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Cafés in Østerbro

Fælledparken, Bopa Plads, Nordre Frihavnsgade and the cafés along Sortedam Dossering.

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Østerbro lies northeast of the center, outside the old eastern gate, Østerport, and stretches east to the Øresund; it has long been one of Copenhagen's wealthier districts.1 Fælledparken, laid out between 1906 and 1914 by landscape architect Edvard Glæsel, sits beside Parken, the national stadium.2

Cafés follow the shopping streets: Ryesgade, Østerbrogade, Nordre Frihavnsgade and Århusgade, plus the squares around Trianglen. Copenhagen Coffee Lab on Sankt Kjelds Plads opens at 07:00 every day and Prolog's bar at Randersgade 45 at 07:00 on weekdays, the earliest starts in the district.

Local tip: Cafe Livingstone on Sortedam Dossering opens at 08:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, an hour earlier than on weekdays.

At a glance

64Cafés listed
24With opening hours
07:00Earliest opening
02:30Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Prolog, from 07:00 (Mon–Fri 07:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Cafe Bopa, until 02:30 (Mon–Thu 09:00–00:00 · Fri 09:00–02:30 · Sat 10:00–02:30 · Sun 10:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (38%), smoke-free indoors (36%), outdoor seating (31%).

GRØD

  • Nordre Frihavnsgade 14
  • Mon–Fri 07:30–21:00 · Sat–Sun 09:00–21:00
  • +45 39 29 11 36
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Kraftværket Café & Genbrug

  • Vordingborggade 19
  • Mon Closed · Tue 10:00–16:00 · Wed Closed · Thu 10:00–16:00 · Fri–Sat Closed
  • +4524996393
  • Cash only
  • Vegetarian options
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Little House Viborggade

  • Viborggade 70B
  • Mon–Fri 09:00–18:00 · Sat 09:00–13:00 · Sun 09:00–12:00
  • +4561738260
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Salonen

  • Østerbrogade 222
  • Daily 10:00–18:00
  • +45 26171250
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Impronta

  • Østerbrogade 93
  • Mon 10:30–19:00 · Tue–Sun 11:30–20:30
  • Outdoor seating
  • Indoor seating
  • Card payment
  • Vegetarian options
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Coffee chains in Østerbro

Getting to Østerbro

Østerport station, near the site of the old gate, is a stop on the M3 City Circle Line, which continues to Trianglen, Poul Henningsens Plads and Vibenshus Runddel.3 The M4 section to Nordhavn opened on 28 March 2020.4

The metro runs around the clock; at night trains can be up to 20 minutes apart.4

Bopa Plads and Cafe Bopa

Bopa Plads is named after the mint-green building at Løgstørgade 8, built in 1885, where the wartime sabotage group BOPA is believed to have had its headquarters. The square got the name only in 1995, for the 50th anniversary of the end of the German occupation.5 Cars were banned from it in 1975–1977, and it now has a playground and a pétanque court.5

The building holds Cafe Bopa, formerly Café Prøven.5 It opens at 09:00 on weekdays and stays open until 02:30 on Fridays and Saturdays, the latest in Østerbro. Pixie is a few doors along at Løgstørgade 4, and the Laundromat Cafe on Randersgade serves daily until 23:00.

Ryesgade and Sortedam Dossering

April, a roaster started in late 2016 by Gothenburg-born Patrik Rolf, opened its first shop on Ryesgade in 2020, furnished by House of Finn Juhl, with pour-overs and espresso on the menu; a review at the time noted that it isn't meant for laptop work.6 Lagoni & Co., at Ryesgade 76, serves until 22:00 every day.

Sortedam Dossering runs along Sortedams Sø, the northernmost lake, dug as part of the city's fortifications after the siege of 1523.7 Cafe Livingstone at No. 81 stays open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and Den Franske Cafe is at No. 101.

Fælledparken and Nordre Frihavnsgade

Fælledparken has its own café, Pavillonen, and a 4,500 m² skatepark, one of the largest in northern Europe; the path along its southern edge, Filosofgangen, was a walking route for physicists including Niels Bohr.2 Coffee Collective has a bar at Trianglen 4.8 The park is also the setting for Copenhagen's May Day rally and for summer concerts.2

On Nordre Frihavnsgade, GRØD (porridge) at No. 14 opens at 07:30 on weekdays and serves until 21:00, and Petit Cafe at No. 43 opens at 07:30 too. Along Østerbrogade, Social Foodies at No. 134 serves daily until 21:00 and Salonen, at No. 222, daily 10:00–18:00. Kraftværket Café & Genbrug, a café and secondhand shop on Vordingborggade, takes cash only and opens just on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Sources

  1. Østerbro, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Fælledparken, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. City Circle Line, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Copenhagen Metro, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  5. Bopa Plads, Wikipedia (Danish), accessed October 2026
  6. April Coffee Roasters: Sleek New Flagship Store in Copenhagen, Anders Husa & Kaitlin Orr (July 3, 2020, updated April 11, 2021), accessed October 2026
  7. The Lakes, Copenhagen, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  8. Coffee Collective: shop and coffee bars, Coffee Collective, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Østerbro cafés: questions

Why is Bopa Plads in Copenhagen's Østerbro called Bopa?

Bopa Plads in Østerbro is named after BOPA, a sabotage group of the German occupation, which is believed to have had its headquarters in the mint-green 1885 building at Løgstørgade 8. The square was named in 1995, 50 years after the occupation ended. The building now holds Cafe Bopa, open until 02:30 on Fridays and Saturdays.

Where is April Coffee's shop in Copenhagen's Østerbro?

April, the roaster Patrik Rolf started in late 2016, opened its first shop on Ryesgade in Østerbro in 2020. It is furnished by House of Finn Juhl and serves pour-overs and espresso; a review at the time noted it isn't meant for laptop work. Lagoni & Co., also on Ryesgade, serves until 22:00 daily.

How do you get to Østerbro in Copenhagen by metro?

The M3 City Circle Line serves Østerbro at Østerport, Trianglen, Poul Henningsens Plads and Vibenshus Runddel, and the M4 section to Nordhavn opened in March 2020. The Copenhagen metro runs 24 hours, with trains up to 20 minutes apart at night. Coffee Collective has a bar at Trianglen 4.

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