cafe
1 Christianshavns Bådudlejning & Café
Floating canal-side café serving smørrebrød and coffee since 1898 - peak hygge.
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Christianshavn & Refshaleøen
Canals, the freetown and street food at the harbour's edge.
Sights & culture
Food & drink
Your route, stop by stop
From Christianshavn's Amsterdam-style canals past the corkscrew spire of Our Saviour's and the gates of Christiania, then out the old navy island to Refshaleøen: swim-pier wine at La Banchina, Reffen's street-food village, wild ales at Mikkeller Baghaven and the ski slope on CopenHill's roof.
Turn by turn
Directions
Street-by-street cues for the whole ride - the numbered stops match the pins on the map.
- Head west 14 m
- Turn right onto Overgaden Neden Vandet 107 m
- Turn right onto Sankt Annæ Gade 185 m
- Turn left onto Prinsessegade 31 m
- 1 Church of Our Saviour 257 m
- Turn right onto the path 23 m
- Turn right onto Sydområdet 22 m
- 2 Christiania 22 m
- Turn left onto the path 23 m
- Turn right onto Prinsessegade 386 m
- Turn left onto the path 82 m
- Turn left onto Trangravsvej 114 m
- Turn right onto the path 174 m
- Continue onto Takkelloftvej 453 m
- Turn left onto Fabrikmestervej 40 m
- Turn left onto Ekvipagemestervej 134 m
- Turn right onto the path 58 m
- 3 Copenhagen Opera House 58 m
- Turn left onto Ekvipagemestervej 134 m
- Turn right onto Fabrikmestervej 180 m
- Turn left onto Danneskiold-Samsøes Allé 199 m
- Bear right onto Kongebrovej 168 m
- Turn left onto Krudtløbsvej 557 m
- Turn left onto Refshalevej 134 m
- Bear left onto the path 142 m
- Bear left onto the path 55 m
- Continue onto the path 199 m
- 4 La Banchina 254 m
- Turn left onto the path 79 m
- Bear right onto the path 252 m
- 5 Reffen Street Food 95 m
- Turn left onto Refshalevej 38 m
- Turn left onto Refshalevej 51 m
- Turn left onto the path 156 m
- 6 Mikkeller Baghaven 166 m
- Turn left onto Refshalevej 160 m
- 7 CopenHill
Along the way
Stops worth making
sight
2 Church of Our Saviour
The corkscrew spire you can climb on the outside - 400 steps, unbeatable view.
sight
3 Christiania
The freetown - walk your bike inside and respect the no-photo zones.
sight
4 Copenhagen Opera House
Across the water from Amalienborg; great photo stop on the harbour axis.
restaurant
5 La Banchina
Tiny dockside café and wine bar with its own swim pier and sauna.
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restaurant
6 Reffen Street Food
A waterfront street-food village with ~35 stalls on Refshaleøen (open roughly March-September).
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bar
7 Mikkeller Baghaven
Wild-ale taproom with a big waterside terrace at the end of Refshaleøen.
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attraction
8 CopenHill
The power plant you can ski on - hike the roof path for the best free view of the city.