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Part of the Capital Region of Denmark
Photo: Jens Rost from Taastrup, Greater Copenhagen Region, Denmark, Scandinavia., CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Frederiksberg might look like a part of Copenhagen to a traveller, but the municipality of Frederiksberg is an enclave of 103,000 people (2022) inside the municipality of Copenhagen. The inhabitants of Frederiksberg have historically been richer than their neighbours around them, although the rest of Copenhagen is catching up. Frederiksberg still has more parks, big villas with gardens, wide avenues, etc.
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The massive city hall took 10 years to complete, because the city council failed to see World War II coming, and war time turned out not to be the best period getting materials. The somewhat oversize building might be a result of rivalry with the city of Copenhagen, and its impressive city hall. Enjoy the great view from the tower 60 meters high, but call ahead to make an appointment
Robert Storm Petersen (Storm P) was a famous Danish artist and author, his humorous works is often regarded as something quintessentially Danish. The museum owns more than 50,000 drawings (of which only some are on exhibition). Storm P is mostly known for his comedic drawings of "philosophical" vagabonds and his much-loved Storm P machines, that perform very simple tasks through an unnecessarily complex and usually humorous series of actions.
Museum of Modern Glass Art
The museum is the old, catacomb like, water cisterns under Søndermarken park opposite the main entrance to Zoo, and the unusual environs, combined with the stained glass art and various sculptures makes the museum quite unique.
The museum of revue theatre
Revue theatre is still a very popular art form in Denmark, underpinned by the Danes love of black (or dry) humour. And since Frederiksberg has played an important role in the history of Danish theatre, it is only natural that you find a museum dedicated to art form here, telling its story from its beginning 200 years ago up to today's stand-up comedians. Unfortunately mainly caters to Scandinavians with some command of the local language, as the multimedia part of the museum, is the best.
Changing art exhibition in small but very cute house next to the Frederiksberg Garden and a small idyllic pond. It is open to any artist that applies and is accepted by the municipality.
Horticultural Garden
The University Garden of the University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg campus is a relatively small but beautiful botanical garden with a focus on cultivated plants.
Musikmuseet
Trace the history of music, with a visit to Denmark’s most comprehensive collection of instruments from all over the world at the Danish Music Museum.
The baroque palace dates back to 1699 and used to be a royal residence, today it functions as home of the Royal Danish Army Officers Academy. It can be viewed from the gardens or on the monthly tours.
The Copenhagen Zoo is one of the oldest in Europe tracing its history back to 1859. Its focus has shifted from displaying as many animals as possible, to providing large, world class facilities to the animals, earning the zoo a reputation as one of the best in the world. An open savannah area allows wildlife mixes with each other, and thete is a large elephant house designed by Norman Foster. It is the only zoo outside Australia to have Tasmanian devils on display. The zoo is amazingly kid-friendly, with many play areas, and some hands-on animal displays throughout the zoo. The zoo has a restaurant, fast-food places, and you are allowed to bring your own food, and eat in the picnic areas.
Rowing-boats
Tours take 20 minutes.
Several nice small gardens run by the Garden Society.
Big hall used for exhibitions, conferences and concerts. Their website is in English and worth checking out, as they often has international acts on the programme.
A good, popular and long-running local theatre, back from the heydays of Frederiksberg theatre, but English performances are rare, so it is best suited for Scandinavian speakers.
A modern, lightly experimental, theatre on Frederiksberg where English or other international performances, or visitors, are not unusual.
Go for a swim
Brasserie-style French cafe, whose 100-kroner brunch is a good deal, and the premier draw at this place. Anything else is fine and OK, but nothing you'll remember the minute you walk out of there.
Often packed in peak times, this tiny takeaway pizza joint probably offers the best value in Copenhagen with good medium-sized pizzas for a very low price. You can either take them to the neighbouring bar or enjoy them in the Frederiksberg Have park, not far away, on a sunny day.
The oldest of the Frederiksberg garden restaurants. The main building is from 1630. Serves very traditional Danish food in mix between a Garden and an outdoor German style Beer hale, but also has indoor seating. No music played
A good place to buy breakfast or lunch as it rather unusually opens at 08:00, and you can either opt for eating at the long tables, or ask to take away - the freshly baked bread is yummy. In the evening it turns into a rather nice wine bar, with a good an extensive menu.
Located in one of the old houses along Allégade, with outdoor seating in small garden facing the street, and indoor seating in tasteful large room. A good brunch menu (130 kr), Café lunch (burgers, sandwiches, etc.) and a small, French-inspired menu in the evening, which is nothing extraordinary, but pretty good and at reasonable prices.
Only dating back to 1864, this is the youngest of the family gardens, where you sit outside on long benches drinking beer while garbling in traditional Danish fare. Live music every weekend in the summer
A solid restaurant serving (slightly updated) Danish slow food made from the ground up, with fresh ingredients. And classic Smørrebrød (Ryebread sandwiches) for lunch. Small outdoor seating area and there is also seating in an indoor pavilion.
Excellent Mexican food restaurant that lives up to American standards. Reservations strongly suggested.
