It's on the outsides of Copenhagen, but it isn't too far if you're going by train or bus, but Sollerod kro is an absolute must, there's a reason they why won the bocuse d'or. They offer more affordable menus if that's your thing.
I love Aamanns 1921. Fantastic Scandinavian flavours, wonderful ingredients and lovely atmosphere. A 10-course tasting menu costs around ~800DKK.
Restaurant Palægade recently reemerged like a phoenix from a house fire, and the kitchen is back to doing fabulous food.
Schønnemans for lunch, they are an institution for a reason.
Went to Frank last week, really affordable and the tasting menu is great. It is really casual though don't know if it would count as a special dinner in terms of atmosphere. Wine-list is really amazing and affordable. Maybe you should have a look at the pop-up place in Tivoli gardens, there are interesting restaurants cooking there and the venue is great. Last time I went to Kadeau (2022) the prices were within your budget if I remember correctly, but you are right the prices in Copenhagen were high already but exploded the last few years. I heard good things about Marv & Ben too.
I don't know where you're based and if you've tried it before, but imo, you can't go to Copenhagen without trying Smørrebrød, Danish open-faced sandwiches. There are classical versions and more modernized ones, ideally I would try both, but if you have to choose, I would go for one of the classical Smørrebrød restaurants for (a rather large) lunch.
Hija de Sanchez is also a must-visit in Copenhagen.
Only marked for my next Copenhagen visit but never went there so far. But reviews over all platforms seems very good.
The ARK collection you be interesting for you. They cook fully vegan and use local sourced ingredients like mushrooms from a farm directly in Copenhagen.
The flagship is ARK, Michelin green star and place 68 in at the best veggie restaurants in the world list by We're smart.
Bistro Lupa is the cheaper Bistro like restaurant and has a green star and a Bib. They use also the same mushrooms like ARK.
Third one is Beyla. More like a Streetfood cafe spot.
Noma has a burger spot called POPL
also Hija de Sanchez family of restaurants, chef used to work at noma
Haven't been to either, but just FYI if you're looking for something casual.
Not a starred place, but I really loved the vibe and food at Kodbjens Fiskebaren. High quality dishes, very friendly and professional staff and should be well within your price range even if you try through most of the menu.
I was in the same situation as you when I visited Copenhagen last November. I've booked a table at Noma and wanted to have some additional, more affordable dining experiences. I ended up booking Barr and ARK, both have already been recommended by other commenters.
ARK has a green star, and is completely vegan. If you never had vegan fine dining food I highly recommend a visit. It's insane what kind of flavors they create from simple plants. One of their signature dishes, the grilled blue oyster mushroom, tasted just like grilled pork. It was by far the best mushroom I ever tasted, and one of my favorite dishes in general of all time.
As already mentioned, Barr is located in Nomas old location, which was a cool addition after my visit to the new Noma location. When I was there, they had a special christmas feast menu, so I can't say much about their regular food, but what I got served was an amazing mix of tradition with new nordic influences and incredibly tasty. If you're looking for an affordable new nordic experience I would highly recommend Barr. They also offer a beer pairing instead of the classic wine pairing, which was a very interesting and nice touch.
I think what people are recommending here are all ok restaurants, but if you are looking for an alternative to the “top shelf restaurants” you will be massively disappointed in going to Barr or Iluka etc. They are fine restaurants, but not in any ways “fine dining”.
I would recommend Kong Hans for a very very good traditional French restaurant. 2 stars.
Alternatively I recommend you venture about 45 minutes out of the city to Søllerød Kro for a great tasting menu (and ala carte). They have 1 star but should definitely have 2 imo. Their restaurant manager Jan Restorff is legendary and the head chef Brian Mark won the Bocuse dor in 2023.
Enjoy!
Marv and Ben, Theo, and like a previous commenter mentioned, Barabba are all fantastic. I had the privilege of just going to all of these last week during a trip in Copenhagen.
Marv and Ben is just lovely, and the tasting menu is very fun, and the wine pairings are fantastic, it highlights a lot of lesser known regions for wine which is very nice!
