We’re spending a week in Copenhagen in April so looking for tips on great places to eat. We’re traveling with our five year old so restaurants will need to be child friendly-ish. Our son is usually pretty cool about sitting down for a nice meal but 4 hours at Noma isn’t in the cards for this trip. I might be able to sneak in a wine bar or two as well so recommendations are much appreciated. Thanks!
There’s a long and useful thread already on Copenhagen here: Copenhagen (NOMA) & Stockholm Trip in July
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Thanks! I’ll see if I can tease out some of the kid-friendly stuff from that thread.
Easy to tease out. :). Vast majority of Copenhagen is extremely welcoming and accommodating to children. Find a restaurant that works for the adult and odds are they will make it work really well for your kids
Speaking of 5 old. We took our 6 and 8 year olds to Noma 3 years ago. It was great. They enjoyed the fun discoveries.
Went to geranium a couple of days later. The staff had a lot of fun with them and modified the menu with a ton of fun items. I would have no concerns at just about any place in cph. (Other than maybe alchemist where I think they have an age minimum).
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The Tivoli amusement park opens April 5. Recommended with or without the kid; it’s fun.
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Nice, that sounds wonderful! I worry Noma or Geranium would be stretching his patience a bit at this age but perhaps we’ll have to make another trip in a year or two… 
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Tivoli is definitely on the agenda!
Several years ago, we took a 5yo (with his 7yo sister) to Copenhagen and had a phenomenal time. For pizza, Baest was awesome. They make everything in-house, have great cheeses etc. too. Cool vibe. Highly recommended.
We also ate at a couple of the cafes at Nyhavn. Touristy, yes. But also fun and plenty tasty.
Broadly, smørrebrød (open-faced sandwiches) are everywhere and in a million varieties. There will be ones your kids like.
For somewhere slightly nicer, we took the kids to Barr, which is Noma’s casual restaurant. I think it’s a must-go. It’s a super-cool spot with exceptional food. We still talk about how it was one of the most fun meals we’ve ever had, and it was fine with kids. It’s also right on the water, and our kids had fun after dinner running around.
Additionally, the Torvehallerne market is a must-go, whether with kids or without. It’s a classic European food market, in the vein of the Bocqueria (Barcelona) or Mercado de San Miguel (Madrid). There’s something for everyone there, and even just walking around is a fun experience. Notably, there is a truly amazing taco place there–Hija de Sanchez. You’d never expect world class tacos in Copenhagen, but it’s run by Noma’s old pastry chef and really great.
Final place I liked with our kids was Fiskebar. It’s a bit more expensive but still casual, and they have an amazing array of great seafood.
All of that said, my advice is outdated. It’s such a wonderful city and place to eat, and I’m sure there are scores of places just as good as or better than what I’ve recommended above. Enjoy!
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Can’t add broadly to the Copenhagen thread and nothing new really, but yes Bæst is great and in a cosy spot. Barr has such a crazy vibe going that kids will not get bored of being in there. Open Faced sandwiches yes, no problem either - we have picky danish eaters too.
Your advice is all spot on!
It’s a kid friendly city and there’s so much to do.
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I recall being able to order a glass of Barolo at one of the dining outlets in Tivoli … beats Disney World!
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Thanks! We have our dinner reservations for Barr and Fiskebar. Can’t wait!
Definitely see this in my future!
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Another unsolicited piece of advice. Buy some cheese and snacks and wine and rent a Go Boat. You drive it yourself and navigate around the canals. Peak vacation experience.
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Oh nice. I heard about these but didn’t realize you could get them with big tables. That is great, our son will absolutely love it!
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Legoland Billund is a 3 hour drive 
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This looks awesome! I wish I had thought of this on my trip there, but even more reason to go back.
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Oof, this looks so cool and he is a big lego fan. My wife and I are leaning toward skipping it at the moment because it’s so much time in the car for a relatively short trip (5 days) but we’ve been going back and forth. Do you feel like this can’t be missed for a 5 year old on such a short trip? I so wish it was an hour away instead of three…
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Took our fam there as we are huge Lego fans, took the train
Kids were 8 and 10 so easy to do rides and swim in pools at Legoland Hotel
5 might be too young but our fam went everywhere at 5
You’ll have to go back
Wagamama noodles were great in Copenhagen as was Tivoli
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This is becoming more and more clear 
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Taking the car would be somewhat more of an expense as you’d need to pay toll for the bridge as well, but you’d avoid the switching trains and inflexibility that comes with that.
With the short time you have I’d just do Copenhagen. I really hope the weather will be good, as I’ll also be home this April.
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