Sprudge readers aren’t any strangers to the great Copenhagen espresso scene. We’ve featured this metropolis’s epic cafe tradition not as soon as however twice on Sprudge, first in a 2018 information after which once more in a 2023 information. However that wasn’t sufficient for Klaus Thomsen, of the influential Copenhagen espresso model Espresso Collective. He reached out to Sprudge earlier this 12 months to tell us that there was much more nice espresso value being featured on Sprudge.
Who’re we to disagree? And so in a really particular pre-World Of Espresso characteristic to assist assist the espresso itineraries of thirsty vacationers from close to and much, we sat down with Klaus Thomsen himself to debate his private picks for the place to go to in Copenhagen. Learn on for a number of cafes throughout town, plus a set of prime bakeries.
Espresso Collective — 7 places + Collective Bakery
Maybe unsurprisingly, Thomsen recommends you take a look at his personal Espresso Collective cafes when you’re on the town for World of Espresso. However when requested about which cafe particularly he recommends, he steered you go to all seven!
“It’s laborious,” Thomsen tells Sprudge. “It’s like choosing between your youngsters, you realize? We actually made an effort to try to give individuals an excellent excuse to go to all of our places.” The corporate might be providing a full slate of WOC programming all through the week.
However absolutely there should be one or two cafes which might be most value visiting? “The 2 downtown places are simpler to get to,” Thomsen says. “Jægersborggade is the place we began our enterprise and it’s bought a cool neighborhood vibe, with numerous actually cool locations to go to. It’s not like visiting a Brooklyn-style espresso store anyplace on the earth; it looks like Copenhagen. And it’ll be that includes an all-Kenyan menu throughout WOC which needs to be very attention-grabbing.”
Prolog — 2 places
“I believe Copenhagen has a tremendous espresso scene,” says Thomsen. “Prolog are rather less recognized and really native. It’s simply two guys who’ve been within the trade for some time, and so they solely have two small espresso outlets, however they’re tremendous good guys and I believe lots of people will like how small and speedy it feels. It jogs my memory somewhat little bit of after we began 17 years in the past, which was the final time this occasion was held in Copenhagen.”
April Espresso — 2 places
“I just like the Ryesgade location greatest, the unique one,” says Klaus Thomsen. “Lots of people will make it to their new store downtown as effectively. You’ve gotten their store and one of many La Cabra outlets and one in every of our outlets in a 5 minute triangle downtown, and that’s the golden circle tour of espresso outlets proper there.”
La Cabra — 2 places
“La Cabra has turn into actually huge now,” says Klaus. “They wish to develop globally. The downtown location is the place most individuals will go, however you probably have the time to make the journey out and go to their roastery, there’s additionally a small espresso store there. It’s simple to get round on the metro. We have now to remind foreigners that Copenhagen is a very small metropolis. It’s not like Los Angeles.”
Darcy’s Okayaffe
“Darcy’s is without doubt one of the hottest multi-roaster cafes in Copenhagen, and one of many first as effectively. They’ve been good at selling the concept of the multi roaster cafe, serving roasters like Sey, DAK, and plenty of UK roasters as effectively. They do actually wonderful baked items and small breakfast & lunch issues too. It’s a really cozy place, a barista’s go-to place.”
Wild Horses — 2 places
“The man who owns this had a store in Berlin; he’s initially from Australia, and he used to work for Darcy’s earlier than opening his personal place in a form of distant space of Copenhagen the place there wasn’t something. Darcy’s has gained such an excellent traction for native individuals and it’s turn into a favourite—it’s a really private form of cafe, a multi-roaster targeted on Berlin and different nations.
Kaffedepartementet
“This can be a small micro roaster in an up-and-coming space of city the place guests most likely wouldn’t have gone ten years in the past. I believe it is a nice espresso store, very enjoyable, with only one location.
Hip Hop
“From a former Prolog worker and roaster who opened his personal tiny little store. It’s very hip-hop inside, with simply an espresso machine and two chairs. there’s an espresso machine and two chairs. It’s in a fancy previous women space referred to as Frederiksberg, however it works very well. It’s a enjoyable vibe.
Orsa Espresso
“One of many latest locations in Copenhagen. This spot was began by two baristas, and it’s actually good—they’re a multi-roaster situated in downtown.”
Democratic
“That is one the locations that’s been round for fairly some time, and so they’re well-known for making selfmade croissants made within the store. Additionally they roast themselves. Nice cafe!”
The Artisan
“That is run by two guys—one from Peru, the opposite from Denmark—and so they solely serve Peruvian coffees, which may be fairly good. I believe this spot is somewhat missed, and so they roast all the pieces in-house on a one kilo roaster made in Copenhagen.”
Further suggestions from Klaus Thomsen:
Hans, Yellow Hen, Social Brew, Det Vide His.
Bakery suggestions from Klaus Thomsen:
