FREDERIKSBERG

THE CITY within THE CITY

Welcome to Frederiksberg

The city within the city, Frederiksberg welcomes you. We are very fond of our city, and we are hap-py to share it with you. Stroll along our charming shopping streets, each with their own soul. Here, you’ll find everything from Parisian-style boule-vards and French specialty stores to Scandina-via’s best shopping centre. Take a break at the cosy cafés or enjoy a deli-cious dinner at one of the many fine restaurants. Wander through the magnificent gardens and parks that make the municipality of Frederiksberg the green heart of the Danish capital. Frederiksberg has many attractions, several of which are world-class. Visit the Copenhagen Zoo and the unique underground cisterns, currently used for art exhibitions and events. In Frederiks-berg, there are large and small events year-round. Some of the biggest include Midsummer’s Eve bonfire night (23 June) in Frederiksberg Garden, the festive start of the Copenhagen Pride Parade and the cycling road race PostNord Danmark Rundt. See you in Frederiksberg. Enjoy!

Jørgen Glenthøj, Mayor

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Shopping ........................ 4Gastronomy .................... 8Nightlife ........................10Museums .......................12Parks and Gardens ..........14Recommended by locals ..16Attractions .....................18Theatre and Music ..........20Tourist Info and Hotels .....21Map ..............................22Transport .......................24

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Gammel KongevejThe bustling Gammel Kongevej stretches for just over two kilometres from Frederiksberg City Hall to the dis-trict of Vesterbro. A shopping street with something for every taste - exclusive brands, young-name stores, exciting niche boutiques, fine restaurants, cosy cafés and delicious delis, which all sit side by side.

Frederiksberg offers a rich selection of exclusive and traditional specialty stores. Discover local shopping, en-joy a fine cup of coffee and watch the world go by at one of the many cafés.See more at visitfrederiksberg.dk

Shopping

VærnedamsvejVærnedamsvej is a buzzing and charm-ing shopping street bordering the district of Vesterbro. The street is famed for its French atmosphere with cafés, specialty stores, delis, restaurants and wine bars. Here, the locals meet to relax and enjoy the unique ambience.

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GodthåbsvejLocal and cosy. Godthåbsvej stretches along Frederiksberg’s quaint old work-ing-class district that surrounds Frederiksberg Swimming Pool & Spa. The street tempts the locals with scrumptious breakfast, charming world-cuisine eateries, whimsical vintage stores, delicious delis and famous coffee bars. Café Den Blå Hund is the district’s classic watering hole, located across from Aksels Møllers Have.

Falkoner AlléA busy high street offering a wonderful mix of specialty boutiques, restaurants, cafés and coffee bars in addition to zesty eateries offering a fresh take on such Nordic staples as porridge. Here, you also find Frederiks-berg Centret, which is ranked the Best Shopping Centre in the Nordic region. In addition to 90 stores, you will also find the municipal tourist information right next to the metro station.

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Formel BA modern, Nordic-style restaurant with a relaxed ambiance and a star in the Michelin Guide. The menu offers a range of amazing light dishes pre-pared with top-quality ingredients. Desserts and wines are also top of class. Table reservation required.Vesterbrogade 182formelb.dk

AnarkiHonest and uncompromising bistro cuisine with inspiration from all over the world. Quality wine is guaranteed since the owner has won several som-melier accolades.Vodroffsvej 47restaurant-anarki.dk

RadioUnpretentious urban restaurant loca-ted across from the old broadcasting centre. The cuisine follows the sea-sons and places great emphasis on local produce. Julius Thomsens Gade 12restaurantradio.dk

Carne FamoCosy restaurant with a bistro atmos-phere and intimate wine cellar. The set menu changes daily. The concept is based on traditional Italian dining. They import their own Italian pro-duce. Gammel Kongevej 51famo.dk

Based on recommendations fromThe Michelin Guide.

