A delicious meal in a somewhat hard to find location. No luck as an early evening walk-in, but were able to book a table for the next night via their website. read more

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In the words of our København expert, this place is "a little hard to find." She wasn't joking. The entrance is away from the street, facing the hemp-and-paranoia fest that is Christiania (4-foot-tall "No Photos" sign every ten meters). Once you find that, it's past the graffiti, up the stairs, and through an unmarked-and-nearly-invisible door behind you. Once you get inside, it's a different world. Giant wooden beams support the ceiling, oil lamps provide gently glowing illumination, and Berkeley / San Francisco-grade hipsters weave between the tables, dropping off plates laden with braised mushrooms, mashed potatoes with leeks, and lamb cutlets. I went for the venison, with whipped potatoes and berry compote. The venison was past tender into soft --- good, but not what I was hoping for. My wife got fish, with a salmon-spinach souffle, some fennel, shrimp, fried potatoes, and a good helping of creamy sauce. We started with a soup --- translated for us as "like carrots, but white," which we think was parsnip --- that was creamy and rich, but still nicely light. The house red wine was good --- but the house white was absolutely amazing. You have to try it. The meals were quite good, but didn't manage to be as memorable as the experience; read more

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Very down to earth, but elegant, atmosphere. It's in the third floor of an old warehouse, so the old brick and large timbers are all exposed. There is an absence of decoration, giving a warm, but spare feeling. The food was all superb. We split the smoked salmon appetizer, which was delicious, as expected. Then my wife and I took advantage of the meat on the menu--she had the lamb, and I had the venison. I really can't say that one was better than the other, or either was less than perfect. It was, as I said earlier, superb. read more

This may have been the best meal we had in Denmark in our two-week visit. My wife's Danish family toured Christiania with us and afterward they arranged dinner here. Absolutely incredible food from start to finish with great service in a friendly atmosphere. We were a large party, so everybody ended up ordering something different from the menu and therefore we got a chance to sample everything...and it was all outstanding. From the vegetarian dishes to the venison, it was all pretty much the best in Denmark. The service was prompt, courteous, and they had their act together; no confusion, no mix ups, nothing needed to be corrected. It was all tip-top. I would strongly recommend reservations, particularly if you are a group larger than 2, because this is a very popular place. There was a big party of at least 50 people taking up one large table running the length of the restaurant, and they were all seemingly happy and getting served efficiently. I'm not one for repeat experiences when traveling, but the next time in Copenhagen, THIS is the place I'm going back to as soon as possible. read more

It was a cozy night in December when I moved my body inside the warm building that house Spiseloppen. What a good decision. The reason I sometimes don't go to fancy places is that I don't feel like I can do bad things in there. And, trust e, sometimes I need to do bad things. But when the waiter comes over and the neighboring tables sneaks a glance at m, I feel like maybe my hair is in the wrong place or I generally look like a buffoon. Usually that's also the case and sometimes I do care. But here none of that mattered because this is a fancy place where they just don't really care how you behave. This is in Christiania for Christ's sake, of course they give zero f***s. They just want to hang out like us. You wouldn't be able to tell this super relaxed attitude by the food though, because it's just as good as all them fancy-schmancy places. You close your eyes and eat and you'd think you were paying top dollar and had to wear a suit, but then you open those eyes and realize that, BOOM, you're freaking close to home. And at Christmas, oh honey, it's all red in here. What more could you possibly want? read more

This is one of my favorite places in Copenhagen. the food is consistently good and the the atmosphere is really pleasant in the one big room from the previous military base - which is now the foundation of the free town of Christiania. There is an old feel to the room with its exposed beans and smaller windows. Though the place (especially the location on the boarder of Christiania) would suggest this to be fullblown alternative, the food is actually fairly traditional with only a hint of craziness - like a good cut of beef with traditional Danish creamed potatos - and then with guacamole. I have come there fore several years because of the combinations of the atmosphere and the food and maybe in there lays my only criticism. I dont think they have changed the menu for ages - to some extend who cares - they do what they do well, but still... Only other and actually fairly SERIOUS CRITICISM: last time i noticed they had Sword fish on the menu. I dont know how many stories you come up with. That is a seriously endangered species and there is absolutely no sustainable way of harvesting it. Sword fish just does not belong on any menu!!!!!!!!!!! read more

