Vegetarian and allergy-friendly food options in Copenhagen 🥑
List of eating places in Copenhagen that are friendly for people with dietary restrictions.
In General
Some widely available types of restaurants naturally offers gluten-, lactose-, egg- and/or nut-free options:
- East-Asian food
- Sushis: Sticks'n'Sushi, etc. A favorite is Wami Sushi on Islands Brygge
- Pokebowls (from poke = to slice in Hawaiian) are diced raw fish dishes typically served on rice. They are quite popular in Copenhagen, for instance at Olioli (9 places in the city + airport)
- South-East Asian food: Thai food or Vietnamese food for instance offer many dishes with rice noodles, and plenty of vegetables. Be careful as some dishes such as pad thai contain peanuts.
- Indian food offers quite some vegetarian options, or really nice curry/rice dishes. Example: The South Indian
- Near or Middle Eastern restaurants like Mahalle (6 places in Copenhagen) typically offer a variety of small dishes to share (mezze)
- Some burger and pizza places have veggie patties in their menu, as well as the possibility to choose a gluten-free bun for a few extra kroner. One of them is Jagger which has 12 locations in Copenhagen.
Special selection
Below is a selection of non-chain restaurants and cafés which offer a specially wide selection of allergy-friendly dishes or options. Some are specialized Glutenfree or Vegan places.
| Name | Type | Address | Opening times | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Raw Frederiksberg | Raw restaurant | Falkoner Allé 21, 2000 Frederiksberg | Man-Fre 10-19:30, Sat-Sun 10-17:30 | |
| 42 Raw Pilestræde | Raw restaurant | Pilestræde 32, 1112 København | Man-Fre 8-20, Sat-Sun 9-18 | |
| Behov Pizza | Pizzeria | Rentemestervej 94, 2400 København | Sun-Wed 9-21, Thu-Sat 9-22 | Glutenfri dough in option |
| Bistro Verde | Vegan restaurant | 22 Sankt Annæ Plads, 1250 København | Wed-Sat 9-21, Sun 10-15 | Brunch. Potentially gluten and nuts free |
| Eden Jaxx Købmagergade | Burger | Købmagergade 58, 1150 Copenhagen | Sun-Wed 11-20:30, Thu-Sat 11-21:30 | Glutenfri bun |
| Eden Jaxx Nørrebro | Burger | Fælledvej 15, 2200 Copenhagen | Sun-Wed 11-20:30, Thu-Sat 11-21:30 | Glutenfri bun |
| Eden Jaxx Østerbro | Burger | Rosenvængets Allé 3, 2100 Copenhagen | Mon-Sun 11:30-20:30 | Glutenfri bun |
| Eden Jaxx Vesterbro | Burger | Dybbølsgade 55, 1721 København | Mon-Sun 11:30-20:30 | Glutenfri bun |
| Flavour Bastards | Vegan | Ravnsborggade 12D, 2200 København | Man-Thu 17-21, F-S 17-22 | |
| H.U.G Bageri | Bakery | Øster Farimagsgade 20, 2100 København Ø | Man-Fre 8:30-17:30, Sat-Sun 8:30-16 | All gluten-free and organic bakery |
| Hot Pot Republic | Hot Pot | Vesterbrogade 146, 1620 København | Sun-Thu 17-22:30, Fri-Sat 17-23:30, Sat-Sun 10-14 | Vegetarian version of Hot Pot available |
| Kaf | Plant-based café | Birkegade 21, 2200 Købenahvn | Man-Sun 9-17:30 | |
| Kate’s Joint | Middle-East and Indian/Malay | Blaagaardsgade 12, København N | Sun-Wed 17-22, Thu 17-23, Fri-Sat 17-23:30 | |
| Landbageriet | Bakery | Frederiksborggade 29, 1360 København K | Man-Fre 6:30-18, Sat 7-17, Sun 7-16 | Many gluten-free and vegan products |
| Livingstone | Restaurant | Sortedam Dossering 81, 2100 København Ø | Mon-Thu: 9-22, Fri 9-00, Sat 8-23, Sun 8-21 | Brunch, lunch and dinner. Glutenfri and vegan options clearly on the menu |
| Morgenstedet | Vegetarian | Fabriksområdet 134, København K | Tue-Sun: 12-21 | Vegetarian restaurant within Christiania |
| Naturtørst | Eatery | Amagerbrogade 138, 2300 København S | Man-Fre 10-20, Sat-Sun 9-15:30 | Several vegeterian, vegan and gluten-free options |
| Pow | Vegan Pizzeria | Kapelvej 5, 2200 København | Man-Sun 16-21 | Glutenfri dough in option |
| Pure Greens Club | Vegan salads | Gammel Kongevej 124, 1850 Frederiksberg C | Mon-Sat 10-20 | |
| Restaurant ARK | Plant-based restaurant | Nørre Farimagsgade 63, 1364 København | Tue-Thu 17-23, Fri-Sat 17-00 | |
| Social Coffee | Brunch and cafe | Peblinge Dossering 4, 2200 København N | Mon-Fre 8-18, Sat-Sun 9-18 | |
| Souls | Plant-based eatery | Købkes Plads 34, 1760 København V | Thu: 17-22, Fri: 17-23, Sat: 10-15 & 17-23, Sun 10-15 | |
| South Harbour Cafe | Maroccan | Hørdumsgade 1, 2450 København | Mon-Sun 10-20 | |
| Square Burger | Burger | Sydområdet 18 A, 1440 København K | Mon-Fri: 12-20, Sat: 14-20 | Burger take-away truck within Christiania. Vegan brioche but not gluten-free |
| Stefanos Pizzeria | Pizzeria | Stefansgade 33, 2200 København N | Man-Sun 10-22 | 2 vegan pizzas and glutenfri dough in option |
| The Organic Boho | Plant-based food | Paradisæblevej 28, 2500 Valby | Sun-Thu: 10-21, Fri-Sat 10-22 | |
| Urten | Vegan restaurant | Larsbjørnsstræde 18, 1454 København K | Tue-Sat 18-22 | |
| Vækst | Vegetarian menu | Sankt Peders Stræde 34, 1453 København K | Mon-Sun 17:30-00:00 | |
| Veve Bistro | Lacto-vegetarian cuisine | Dampfærgevej 7, 2100 København | Wed-Sat 16:30-23:30 | |
| Vital Foods | Vegan food | Kronprinsensgade 4, 1114 København K | Mon-Fre 11-20, Sat 11-17 |
Some other places that don't exist anymore
When searching on Google, blog posts or Facebook groups, a number of restaurants or cafés are mentioned although they don't exist anymore. Tough to main a specialized restaurant with soaring raw ingredients prices and the Covid-19 crisis. They are listed here for the records:
- Aster
- Big Apple
- Café Grækenlandsvej
- Cafe Høegs
- Cafe N
- Chez Laurent
- Green Love Danmark
- Grønnere (helt vegansk)
- Hafnia Bar
- Hope Organic Copenhagen
- Kosmos K
- SimpleRAW
- Urtehuset
- Vegetarzan
- VeggieHeroes Vesterbro
- Vesuvio
- Yellow Rose