Denmark - Copenhagen

Quiet the Mind and the Soul will Speak

No surprise this is one of the happiest places on earth - calm, easy, scenic and focused on food & water (the sea, not the tap). Despite the moody weather, every coffee shop and restaurant exudes a sense of warmth and cosiness that begs you to stay for hours and hours. A very quick weekend getaway - rent a bike and you can see the whole city in a matter of hours. One thing for next time: a visit to the beautiful Opera House!

Must Haves:

1) Organic Wines: Wine bars are everywhere, including Orange wines from Austria which are best if actually a 'cloudy white', otherwise too sweet for my liking. Manfred's wine bar the favourite in town, followed by the Roxie Bar at Hotel Herman - whimsical for an afternoon drink. For a country that doesn't really produce their own wine, they sure can curate a killer selection of the world's finest.

Roxie Bar

2) Hotel: 71 Nyhavn right along the canal edge, lovely rooms with exposed beams and true Nordic charm and warmth, including the cavernous restaurant below.

Our lovely warehouse hotel by the water

3) Restaurants: Most are organic and farm to table, not as a trend but as a true Danish lifestyle. Despite the Michelin stars all around town, most are very inviting and some actually affordable if you do some planning and research - Mes a cute spot with a living wall and Michelin star, very unassuming and friendly but delicious, would go back. And of course pizza and charcuterie at BÆST.  

Manfreds Wine Bar

4) Coffee Shops: A dime a dozen here and easy to see why, so lovely to hang out in and chat - Cub Cave and Coffee Collective and Atelier September all top of the list.

Hygge at its finest

5) Random but Noted: the Reffen food market is worth a bike ride, as is MK Studio ceramics for beautiful locally sourced homewares. Beautiful place to just see and on the way to the Mermaid!

Reffen, old Maersk shipping container food market