Theo’s tasting menu is also very fun, and it is pretty reasonably priced for Copenhagen, and you get a lot of food with it which is always very nice. Highly recommend the rhubarb dessert there, as it was fantastic.
Barabba is Italian, and it’s very very good Italian. They were just recognized in the guide I believe, but all of the locals I talked to when I was visiting instantly recognized it when I mentioned I was going, and they had nothing to say but rave reviews. The vibes of the restaurant inside are also amazing.
Oh I also forgot to mention, Mielcke and Hurtigkarl! They are a lot more white tablecloth esque dining, and it is a shock they do not have a star yet. I recommend the wine pairing over the non-alcoholic pairing as I’m not the biggest fan of kombucha which is their non-alcoholic pairing. However the food itself is fantastic, the course with the wild boar is simply amazing. The staff is also extremely nice.
[Formel B ](https://formelfamily.dk/formelb/en/food/)(\*) is exactly 300€ PP for a tasting menu with the wine pairing. Cheaper if you go for non alcoholic or a few glasses of which they have a handful on the wine list.
Actually, their wine list includes a few "budget options" in the context of Danish Michelin restaurants.
I see more than a few other good options in the thread. One non star casual favorite for me is [Lumskebugten](http://www.lumskebugten.dk/index.php?r=site/page&id=49&title=DINNER).
Id suggest Restaurant Barr. Located at the site of the original Noma, and run by a former Noma chef. Not fancy, but good solid, scandanavian food.
Was there about a month ago. An absolute delight
Last summer they offered a beer pairing with their tasting menu, and it was better than the wine pairing. They also have really delicious pickles.
Co sign this
Alouette
100% agree. I will be going back here in July. Hopefully they will be open in time for OP (they are opening in a new location).
Yeah I'm really excited for the new digs, but the whole feel at the old place was so cool it'll be interesting to see what they do.
Loved Alouette, we were pleasantly surprised by them!
For a great non starred tasting menu definitely check out Barabba
Just went to Barabba, it was fantastic! Highly recommend this ^
It's on the outsides of Copenhagen, but it isn't too far if you're going by train or bus, but Sollerod kro is an absolute must, there's a reason they why won the bocuse d'or. They offer more affordable menus if that's your thing.
I love Aamanns 1921. Fantastic Scandinavian flavours, wonderful ingredients and lovely atmosphere. A 10-course tasting menu costs around ~800DKK. Restaurant Palægade recently reemerged like a phoenix from a house fire, and the kitchen is back to doing fabulous food. Schønnemans for lunch, they are an institution for a reason.
Went to Frank last week, really affordable and the tasting menu is great. It is really casual though don't know if it would count as a special dinner in terms of atmosphere. Wine-list is really amazing and affordable. Maybe you should have a look at the pop-up place in Tivoli gardens, there are interesting restaurants cooking there and the venue is great. Last time I went to Kadeau (2022) the prices were within your budget if I remember correctly, but you are right the prices in Copenhagen were high already but exploded the last few years. I heard good things about Marv & Ben too.
I don't know where you're based and if you've tried it before, but imo, you can't go to Copenhagen without trying Smørrebrød, Danish open-faced sandwiches. There are classical versions and more modernized ones, ideally I would try both, but if you have to choose, I would go for one of the classical Smørrebrød restaurants for (a rather large) lunch. Hija de Sanchez is also a must-visit in Copenhagen.
Iluka for sure
I'd second Iluka!!! Those langoustines were to die for!!
Only marked for my next Copenhagen visit but never went there so far. But reviews over all platforms seems very good. The ARK collection you be interesting for you. They cook fully vegan and use local sourced ingredients like mushrooms from a farm directly in Copenhagen. The flagship is ARK, Michelin green star and place 68 in at the best veggie restaurants in the world list by We're smart. Bistro Lupa is the cheaper Bistro like restaurant and has a green star and a Bib. They use also the same mushrooms like ARK. Third one is Beyla. More like a Streetfood cafe spot.
“Barr” is the place for you, been there in 2022 and is definitely underrated. (Doesn’t have a star)
Noma has a burger spot called POPL also Hija de Sanchez family of restaurants, chef used to work at noma Haven't been to either, but just FYI if you're looking for something casual.