MêléeSituated in a lively and easygoing area. Modern, rustic French-centred cuisine with Danish influences. Wide wine list and generous portions. Martensens Allé 16melee.dk

Mielcke & HurtigkarlRestaurant located in a conservato-ry from 1744 with terrace and open fireplace. Beautifully decorated by various artists. Unique location in the Royal Danish Garden Society by Fred-eriksberg Garden. The restaurant has its own herb and vegetable garden, which is an essential part of their cui-sine. Table reservations required. Frederiksberg Runddel 1mhcph.com

Gastronomy

EnomaniaSimple bistro-style restaurant with a major focus on wine. A very diverse wine list accompanied by flavoursome Italian dishes. Table reservations re-commended.Vesterbrogade 187enomania.dk

Frederiks HaveSheltered from the bustling Smalle-gade in a beautiful area close to Fred-eriksberg Garden. Choose between indoor seating surrounded by flow-ers and local art and terrace service. Modern Danish cuisine. Fine quality and culinary craftsmanship. Access through Virginiavej. Smallegade 41frederikshave.dk

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AlléenbergHistoric pub that has for many years served as an after-performance dive bar for actors and musicians from the nearby theatres. Today, the audience is more mixed, but improvised piano performances and singing are still part of the festive evening experience. Smoking is permitted indoors.Allégade 4alleenberg.dk

Café GrockCafé Grock is located in a small garden with outdoor summer seating. The café has a small romantic courtyard and comprises a festive nightclub with three separate bars and a small dance floor with conversation-friendly music levels. Minimum age is 23. Open Fri-day-Saturday 22:00 to 5:00.Allégade 11grock.dk

Vinstue 90Vinstue 90 is a century-old brown bar with plenty of scope for sociali sing. Here they serve non-pressurised ‘slow’ beer, which is why it may take 10 minutes or longer for a draught beer to be served. But you can always order a bottled beer in the mean-while. Smoking is permitted indoors.Gammel Kongevej 90Facebook: Vinstue 90

Frederik VIRustic heritage brown bar and eatery with a fine atmosphere. Appreciated by Danish poet Dan Turèll, et al. Here, you can also enjoy classic Danish dish-es, such as cured herring, meatballs and cheese. Frederiksberg Allé 42Facebook: Frederik VI - Ølbar og Spisested

Café IntimeLiberal, easygoing bar with piano music and singalongs every evening. Nice old-fashioned joint with a special atmosphere. Smoking is permitted in-doors.Allégade 25cafeintime.dk

Bartof StationCosy café and music venue in the style of a New York jazz/blues club. Retro bar with 20 different kinds of draught craft beer and a wide choice of bottled beer. Bartof Station takes part in e.g. the city’s jazz and blues festivals and the Comedy Zoo Festival. Outdoor service all summer. Solbjergvej 3bartofstation.dk

Bartof CaféA true haven of music and beer with a wide choice of speciality beers in ad-dition to more than 22 different brews on tap. There is stand-up comedy every Tuesday evening. Concerts by top Danish bands within jazz, blues, roots and world music. Outdoor ser-vice by the charming fountain all sum-mer. Nordre Fasanvej 46bartofcafe.dk

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Berlin BarA true German bar with more than 120 German bottle beer labels as well as 10 beers on tap. Also, a wide selection of whisky and rum. You can watch Bundesliga football on week-ends as well as German national team matches. Gammel Kongevej 147Facebook: Berlin Bar

Frederiksberg ØlbarThe bar has 23 beers on tap and a wide selection of bottled beers, rum and whiskey. In the sports lounge you can watch football as well as oth-er sports events upon request. Table reservation is available. Falkoner Allé 79Facebook: Frederiksberg Ølbar

KellerdirkIn the evening, the restaurant is transformed into a cocktail bar with Nordic-inspired mixology and good music. During lunchtime, high-quality contemporary smørrebrød is served. In the evenings, there are set menus. Frederiksberg Allé 102Facebook: Kellerdirk

