Denmark / Europe

Torvehallerne: Eating Around Copenhagen’s Best Food Market

I love food. One of the reasons I love travelling is being able to sample some incredible dishes around the world, made from fresh ingredients and using recipes passed down through generations.

Food markets are also always high on my list of places to visit, as this is where you are likely to find in-the-know locals enjoying great food at reasonable prices (not hiked up for tourists).

One of the more memorable places on my recent trip to Copenhagen (read about it here), was the visit to Torvehallerne food market, a collection of over 60 shops and stands selling everything from porridge to fresh fish and meat to the traditional Danish smørrebrød.

Torvehallerne Food Market

Torvehallerne

Torvehallerne Food Market

Fresh fish

Torvehallerne Food Market

Tasty cheese

We walked past award-winning Sushi Lovers (www.sushilovers.dk) who have participated in the World Sushi Cup, Hallernes Smørrebrød (www.hallernes.dk) where we stopped for the ubiquitous Danish snack and sipped freshly-brewed Galapagos coffee at Resso Café (http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/resso-coffee-bar-og-retail-k%C3%B8benhavn).

Torvehallerne Food Market

Smørrebrød

Torvehallerne Food Market

Coffee menu at Resso Café

Torvehallerne Food Market

Baked treats at Resso Café

There is something here for everyone and I wished my stomach (and wallet) were bigger so I could try some more of the amazing food on offer. One interesting place was Palæo (www.palæo.dk), a restaurant serving “Stone Age food”, using simple ingredients that would have been available during the prehistoric period.

If you are in Copenhagen, I would definitely recommend a visit to Torvehallerne. Your stomach will thank you for it!

Torvehallerne – The Details

Where: Torvehallerne, Frederiksborggade 21, 1360, København K, Denmark. Torvehallerne is only a few minutes walk from Nørreport Station

When: Mon-Thur 10-19, Friday 10-20, Saturday 10-18, Sunday 10-17. Coffee shops and some stalls open earlier.

How much: Denmark isn’t cheap but Torvehallerne prices aren’t aimed at tourists. The smørrebrød in my pic was 52,00Kr (about £5) and coffee is broadly comparable to UK coffee chain prices. Danish krone is currently 10.2kr to £1. Dividing the price by 10 usually does the trick.

Torvehallerne Food Market

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Hi! I’m Lexx and I love travel, fitness and anything active. 48 countries and very much counting. Partial to a craft beer and a good bakery.

18 Comments

  • Angie (FeetDoTravel)
    August 19, 2016 at 9:45 am

    Oh this is fabulous! I also love food 🙂 Check out that coffee menu, you and I would stay there all day lol. It’s always wonderful sampling local menus and the stone age idea is fantastic! I will be sure to check this out when I visit Copenhagen so thank you!

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 19, 2016 at 9:48 am

      Yeah, I would only move to grab food from the other stalls and then come back to my caramel lattes!

      Reply
  • Lisa
    August 19, 2016 at 1:16 pm

    See, this is where I get into trouble, I love food markets but my eyes are always bigger than my stomach. That being said, I usually go back to the hotel with bags of goodies! This market looks delicious!

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 19, 2016 at 4:55 pm

      Lisa, you’d love it! So much great food! Loads of opportunities to try some traditional Danish food too!

      Reply
  • David
    August 19, 2016 at 2:13 pm

    Sounds like the kind of place you could keep coming back to and trying different things each time. Noted for my inevitable return there.

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 19, 2016 at 4:56 pm

      David, definitely would recommend a visit! There are loads of tasty options!

      Reply
  • Stephanie (1AdventureTraveler)
    August 19, 2016 at 3:30 pm

    Oh, you are making my mouth water. So much amazing food to try. You are more brave than I am but will have to try this place Torvehallerne. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 19, 2016 at 4:57 pm

      Thanks Stephanie! I will try anything when it comes to places like this! Definitely try and visit if you’re in Copenhagen!

      Reply
  • Leslie
    August 19, 2016 at 9:49 pm

    Those sweets have my name written on them! This looks like a great experience…

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  • Marcelle Simone Heller
    August 20, 2016 at 8:27 am

    I love to visit food markets, too. Also the difference between food markets in Asia, South America, South Africa and Europe are most interesting and topic for a blog post itself. Lovely pictures from Torvehallerne food market. I’m getting instantly hungry 😉

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 20, 2016 at 10:07 am

      I love them! I can’t wait to visit enough so I can compare them all! Thanks for stopping by!

      Reply
  • Garth
    August 20, 2016 at 9:57 am

    Hmm I’m not sure how we missed this place when we visited, looks great!! We love going to markets abroad and sometimes separate up – as I love taking photos, and Phil is a massive foodie and would have loved it. The stone age food place sounds interesting too, I wonder what that’s like, did you try it? I’ve bookmarked your post Alexei for a future trip.

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 20, 2016 at 10:06 am

      Thanks Garth – this one is a bit more upmarket than Papiroen which is more about street food. I didn’t try the stone age one but definitely next time!

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  • Helena
    August 21, 2016 at 3:34 am

    This place looks divine and the food just looks so delicious. Like you, I love my food so I will have to add this place to my list!

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  • Vyjay
    August 21, 2016 at 2:45 pm

    The food looks spectacular. Undoubtedly a delight for the gourmet.

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  • Elena
    August 22, 2016 at 6:51 am

    I am a foodie too! Also,that “Stone Age food” idea is just genius! I never heard of any other restaurants of this kind. I would definitely try it!

    Elena | http://www.inspiredtoexplore.com

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  • Rob+Ann @TravelLatte(.net)
    August 23, 2016 at 2:04 am

    Hmmm…I wonder if we can just move in at Resso Cafe? No, I suppose we can’t live on coffee and pastries alone (though it’s worth trying!)…but the cheese place is close by, right? I think a plan is coming together here. 🙂 Looks fantastic – thanks for putting it on our radar!

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    • Travel Lexx
      August 23, 2016 at 9:15 am

      I have seriously considered this! I could be one of those digital nomads and just base myself there! I can’t wait to go back!

      Reply

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