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Copenhagen: Food Tour with Cheese, Smørrebrød & Pastries

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1/19

Duration4h

GroupUp to 12

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Cheese, smørrebrød and sweet treats on a Copenhagen walk

You’ll join locals in Copenhagen’s city center for a guided food tour full of flavors: taste artisan cheeses at Torvehallerne Market, try gourmet smørrebrød at Aamanns or Café & Ølhalle 1892, snack on flaky pastries and royal sweets, and finish with chocolate flødeboller. Expect small surprises along the way — and maybe a new favorite treat.

Step-by-step itinerary

Copenhagen culinary walking tour

Meet guide near Frederiksborggade
Stroll to Torvehallerne market halls
Taste Arla Unika artisan cheese
Sample liquorice and caramels at Bornholm Shop
Walk through Copenhagen Botanical Gardens
Try Danish apple wine in the gardens
Enjoy smørrebrød at Aamanns café
Sample three beers at Nørrebro Bryghus
Eat organic hotdog at Ecological Hotdog Stand
Finish with flødeboller at Summerbird Chocolate
Return to start point to end tour

The Experience

I was late because I got distracted by the smell of cinnamon wafting out from a bakery near Frederiksborggade — honestly, it set the tone for the whole day. Our guide, Mads, just grinned and waved me over. He had this way of making you feel like you’d known him for ages, even though I’d only just met him. We started at Torvehallerne Market, which was already buzzing with locals grabbing their morning coffee. The cheese counter at Arla Unika looked almost too perfect to touch, but we dove in anyway — that first bite was creamy and sharper than I expected. Someone in our group tried to pronounce “havarti” correctly; Mads laughed and said even Danes argue about it.

We wandered through streets that felt more lived-in than touristy — people on bikes everywhere, a couple arguing quietly in Danish outside a flower shop (I caught maybe two words), and then suddenly we were standing by the Round Tower. The hot dog stand nearby was our next stop; I went for the classic with crispy onions. It’s funny how something so simple can taste so right when you’re standing in the cold with your hands wrapped around warm bread. At Aamanns, we sat down for smørrebrød — rye bread with pickled herring and dill that somehow made me rethink everything I thought I knew about sandwiches.

There was this moment at Sømods Bolcher where the air actually sparkled with sugar dust — or maybe it was just my imagination after too many samples. The woman behind the counter handed me a caramel and told me it was her favorite since childhood. I tried to say thank you in Danish (it came out all wrong), but she smiled anyway. By the time we reached Summerbird for flødeboller — chocolate-coated marshmallow clouds — I was full but couldn’t resist one more bite. The city felt softer somehow after all that food and laughter.

What’s included

Your day includes all tastings—artisan cheeses at Torvehallerne Market, gourmet smørrebrød at Aamanns or Café & Ølhalle 1892 (exclusive to this route), flaky pastries from Riviera Bakery, handmade candies from Sømods Bolcher (the royal candy maker), Lakrids A licorice by Johan Bülow, an organic hot dog near the Round Tower from DØP, local craft beer or cider at SKAAL plus apple wine at Arla Unika—and finishes sweetly with Summerbird’s signature chocolate flødeboller. All led by a local guide who knows Copenhagen’s food scene inside out.

Good to know

Moderate physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

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