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Cafés in Indre By

The old center: the Latin Quarter, Strøget, Torvehallerne and the lanes around Gråbrødretorv.

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Indre By is Copenhagen's medieval core. Strøget, about 1.1 km of car-free shopping streets from Rådhuspladsen (City Hall Square) to Kongens Nytorv, runs through the middle; it was closed to cars as a trial on 17 November 1962 and permanently in 1964.1 On a summer day about 80,000 people walk it, and up to 120,000 on the last Sunday before Christmas.1

North of Strøget lies the Latin Quarter, named for the language of the University of Copenhagen, founded in 1479; Latin stayed its working language until about 1800.2 The lanes between Nørregade and Vester Voldgade are known for boutiques, cafés and nightclubs.2 South of Strøget, Kompagnistræde is the busiest café street in the center, with Zalt, Wanna B, Kompa'9 and Nonna cafe within a few doors of each other.

Local tip: Coffee Collective in Torvehallerne opens at 07:00 on weekdays; carry your cup outside to the benches under the linden trees between the two halls.4

At a glance

173Cafés listed
75With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Café kopenhag, from 07:00 (Mon–Wed 07:00–20:00 · Thu–Sat 07:00–21:00 · Sun 07:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: Kalaset, until 02:00 (Mon–Thu 10:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–02:00 · Sun 10:00–23:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (25%), indoor seating (24%), open late (13%).

Biscoff Cph

  • Grønnegade 43
  • Mon–Thu 08:00–18:00 · Fri 08:00–19:00 · Sat 09:00–19:00 · Sun 10:00–15:00
  • +45 35306453
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Emmylou Café

  • Krystalgade 4
  • Mon–Tue 10:00–17:00 · Wed Closed · Thu–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 10:00–16:00
  • Indoor seating
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Getting around Indre By

Nørreport, on the northern edge, is Denmark's busiest station: metro lines M1 and M2, S-trains and regional trains all stop there.3 Strøget itself is served by Kongens Nytorv and Gammel Strand metro stations, the latter opened in 2019, and by Vesterport S-train station.1

Fiolstræde and Købmagergade belong to the same pedestrian network as Strøget, so most of the Latin Quarter is easiest on foot.1

Torvehallerne and coffee by Nørreport

Torvehallerne, two glass market halls on Israels Plads at Frederiksborggade 21, opened in 2011; the square had held the city's vegetable market until 1958.4 Between the halls are outdoor stalls, linden trees and benches, and up to 1,000 people can sit outside in the evening.4

Coffee Collective's bar in the halls, at Vendersgade 6D, opens at 07:00 on weekdays and closes at 20:00; its other central bar, on Kristen Bernikows Gade, keeps the same 07:00 start. Holms Bager on Østergade opens daily at 07:00, and Det Vide Hus at 07:00 Monday to Thursday. West of the halls, Nansensgade has Riviera and Kabys at No. 64 and Kalaset at No. 84, which serves until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Books, board games and the Latin Quarter

Café Paludan, at Fiolstræde 10–12, is a book café lined with old shelves: bring your own book or borrow one, and expect students reading and meeting over coffee.5 It stays open until 22:00 Monday to Thursday and 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Den Franske Bogcafe is at Fiolstræde 14 and Brøg Litteraturbar at No. 7.

Bastard Café opened in November 2014 in the Huset building on Rådhusstræde as Denmark's first café devoted to board games, with more than 500 games at the start and digital games banned.6 Democratic Coffee, in the main public library on Krystalgade, opened in October 2011, and in 2016 its pastries were baked in-house under its owner, a self-taught pastry chef.7 It opens at 07:30 on weekdays.

Gråbrødretorv and late hours

Gråbrødretorv is named after a Franciscan friary founded there in 1238. The square went car-free on 7 June 1968, and by the 1980s its outdoor tables, popular with university students, were full all season.8 Huks Fluks at No. 8 serves daily until 23:00, and Cafe Phenix City is at No. 15.

For a late coffee, The Living Room on Larsbjørnsstræde stays open until 01:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, Europa 1989 on Højbro Plads until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and OKKO Café og Bar on Læderstræde until 02:00 every day.

Sources

  1. Strøget, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Latin Quarter, Copenhagen, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Nørreport, Metroselskabet (m.dk), accessed October 2026
  4. Torvehallerne: A foodie’s paradise, Danish Architecture Centre (DAC), accessed October 2026
  5. Paludan Bogcafé, VisitCopenhagen, accessed October 2026
  6. Copenhagen gets its first board game café, The Copenhagen Post (November 11, 2014), accessed October 2026
  7. Copenhagen Hallmarks of Coffee Drinking Culture, European Coffee Trip (Roop Gill, June 4, 2016), accessed October 2026
  8. Gråbrødretorv, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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Indre By cafés: questions

Where is there a book café in Copenhagen's Indre By?

Café Paludan, at Fiolstræde 10–12 in the Latin Quarter of Indre By, is a book café lined with old shelves. You can bring your own book or borrow one, and students use it for reading and meetings. It opens until 22:00 Monday to Thursday and until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Where is Bastard Café, the board game café in Copenhagen's Indre By?

Bastard Café is in the Huset building on Rådhusstræde in Indre By. It opened in November 2014 as Denmark's first café devoted to board games, starting with more than 500 games on its shelves and a ban on digital games. Its Nørrebro branch, on Borgmestervangen, stays open until midnight Monday to Saturday.

When did Torvehallerne open in Copenhagen's Indre By, and where can you get coffee there?

Torvehallerne opened in 2011 as two glass market halls on Israels Plads, by Nørreport; the square had been the city's vegetable market until 1958. Coffee Collective's bar at Vendersgade 6D opens at 07:00 on weekdays and closes at 20:00, and there are benches under linden trees between the halls.

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