Copenhagen/Vesterbro

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Vesterbro is in Copenhagen.

Contents 1 Get in 2 See 3 Do 4 Buy 5 Eat 5.1 Budget 5.2 Medium 6 Drink 7 Sleep 7.1 Budget 7.2 Medium 8 Contact 9 External links

Get in

The central station is located in the west end of Vesterbro.

See

• Copenhagen City Museum, Vesterbrogade 59, tel: 33210772, [1]
• Øksnehallen, Istedgade/Abel Cathrinesgade, [2], Old cattle market, turned exibiton hall.
• Museum of Copenhagen [3] Vesterbrogade 59. +45 33210772. Covers Copenhagen history, past and present. Entrance DKK 20.

Do

• Planetariet [4] Gammel Kongevej 10, +45 33121224. Planetarium, OmniMax theatre, and restaurant.

Buy

Eat

Budget

• Obelix, Vesterbrogade 53 (on Vesterbro Torv), tel: 33313414, has good beer and sandwiches. In the summer you can sit outside on Vesterbro Square.

• Den Sorte Gryde (The Black Pot) [5], Istedgade 108 , tel: +45 33210371. Open mo-fr: 3-11 pm, sa-su: 2-11 pm. Mostly take-away. It is best know for its DKK 39, 300 gram Buggi-Burger, but also have good solid danish food, e.g., pork rost, "Brændende Kærlighed" (Butter-fried bacon and onion on top of mashed potatoes). The portions are big, usually one is plenty for two people.

Medium

• Brasserie Degas, http://www.degas.dk/], Jernbanegade 7, tel: +45 33110891, Email:info@degas.dk. French kitchen, excellent choice of beers (and wine of course). Daily 3 course menu for DKK 269. Open noon to midnight, kitchen close at 10 pm.

• Bryggeriet Apollo and Hereford Beefstouw, Vesterbrogade 3, at the Tivoli main entrance. +45 33127441. Brew pub with solid food such as steaks, spare-ribs, etc.

Drink

• Estate Coffee, Gammel Kongevej 1, tel: +45 38111211, Partly owned by Claus Meyer of TV fame and danish importer of Valrhona chocolate Estate Coffee specialise in luxury coffee, gourmet chocolate, and chocolate desserts. Small pot for coffee for DKK 28.

• Vinstue 90, Gammel Kongevel 90. Tel: +45 33318490, Very traditional wine bar with wine, port wine, and slow beer which is poured in exactly 12½ minute without the use of carbindioxide.

• Vega [6], Enghavevej 40, tel: +45 33257011. Bar, Concerts, night-club. Located in a 1956 Vilhelm Lauritzen building with dark wooden panelling, mahogany floors, friezes, 50's lamps lamps, etc. the building itself is worth a visit. The largest concert hall, Store Vega has room for 1500 guests. The smaller Lille Vega has room for 500 guests. Ideal Bar is also kept in 50's design and open we: 7 pm-3am, th-sa: 7 pm-5am.

Sleep

Budget

• Sleep in Fact [7] Valdemarsgade 14, tel:+45 33796779. Dormitory style hostel. Open June 27 to August 28. DKK 100-120 including small breakfast.
• YMCA Interpoint [8], Valdemarsgade 15, tel:+45 33311574 Open start of July to medio August. DKK 90 per person.

Medium

• Hotel Centrum [9], Helgolandsgade 14, tel:33313111, hotelcentrum@dgi-byen.dk, . Near the central station. Have free wired internet. Rooms from DKK 500.

• Hotel Fox, [10], Jarmers Plads 3 +45 33957755, Each room is an individual and a unique piece of art and somehow a promotion for the VolksWagen Fox car . Rooms from DKK 945 (smallest room).

• Hotel Astoria [11], . +45 33429900, Banegårdspladsen 4. Located right at the Central Station.

Contact

External links

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