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Cafés in Nørrebro

Jægersborggade's coffee bars, Sankt Hans Torv, Nørrebrogade and the cafés on Peblinge Dossering.

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Nørrebro lies northwest of the center, across the Lakes. Until 1852 it was countryside; when the city lifted its building limits beyond the old Northern Gate, thousands of workers moved in.1 Nørrebrogade, the main street, reaches the center over Dronning Louises Bro (Queen Louise's Bridge), which separates Sortedams Sø from Peblinge Sø.2 Assistens Kirkegård, the district's cemetery, holds the graves of Hans Christian Andersen, Søren Kierkegaard and Niels Bohr.1

For coffee, this is where the light-roast bars started. Coffee Collective's first café opened on Jægersborggade in February 2008, and the company describes that shop as its original, since moved to a larger space on the same street.34 Nørrebrogade has more cafés than any other street in the district, from Andersen og Maillard at No. 62 to Waynes coffee at No. 230, which opens at 07:00 on weekdays.

Local tip: For coffee with a lake view, Kaffesalonen on Peblinge Dossering opens at 08:00 on weekdays and 10:00 at weekends, and keeps serving until midnight.

At a glance

87Cafés listed
33With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
02:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Coffee Collective, from 07:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–19:00).
  • Closes latest: Gavlen, until 02:00 (Mon–Thu 08:00–00:00 · Fri 08:00–02:00 · Sat 10:00–02:00 · Sun 10:00–00:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (26%), indoor seating (16%), open late (15%).

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Coffee chains in Nørrebro

Getting to Nørrebro

The M3 City Circle Line, opened on 29 September 2019, stops at Nuuks Plads, Nørrebros Runddel, Nørrebro and Skjolds Plads on its way round the district.5

Nørrebrogade is often called the busiest cycling street in the world, a claim made by a cyclists' association.1 Like the rest of the metro, the M3 runs around the clock, with trains up to 20 minutes apart at night.7

Jægersborggade

Jægersborggade is a cobbled street of speculative housing built around 1900, with the last buildings finished in 1928.6 Almost all of its small shops closed after the Second World War. In 1993 most of the properties passed to the housing association AB Jæger, and a revival plan launched in 2001 filled the old basement storerooms with more than 40 specialty shops, coffee bars, restaurants and delis.6

Coffee Collective's Jægersborggade bar, now at No. 57, opens 07:00–20:00 on weekdays and 08:00–19:00 at weekends.4 The Sixteen Twelve, at No. 8, serves brunch from 08:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. BRÆT, a board-game café at No. 14, stays open until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays and is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Sankt Hans Torv and the lake shore

Coffee Collective's Sankt Hans Torv bar, at Elmegade 30, also opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and Mirabelle on Guldbergsgade opens at 07:00 from Wednesday to Saturday. Gavlen, on Sankt Hans Gade, opens at 08:00 on weekdays and stays open until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

On Peblinge Dossering, the lakeside street, Kaffesalonen at No. 6 stays open until midnight every day and Caféen4 is next door at No. 4. Peblinge Sø goes back to a medieval dam built to power watermills, and the paths around all three lakes add up to 6.4 km.2

Late coffee and board games

After Indre By, Nørrebro has the most cafés open into the night. Cortado kaffebar at Nørrebrogade 122 and Mokkariet at Jagtvej 72 serve until 22:00 every day, Impact Roasters until 23:00 on Fridays, and rannør on Rantzausgade until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Bastard Café's Nørrebro branch, on Borgmestervangen, stays open until midnight Monday to Saturday and until 22:00 on Sundays.

Sources

  1. Nørrebro, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. The Lakes, Copenhagen, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. A Peek Into Denmark's Specialty Coffee Evolution, Fresh Cup Magazine (September 29, 2023), accessed October 2026
  4. Coffee Collective Jægersborggade, Coffee Collective, accessed October 2026
  5. City Circle Line, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  6. Jægersborggade, Wikipedia (Danish), accessed October 2026
  7. Copenhagen Metro, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Nørrebro cafés: questions

Where did Coffee Collective open its first café in Copenhagen's Nørrebro?

Coffee Collective opened its first café on Jægersborggade in Nørrebro in February 2008, after starting as a roastery near Copenhagen Airport. The original shop has since moved to a larger space on the same street, at No. 57, which opens 07:00–20:00 on weekdays and 08:00–19:00 at weekends. Its Sankt Hans Torv bar is at Elmegade 30.

What is Jægersborggade in Copenhagen's Nørrebro known for?

Jægersborggade is a cobbled Nørrebro street built around 1900, finished in 1928. Its small shops closed after the Second World War, and a revival plan from 2001 filled the old basement storerooms with more than 40 specialty shops, coffee bars, restaurants and delis. Coffee Collective, The Sixteen Twelve and the board-game café BRÆT are on it.

Which cafés in Copenhagen's Nørrebro are on the Lakes?

On Peblinge Dossering, the Nørrebro street along Peblinge Sø, Kaffesalonen at No. 6 stays open until midnight every day, and Caféen4 is next door at No. 4. Dronning Louises Bro, at the end of Nørrebrogade, separates Peblinge Sø from Sortedams Sø, and the paths around the three lakes total 6.4 km.

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