![jdc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@jdc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jdc)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/26 "2009-05-08T00:39:59Z")
It has been a long time (1984) since I visited, but I really enjoyed Tivoli and also the Circus. Tivioli is a lovely small park, imagine if Frederick Law Olmstead was Walt Disney’s boss and they only had a small piece of land to work with. The Benneweis Circus evening show was excellent, and more for adults than children. The only small drawback is that there will be parts you don’t understand (such as comedy bits). Just laugh along with the crowd unless the clown is pointing right at you. [http://www.benneweis.dk/program-2009.aspx](http://www.benneweis.dk/program-2009.aspx) ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383/27 "2009-05-08T00:45:26Z")
There’s this woman, Lola. She used to be a showgirl with yellow feathers in her hair. Music and passion are always in fashion at the hottest spot north of Havana! Oh, wait. Nevermind. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-do-in-copenhagen/495383.md?page=1)