Top-notch French-inspired cuisine using classic, often forgotten, Danish ingredients. It is so tasty that it has earned this place a Michelin star. Staff is highly professional, but if you are not into that, it may all feel a bit impersonal. Reservation necessary.
Experimental gourmet restaurant by one of Denmark's finest chefs, you pay for it too, but it is usually worth it.
Get some drinks and play round-the-table ping-pong or table-soccer all night long. When you had enough, turn in your bat for a free drink and head downstairs for a more traditional bar setup.
A really cosy, and as the name suggests; intimate bar, with candle light, coloured lamps and purposely messy decoration. Frequent live Jazz and Classic music acts, which also turns really intimate as there isn't a lot of space, after a piano has been set up. Traditionally a gay bar, but straight customers are neither turned away nor frowned upon. Very friendly staff!
Named after two of the biggest names in Danish theatre, this place has a history going back nearly 200 years, though the current buildings has been converted from a theatre build in 1919. Salsa night every Monday (and Salsa courses the first Monday of the month), it is also staged for stand-up comedy (Danish) and frequent live music. Weekends it turns into a nightclub (over-30 crowd). Serves lunch and brunch during the day.
Located at the northern entrance to Frederiksberg Have, this small bar serves Czech Bohemia Regent beer (its own import - the bar is named after a Czech cartoon). Sometimes there are football matches and sometimes there is live music, but that is all rather random.
A local watering hole, popular with students from the nearby CBS university, but also with local alcoholics who are mostly there for the cheap beer, while students prefer the basic but very reasonably priced cocktails and "kander" (a cocktail pitcher for 145-189 Kr). This place for heavy drinking and smoking.
Very traditional (and smoky) wine bar with wine, port wine, and slow beer which is poured in exactly 12½ minutes without the use of carbon dioxide. You are allowed to bring food from the nearby smørrebrød store.
Go here to buy a good cup of coffee, in this cosy resurrected coffee shop, with thick dark wooden classic interior.
A budget hotel, which seems more like a hostel with shared bathrooms, a TV room and a simple kitchenette on one of the floors. It is pretty outdated, but at least this is reflected in the prices.
This budget hotel is pretty well reviewed for what it is, but it could use a makeover. Has both standard rooms and family rooms with bunk beds. Free Wi-Fi in the lobby and in selected rooms.
Quite large hotel with small rooms, which is to be expected from a Danish budget hotel. Many rooms have bunk beds. On the upside it is centrally located and very close to the Forum metro stop, and staff is usually welcoming and accommodating.
A well-located mid-range hotel, with an impressive lobby and common facilities for the price - including sofas and a fireplace. The rooms are quite big by Copenhagen standards, nicely furnished and clean, though the carpets could use a replacement as they are beginning to have small stains many places. The rooms facing the main street can have noise problems, if you want the windows open. Internet is pricey.
It was founded in 1813 by the Italian artist Agostino Taddei. The restaurant is open for lunch but otherwise reserved for bigger parties. Josty operates a boutique hotel with 7 rooms of varying size, which are a bit worn, but if you can live with that they are individually furnished with lavish antique interiors and chandeliers - no Nordic minimalism here. The place used to be used by the king to keep mistresses when he lived in the nearby castle. Breakfast is not included, but is reasonable and cheap at 65 kr.
A cool combined shop, record label and gallery, featuring some nice and rather childlike paintings, records, toys and other odds and ends that the trio behind the shop happen to like.
The most popular of Copenhagen's flea markets, since the neighbourhood is rather affluent, you can often find good antiques and upscale secondhand fashion brands. Beers are often served from tents, and sometimes there is folksy live music.
The only shopping mall in Frederiksberg, right by the metro station. 65 stores over 9000 m². Usual high street suspects, plus a few interesting stores.
This store is located on the grounds of what used to be the porcelain factory. The production has now moved elsewhere, but they still maintain this outlet store here, selling classical dinnerware, home decor and figurines.
Great cheese and other delicacies. Try their own "Sankt Thomas" cheese that is ripening in the cellars somewhere below Frederiksberg if you need a change from the regular Danish supermarket cheese. They also make great sandwiches around lunch time.
The name means 'the Girl and the Diamond' in English, which should reveal that this is jewellery store. Exciting Danish designs and designers on sale, and a broad range which should soothe most tastes.
Fashion for ladies and gents, Samsøe & Samsøe is one of the top Danish fashion brands, but this store also sells a few other brands like BZR, Acne, Nümph and Minimum.
Funky second-hand fashion store for the girls, run by two local stylists. Boheme attitude, vintage dresses and new designer clothes resold for local hipsters in need of new outfits.
Classic cut, but modern fashion for women
On foot
The eastern part of Frederiksberg is so close to the Copenhagen Central Station that you may simply walk.
By car
Once you've made it to Copenhagen, Frederiksberg is as difficult or easy to reach by car as any other central district.
Frederiksberg has a system of bus lines (map) with frequent stops that connect to and supplement the bus system of Copenhagen. The operator is the same and so is the ticketing system.
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