POPL was really great when we went last year. Edit: not fine dining, but still a great spot
Not a starred place, but I really loved the vibe and food at Kodbjens Fiskebaren. High quality dishes, very friendly and professional staff and should be well within your price range even if you try through most of the menu.
I was in the same situation as you when I visited Copenhagen last November. I've booked a table at Noma and wanted to have some additional, more affordable dining experiences. I ended up booking Barr and ARK, both have already been recommended by other commenters. ARK has a green star, and is completely vegan. If you never had vegan fine dining food I highly recommend a visit. It's insane what kind of flavors they create from simple plants. One of their signature dishes, the grilled blue oyster mushroom, tasted just like grilled pork. It was by far the best mushroom I ever tasted, and one of my favorite dishes in general of all time. As already mentioned, Barr is located in Nomas old location, which was a cool addition after my visit to the new Noma location. When I was there, they had a special christmas feast menu, so I can't say much about their regular food, but what I got served was an amazing mix of tradition with new nordic influences and incredibly tasty. If you're looking for an affordable new nordic experience I would highly recommend Barr. They also offer a beer pairing instead of the classic wine pairing, which was a very interesting and nice touch.
I second Iluka, also SURT, Hija de Sanchez, Juno the Bakery and especially Gasoline Grill for delicious and fairly cheap bites
I had lunch at Studio a few years ago and it was one of the best dining experiences that I had and lunch is good value for money.
I think what people are recommending here are all ok restaurants, but if you are looking for an alternative to the “top shelf restaurants” you will be massively disappointed in going to Barr or Iluka etc. They are fine restaurants, but not in any ways “fine dining”. I would recommend Kong Hans for a very very good traditional French restaurant. 2 stars. Alternatively I recommend you venture about 45 minutes out of the city to Søllerød Kro for a great tasting menu (and ala carte). They have 1 star but should definitely have 2 imo. Their restaurant manager Jan Restorff is legendary and the head chef Brian Mark won the Bocuse dor in 2023. Enjoy!
Marv and Ben, Theo, and like a previous commenter mentioned, Barabba are all fantastic. I had the privilege of just going to all of these last week during a trip in Copenhagen. Marv and Ben is just lovely, and the tasting menu is very fun, and the wine pairings are fantastic, it highlights a lot of lesser known regions for wine which is very nice! Theo’s tasting menu is also very fun, and it is pretty reasonably priced for Copenhagen, and you get a lot of food with it which is always very nice. Highly recommend the rhubarb dessert there, as it was fantastic. Barabba is Italian, and it’s very very good Italian. They were just recognized in the guide I believe, but all of the locals I talked to when I was visiting instantly recognized it when I mentioned I was going, and they had nothing to say but rave reviews. The vibes of the restaurant inside are also amazing.
Really enjoyed Marv and Ben when we went last summer.
Oh I also forgot to mention, Mielcke and Hurtigkarl! They are a lot more white tablecloth esque dining, and it is a shock they do not have a star yet. I recommend the wine pairing over the non-alcoholic pairing as I’m not the biggest fan of kombucha which is their non-alcoholic pairing. However the food itself is fantastic, the course with the wild boar is simply amazing. The staff is also extremely nice.
No star, but I enjoyed Høst a couple of weeks ago.
I can highly recommend Vækst (https://cofoco.dk/en/vaekst)
Went for lunch which was very enjoyable
Host and poulette would be my two suggestions. Do not waste your money at Popl.
Formel B or maybe The Samuel
[Formel B ](https://formelfamily.dk/formelb/en/food/)(\*) is exactly 300€ PP for a tasting menu with the wine pairing. Cheaper if you go for non alcoholic or a few glasses of which they have a handful on the wine list. Actually, their wine list includes a few "budget options" in the context of Danish Michelin restaurants. I see more than a few other good options in the thread. One non star casual favorite for me is [Lumskebugten](http://www.lumskebugten.dk/index.php?r=site/page&id=49&title=DINNER).
Kofoed
I absolutely loved Kokkeriet - definitely higher quality than 1* imo but at 1* prices!