After trying one or two pastries a day all over Copenhagen for two months (my body will never recover), I’m delighted to share what I consider the best bakeries in the city!
Neighborhood: Refshaleøen
Lille Bakery is committed to quality ingredients and sustainability, and you can taste it. All of the products the bakery works with, including wheat, are sourced from local, small-scale farmers. It’s one of the only bakeries in the city (if not the only!) to sell rye bread – the foundation of Danish cuisine – that’s made with 100% Danish-grown ingredients. Lille Bakery makes a mushroom and pine nut roll pastry that is one of the best things I’ve eaten in Copenhagen. People also love their Berliners, which I haven’t had a chance to try yet! You should try whatever is available the day you visit. It will be wonderful.
Neighborhood: Nordvest
Flere Fugle is a fantastic bakery that, in addition to bread and pastries, also specializes in sourdough pizza. I absolutely adore their spandauer, one of the most traditional pastries in Denmark. I don’t usually love pastries with cream or custard, but the spandauer here is exceptional. If you go for breakfast, I also recommend their incredibly flavorful “folded eggs” served with sourdough bread. Flere Fugle is open all day and sells beer and wine, so it’s a place you can enjoy day or night, with something for everyone.
Neighborhood: Indre By (Downtown)
Established in 1652, Skt. Peders Bageri is Copenhagen’s oldest and one of its best bakeries. It’s most famous for its onsdagssnegle or Wednesday snail – a giant cinnamon roll the bakery sells over 4,000 of every Wednesday! But what I love most is Skt. Peders Bageri’s cinnamon and cardamom buns (pictured below), which I consider to be the best in Copenhagen because of their perfectly soft, pillowy texture.
Neighborhood: Østerbro
Juno the Bakery is a Swedish-inspired bakery that, like Lille, sources its ingredients from nearby farmers. It’s one of the most well-known bakeries in the city thanks to its much-loved cardamom buns. They’re not my personal favorite, but you should be the judge! I recommend the saffron buns (pictured below). They have such an interesting flavor and are one of the most unique pastries in the city. Juno the Bakery is also an excellent place for Danish butter cookies. They come in a beautiful tin that makes a great gift!
Neighborhood: Østerbro
Sinne Gas Bageri is relatively new and quickly becoming known as one of the best bakeries in Copenhagen through word of mouth alone. It has an honor system approach where you pay for what you take on your own (the staff can help you if needed). The bakery has a small but excellent selection of baked goods. I’m a huge fan of their sourdough loaves and rolls, which have the most incredible crust on the outside. Their brunsviger is also the best I’ve had in the city. Brunsviger is like a Danish coffee cake with a soft brioche-like dough and a gooey brown sugar and butter topping. If they have it, don’t miss it!
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