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Friday
Begin with dinner in the meatpacking district, Kødbyen. Once the
centre of the city’s meat industry (Kødbyen literally translates to
“meat city”) the area has seen a surge of new nightlife and
high-quality restaurants – partly due to a conscious decision by
the council who owns the district’s warehouses. Try the 10-course
tasting menu at Gorilla, based
around inventive Mediterranean cuisine. Alternatively, Restaurant Cofoco offers an
exquisitely presented four-course tasting menu (with paired wines)
inspired by contemporary Nordic cuisine.
It’s rare that an amusement park should have such a dominant
presence within a capital city, but Tivoli is a world of its own and
worth a visit even if you eschew the rides for a walk around its
gardens. Dating back to 1843, it’s among the oldest of its kind
(the oldest is Bakken, further north in Klampenborg). It’s an easy
way to blow a ton of cash on a myriad of unnecessary items and
activities – including fine-dining options within the park walls.
But from the beginning of April,
Fredagsrock returns to Tivoli gardens, providing an open-air stage
for local and international artists from 10PM on Friday
evenings.