A seasonal ice cream stall on Aboulevarden using organic Danish dairy and seasonal fruit. The flavours rotate weekly; the canal-side terrace makes it the best ice cream eating spot in the city on a warm afternoon.
Address: Aboulevarden 10, 8000 Aarhus C
The city's democratic eating institution in the repurposed 1930s bus garage. Thirty stalls cover Thai, Palestinian, Japanese, Indian, Nordic and Danish cuisines in a single industrial hall. Open daily from 11:00.
Try: Multi-stall food hall: Thai, Palestinian, Nordic and more
The best falafel in Aarhus by the margin of its soaked-chickpea technique and herb-heavy seasoning. The wraps are packed thick and the hummus is made daily. The queue at the counter is the most reliable signal of quality on Klostergade.
Try: Falafel wrap with hummus and salad
The cooked-food stalls inside Bazar Vest represent some of the most genuine multicultural street eating in Denmark. The Turkish lahmacun is baked to order; the Afghan bolani potato pastry is a city institution.
Try: Turkish lahmacun, Afghan bolani and Somali sambusa
The harbour market hall on Aarhus O has a cluster of food stalls centred on Jutland seafood. The raw Limfjord oysters with lemon and mignonette are the draw; the smoked eel from a local smokehouse makes a Saturday morning worth the tram ride east.
Try: Limfjord oysters and smoked fish
The city's main outdoor market runs Wednesday and Saturday mornings with 60 stalls of fresh produce, artisan cheese, smoked fish and meat from Jutland farms. The market food stalls serve hot smørrebrød, sausages and soup to the shopping crowd.
Try: Fresh cheese, smoked fish and Jutland produce
Consistently the most popular stall in Aarhus Street Food hall. The Pad Thai uses fresh rice noodles and a tamarind sauce that is made from scratch each morning; the Tom Kha Gai coconut soup is the go-to on cold days.
Try: Pad Thai and Tom Kha Gai