First if all, it's not *that* hard to find. Go in the main entrance to Christiania, it's in the big set of brick buildings on the left. Look for the giant sign that marks where the restaurant is (see my picture; it's past Cafe Loppen, don't get confused), the entrance is to the right of the sign, where a smaller sign points you up a couple of flights of stairs. It is also not as fancy as the website suggests. It's a paper-napkin and paper-placement kind of place, not cloth. I worried that wearing a t-shirt I would be underdressed, despite being inside Christiania. I need not have worried; it's casual. We called in a reservation but there were always open tables the entire time we were there (a Wednesday in early August). The service was exceptional. When we went, there was one table of 47 people (we asked) down the center of the space, all university-age, and then a few other tables of three or four, like us. When I saw that, I worried that the wait staff and the kitchen would be a bit overwhelmed and food/service would be slow. Right after we ordered we watched two or three servers bring entrees to all forty-seven people within about five minutes, one of the more impressive feats of restauranteuring I have ever seen. A fair number of restaurants don't even seem to be able to serve entrees at the same time to a table of three or four. Adding to the exceptional-ness was the fact that our waitress (didn't catch her name, but a redhead), while simultaneously helping with service at the big table, waited on our table like we were the only table there. Attentive, relaxed, super-friendly and cheerful, but not interfering or hovering. I told her that I was impressed how quickly they got the big table's food out, she said, "Well, it's only forty seven. Not that difficult, really." If you have a big group for dinner, this is your place! It was above-average loudness, requiring raised voices to hear each other. If you're looking for a quiet place, this probably is not it. The large party made it worse, but it seems like large parties might be common; there is little to absorb sound and the windows are closed due to the building design. It's good for children. We brought our six-month old with a small play-mat and set her on the floor. No one minded. An advantage of being loud is that no one notices if your child is making noise. The menu was very good with some unusual things you might not get elsewhere: we had three people, who ordered, cockerel, venison, and the vegetarian quiche respectively. Food preparation was solid but not stunning: no one was unhappy, but no one was blown away. Venison was a bit gamy, but then that's venison. Cockerel was like chicken but a bit more tender. Veggie quiche was respectable. Portions larger than average but not gigantic. Each plate had delicious sides. read more

Spiseloppen Christiania - It's not *that* hard to find. Entrance to the right of this sign, then go up the interior stairs (not the scaffold stairs shown here). - Modern European Near Me - København K, 84

Location was a bit sketchy - especially entrance into retaurant but once inside, it was traditional and friendly with hearty good old fashioned food. definitely will return....but during the day :) read more

Absolutely love this place. It's right in the middle of an artsy/hippie community. Surrounded by graffiti art, music, culture. Initially walking in it seems sketchy but don't be fooled. The host was very welcoming. They served fresh homemade bread and butter. We ordered the chèvre chaud appetizer and the vegetarian entrée, both dishes were amazing. Full of flavor and plenty of food. Highly recommended read more

Spiseloppen Christiania - Vegetarian entrée - Modern European Near Me - København K, 84

Really good food and the service really nice. I totally recommend this place if you are in Copenhagen

We had a delicious dinner for a group of 6 at this hidden gem of a restaurant. The Guinea fowl, tuna steak, lamb rack and baked chèvre were all particularly tasty. The food was delicately prepared and the service was excellent. Tucked away in the second story of a building covered with graffiti, it is warm and inviting inside, though a bit hard to find. We're so happy that we found it, though - we visited the popular No 2 restaurant the other day where we had burgers and fish & chips for about the same prices as the much more elegant and delicious meal we had here. I'd highly recommend a visit! read more

Spiseloppen Christiania - The Guinea fowl was tender and juicy with wonderfully crispy skin - Modern European Near Me - København K, 84

Look: the food is not very good, it's unambitious and sloppily prepared. You can get MUCH better food in Copenhagen in this price range.