Our Fashion Editor Alexandra Suhner Isenberg is spending the summer in
Europe (ya, we’re jealous, too!); herewith, her fieldnotes from
Copenhagen.
stay
First hotels Skt. Petri is perfectly located on a quiet street in the
middle of downtown Copenhagen. Ask for a South East facing room with a
balcony in this modern design hotel, and enjoy a sunny pre-dinner beer
overlooking the rooftops. First Hotel Skt. Petri, rooms from 1052DKK,
Krystalgade 22, 1172, Copenhagen, +45 33 45 91 00, www.firsthotels.com
eat
Don’t be fooled by Höst’s
three course menu, it’s more like five when you include the mini plates
and palate cleansers between courses. This modern Nordic fusion food
(hake with wild asparagus and smoked cheese to start, duck with green
strawberries and fermented garlic as a main), is served in a modern
rustic space with walls and furniture made from reclaimed wood. Höst,
set menu for 295DKK Norre Farimagsgade 41,Copenhagen1364,Denmark +45 89
93 84 09, http://cofoco.dk/hoest.php
relax
All the trendy Copenhagen locals hang out on Dronning Louises bridge on
summer evenings. Dubbed the hipster bridge, friends bring their own
beer, chat, relax, and catch the days last rays of sun. (And unlike
neighbouring Sweden, Denmark allows alcohol – even chilled – to be sold
in supermarkets, so dont worry about finding a liquor store.) Dronning
Louises Bro, 1371 Copenhagen. (Photo courtesy of Miss
Copenhagen.)
shop
Jægersborggade, located in the north of Copenhagen, is a street of
independent retailers selling locally or hand made home and fashion
goods. We loved My
Favourite Thingss selection of natural beauty products and pretty
leather bags, Vanishing
Points’s kids sweaters (which are hand knit in Nepal) and leaf quilt
blankets, and Gågrøns
eco-friendly kitchen gear. Buy yourself one of its Bambu
sporks, a treat from one of the streets many bakeries or wine bars,
and walk over to Assistens
park (where Hans Christian Andersen and Kirkegaard are buried) for
an impromptu picnic lunch.
drink
Mikkeller is
a famed neighbourhood brewery known for its small-batch gourmet beers
like stouts made with black truffles or gourmet coffee (they claim it is
good with breakfast). Its bar in Copenhagen features 20 beers on tap and
a small selection of snacks. But you dont really need snacks when your
beer is made with cinnamon and apples, right? Mikkeller Bar,
Viktoriagade No. 8 B-C, 1655 Copenhagen, http://mikkeller.dk/the-bar
Alexandra Suhner Isenberg
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