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Museums

The CisternsThe old cisterns deep under the green lawns of the parkland of Søndermark-en offer a subterranean world of damp darkness reminiscent of crumbling ca-thedrals and sombre catacombs. Sounds reverberate with a 17-second delay through the cisterns where brittle stalactites hang precariously from the vaulted ceilings. Called Cisternerne, this underworld location is used for truly unique events as well as artistic total-experiences that draw on the specific design and climate of the location. Not least when, each year, a prominent artist is invited to stage an exhibition in these underground chambers.Søndermarken cisternerne.dk

19 20BakkehusetBakkehuset is a living story about the Danish Golden Age. Experience Kamma and Knud Lyne Rahbek’s authentic home from the early 1800s when it was a gathering place for contemporary cultural and literary circles, including such leading personalities as Hans Christian Andersen, Adam Oehlenschläger, J. L. Heiberg and Hans Christian Ørsted. Stroll through the romantic Bakkehuset garden and visit the octagonal conservatory where delicate Danish smørrebrød, cakes, wine, schnapps, coffee and teas are served during summer months.Rahbeks Allé 23bakkehusmuseet.dk

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Frederiksberg GardenFrederiksberg Palace Garden is one of the Danish capital’s largest and most splendid parklands and a favoured sanctuary for the locals. By the main entrance at the end of Frederiks-berg Allé, the statue of King Frederik VI welcomes you to the more than 300-year-old garden, currently styled in the romantic English tradition with winding paths, waterways and mag-nificent trees dating from around 1800. There are several old orna-mental follies in the garden, including the Chinese Pavilion from 1799. The garden offers views to the elephants in the zoo, and you can enjoy summer boating in the waterways surrounded by peacocks and herons. Every year on Midsummer’s Eve (23 June), thou-sands of people flock to the gardens for communal sing-alongs, speeches, music and a traditional bonfire by the palace lake.

The Rose GardenA beautifully landscaped rose garden shielded from the city’s traffic and noise. Accessible from Allégade op-posite Frederik VI’s Allé.

The Royal Danish Garden SocietyThe garden of the Royal Danish Gar-den Society was established in 1884. With its winding pathways and abun-dant flowers, shrubs and trees, this old garden is a true urban gem. Here you find the magnificent Brøndsal, a facility used for exhibi-tions and concerts. Opening hours: There is access to the garden every day from sunrise to sunset. Adjacent to the gardens (in Pile Allé) there is a large maze. Designed with beautiful beech hedges, the maze is shaped like the label of a Tuborg beer bottle.kglhaveselskab.dk

Landbohøjskolens Have The garden was created in 1858 as part of the Royal Veterinary and Ag-ricultural University. Today, the bo-tanical garden belongs to the Fred-eriksberg Campus of the University of Copenhagen Faculty of Life Sciences. Landscaped in the romantic style, the garden offers an abundance of flow-ers, exotic trees and medicinal herbs. Café Væksthuset in the garden is a fa-voured spot, not least among the local students. The garden is open every day year-round from sunrise to sunset.Bülowsvej 17-19 plen.ku.dk/om/pfv/haven/omha-ven

Canal boatsMay-September: Mon-Fri 10:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 12:00-18:00, weather permitting. Tel. +45 3811 4432.

SøndermarkenSøndermarken was landscaped simul-taneously with Frederiksberg Garden. The two parks are separated by a road, Roskildevej, but together they constitute one of Northern Europe’s largest urban parklands. Søndermark-en houses Copenhagen’s former cis-terns, which have been transformed into an underground exhibition ven-ue, Cisternerne. The park also fea-tures a 2.5 km interactive exercise route as well as outdoor exercise equipment. Free access 24/7.

