6 cafés in 2 citys. Places change: check opening hours before you go.
Opened on 8 October 1870, La Glace is one of Denmark's oldest konditori. Its Sportskage was created for an 1891 stage play and has been on the menu ever since.
Order: Sportskage · Layer cake (lagkage) with coffee
💡 You can book a table online; weekends fill up.
La Cabra began in Aarhus and now has cafés as far away as New York and Bangkok. It ranked No. 10 in Europe on the 2026 World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list.
Order: Filter · Cardamom bun
Fewer recent sources for this one: check it's open before you go.
A roastery and bakery that starts baking at 3am to have coffee and croissants ready by morning, with several cafés around Copenhagen.
Order: Croissant · Espresso
Fewer recent sources for this one: check it's open before you go.
Klaus Thomsen, Peter Dupont and Casper Engel Rasmussen founded Coffee Collective in 2007, paying farmers well above market prices through direct trade. Its small bar on Jægersborggade in Nørrebro was among its first shops.
Order: Filter of a direct-trade coffee · Espresso
💡 Jægersborggade is a street of small shops worth a wander.
Fewer recent sources for this one: check it's open before you go.
A neighbourhood café in Nørrebro that calls itself a local living room, ranked No. 92 in Europe on the 2026 World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list.
Order: Filter · Seasonal pastry
A B Corp-certified roaster with a coffee bar in Kødbyen, Vesterbro's old Meatpacking District. It roasts 'omni' so each coffee works as both espresso and filter.
Order: Espresso · Filter
💡 Opens early (7–8am) and closes around 5–6pm.