3x cheap eats in Copenhagen
Copenhagen. A favourite city of many foodies who follow the (former) Noma members on their adventures through this Nordic enclave. That can be an exhausting blow to your wallet. But the presence of so much high-end food has also brought good, more affordable eateries and food markets to the city on the Øresund. Follow Marjan to the ‘cheap side’ of Copenhagen.
1. (The Corner at) 108
Want a Noma experience, but not the full price? 108 is next to the old Noma and is run by former Noma chef Kristian Baumann. He cooks more accessible dishes at Noma level, with a friendlier price tag (dishes from around twenty euros). Haven’t made a reservation? You can also visit the corner of the building all day for coffee from Norwegian multiple barista world champion Tim Wendelboe, pastries, wine and food. For example, eat the best raw beef tartare ever there for less than twenty euros, with smoked egg yolk sauce and homemade ‘last year’s’ pickles, plus a salad from its own garden. It doesn’t get better. Or much cheaper.
2. (Street) food markets
Copenhagen has several, each with its own atmosphere. The partially covered Torvehallerne offers a lovely mix of good market stalls, especially a few fantastic butchers, and an interesting culinary selection. Including pizza from Gorm’s, paleo food from Paleo and the outdoor stall Hija de Sanchez, run by former Noma chef Rosio Sanchesz, who also has a restaurant under this name in Kødbyen, Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District.
Kødbyens Marked in the Meatpacking District is open until the end of September 2017, and only at weekends. The Meatpacking District is called Copenhagen’s newest trendy neighbourhood. There are many meat-oriented restaurants here in different price ranges, as well as this lively summer edition of a street food market with an outdoor terrace.
3. Wine bars
Copenhagen has quite a few. From chic to street. At many of them, you can combine a glass of wine with a dish, allowing you to keep control of your own budget. A fun option is the recently opened Nr. 30, a natural wine bar with small dishes – from olives and nuts to moules frites, burrata with raw courgette or nose-to-tail prawns with lemon. It’s very small, but hygge (Danish for cosy) and, when the weather is nice, you eat on the street among the parked cars and locals (not a tourist in sight, except you!)
Images: including Marjan Ippel
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