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Emma Falck, 17 years of ageGo to Værnedamsvej, which borders Vesterbro. It’s a young environment and really charming. I’d visit the winebar Falernum or Café Viggo. Window shopping along Gammel Kongevej is also a must-do. Here, I would go to Henckell where you can sit and enjoy a coffee outside and watch the world go by. For an evening out on the town, I’d head to Vinstuen on Falkonér Allé which is a relaxed and good place.

Birgitte Johansen, 37 years of ageI would head to Smallegade, where there is a good selection of wine merchants, and I’d walk out with a chilled bottle of rosé under my arm. At Café Sok-kelund I’d order their awesome cheesecake to be enjoyed with my rosé on a blanket in Frederiksberg

Garden. We would while away the afternoon looking forward to a dinner with delicious light dishes and good

wine at Promenaden on Frederiksberg Allé.

Hanne Birgitte Nørballe, 65 years of ageI’d visit Cisternerne, a truly unique and special place un-like anywhere else in the world. Then I’d head to the beautiful Frederiksberg Allé and enjoy a homemade ice-cream at Frederiksberg Chokolade - the city’s best ice-cream parlour. Finish the day at Berlin Bar on Gammel Kongevej. There’s a large selection of beers and a good atmosphere where you can chat with the locals.

Katharina Rye Jensen, 40 years of ageI would take a walk in Frederiksberg Garden and enjoy

the views from a bench by Frederiksberg Palace. Per-haps you’ll meet one of the garden’s five white pea-cocks. I would end the trip in Smallegade with an ice cream, or maybe I’d grab a beer at café Svejk. On a Saturday, I would definitely check out the flea market

behind City Hall for a few recycled treasures. I’d end the day with a perfect dinner at Café Sokkelund.

Mogens Solgaard, 65 years of ageLandbohøjskolens Have is for me one of Frederiks-berg’s secret hideouts. Here it’s usually quite peace-ful. This is where we bring guests to show them a city oasis. We also often pass by here on our own walks. The park is beautiful and in the summer there are enjoyable jazz brunches at the greenhouses, where you sit almost in the middle of the floral blooms. The location near the Green Path makes it easy to reach for both pedestrians and cyclists.

Louise Werner, 37 and Freja 5 years of age We often go to Landbohøjskolens Have to play by the small creek, feed the ducks and enjoy the many dif-ferent flowers and plants all year round. It’s an oasis of tranquillity. The playground in Aksel Møllers Have is also a hit with us. We buy a juice in the swimming

centre café or maybe go to the ParadIs ice-cream par-lour on Godthåbsvej right next door.

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Attractions

Frederiksberg PalaceFrederiksberg Palace was construct-ed in 1699-1735 and served until the mid-1800s as the summer residence of the Danish Royal Family. Since 1869, the palace has been the seat of the Royal Danish Military Academy. The palace and its chapel with im-pressive stucco offers the chance to experience ceiling frescos, an elegant marble bathroom with a secret access staircase and the princesses’ pancake kitchen. The palace is also the venue of concerts, operas and exhibitions. Public tours are offered on the last Saturday of each month. For further information visit frederiksberg-slot-frbslot.dk

Frederiksberg Flea MarketThe traditional flea market is held behind Frederiksberg City Hall every Saturday from 9:00-15:00 between mid-April and mid-October. Here, locals sell their second-hand clothes, household items and furniture from a total of 93 market stalls. Antiques are few and far between, but you’ll definitely come across a few retro designs. You also won’t go hungry or thirsty. There are beer tents and food stalls. And if the market is packed with visitors you can simply head to the ad-jacent street Smallegade for plentiful supplies - or you can relax by the duck pond behind the flea market.

