Copenhagen Nightlife

An elegant champagne bar at Hotel d'Angleterre, this is where you take bubbly seriously. It also serves signature cocktails and expensive wines.

Despite an increasing interest in wine, Copenhagen essentially remains a beer-drinking capital and this is the place to come if you’re looking for something more than Carlsberg. A gipsy-brewer, Mikkeller brews its own beers at different breweries in Denmark, Europe and the United States.

Housed in a Classicist brick building from 1857, Nørrebro Bryghus is Denmark's first CO2-neutral brewery. Although the production is small-scale, it does have about 10 different types of beer available every day. Quite a few options are made with organic ingredients.

Just around the corner from Rosenborg Castle is Culture Box with a strong reputation for electronic music and a rotating roster of Danish and international DJs. While all prices are listed in Danish Kroner (Dkk), you can also pay in Euro, US dollars, Sterling, Swedish and Norwegian Kroner (notes only).

A legendary jazz haunt in the 1960s, Jazzhus Montmartre was the European home for jazz giants like Stan Getz and Dexter Gordon. Come to experience the best of jazz in a special and cosy atmosphere, and enjoy the music with a good dinner and wine at affordable prices.

This famous outdoor bar in the alternative community of Christiania is a favourite location for summer gigs. Although it allows guests to smoke marijuana, it has a zero-tolerance policy towards hard drugs.

Every April to September, Fredagsrock (literally Friday's Rock) attracts around half a million pop and rock fans of all ages to Tivoli Gardens. Expect a diverse program covering big-name artists and new talents. The concerts are free if you have paid for the entrance to Tivoli.

Divided into two areas - Store VEGA and Lille VEGA nightclub, this place hosts about 250 concerts a year, covering nearly all genres from pop to electronic.