Copenhagen ZooOne of the city’s main attractions is Copenhagen Zoo with 1.2 million annual visitors. The zoo’s 4,200 ani-mals represent 240 species. In recent years, spectacular habitats have been added, most recently the Arctic Cir-cle with its playful polar bears. The elephants also have a new home and outdoor habitat designed by Lord Norman Foster. There are also large savannah habitats for zebras, giraffes and rhinos, which can be experienced from above on a footbridge - and you can watch underwater hippos. You can also visit a pet’s corner, a tropi-cal dome and the zoo tower with the city’s best views.zoo.dk

The Beer GardensBack in the 1850s, these three small gardens were originally places where families could relax and eat their pic-nics. Today, the enjoyable gardens are small timeless restaurants with tradi-tional chequered tablecloths and gar-den string lights. Naturally, they serve classic Danish open-faced sandwich-es - smørrebrød - as well as hearty fare. Weather permitting, these are authentic places to enjoy Danish fa-vourites.Hansens Gamle Familiehave Open all year 11:00-24:00 Pile Allé 10-12. hansenshave.dkM.G. Petersens Gamle Familiehave Open May-Sep 11:00-23:00. Pile Allé 16. petersensfamiliehave.dkKrøgers HaveOpen May-Sep 11:00-23:00. Pile Allé 18. kroegershave.dk

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With its theatres and cafés, the area around Frederiksberg Allé has its very own charm. Many concerts and musicals are staged in Frederiksberg. Major events take place in Forum Co-penhagen, and from 2018 also in the reborn KB-Hallen. Classical concerts, often free of charge, are staged at the concert hall of the Royal Danish Acad-emy of Music.

TheatresBetty Nansen Teatret Frederiksberg Allé 57, bettynansen.dk

Edison v/Betty Nansen Teatret Edisonsvej 10, bettynansen.dk

Theatre and Music

Aveny-T Frederiksberg Allé 102, aveny-t.dk

RiddersalenAllégade 7-9, riddersalen.dk

MusicForum CopenhagenJulius Thomsens Plads 1, forumcopenhagen.dk

The Royal Danish Academy of MusicRosenørns Allé 22, dkdm.dk

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Frederiksberg Tourist InformationFrederiksberg CentretFalkoner Allé 21DK-2000 Frederiksberg Opening hours: Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat-Sun 10:00-17:00

Information, brochures and Copenha-gen Card sales.

Further tourist information: visitfrederiksberg.dk

HotelsAvenue HotelÅboulevarden 29, DK-1960 Frederiksberg avenuehotel.dk

CABINN ExpressDanasvej 32-34, DK-1910 Frederiksbergcabinn.com

CABINN ScandinaviaVodroffsvej 55, DK-1900 Frederiksberg cabinn.com

Hotel EuroglobeNiels Ebbesens Vej 20, DK-1911 Frederiksberg hoteleuroglobe.dk

Hotel Josty Pile Allé 14A, DK-2000 Frederiksberg josty.dk

Hotel Sct. Thomas Frederiksberg Allé 7, DK-1621 Copenhagen hotelsctthomas.dk

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The Green Path

MetroFrederiksberg has five metro stations. The Forum and Frederiksberg stations are central hubs.m.dk

Bus routes 2A, 3A, 8A, 9A, 26, 72 and 74dinoffentligetransport.dk

City bikes (Bycyklen)There are city bike docking stations many places in Frederiksberg, and at all metro stations.bycyklen.dk

Follow the Green Path, which is a cycle route and footpath that runs diagonally through Frederiksberg as part of Green Route 51. Here you can catch a glimpse of the city’s many green spaces. Green Route 51 is ap-prox. 9 km long and runs from Lyng-byvej in the north over Nørrebro and through Frederiksberg to Valby in the west. See map.

ParkingIn Frederiksberg, you can park free of charge for max. two hours Mon-Fri 7:00-24:00 and Sat 7:00-17:00. Re-member your parking disc. Parking on Sundays and public hol-idays is free all day. Remember your parking disc. You can pay for added parking time either at the parking meters or via a smartphone app. You can also purchase physical tickets at specified shops and via the municipal website frederiksberg.dk/parkering. To pay for parking with your smart-phone, use area code 2000 with one of the following app providers: EasyPark, ParkMan or ParkPark.

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