Kanelsnegl is the Danish cinnamon snail: a coiled bun of laminated dough swirled with butter, sugar and cinnamon, baked dark and glazed with a thin sugar syrup.
Kanelsnegl became a Copenhagen staple in the 20th century at neighbourhood bakeries; Sankt Peders Bageri codified the supersized Wednesday version, the onsdagssnegl, in 1988 and now sells around 4,000 a week. The modern viennoiserie wave has put Juno the Bakery's cardamom-leaning version alongside as the city's reference rolls.
4 editor picks for Kanelsnegl in Copenhagen, ranked by editorial score. All Copenhagen signature dishes · Kanelsnegl across every city.
Juno the Bakery ★ 4.9
Århusgade 48, 2100 København Ø
Juno the Bakery on Århusgade in Østerbro from former noma cook Emil Glaser bakes the cardamom bun that anchors the modern Copenhagen pastry conversation.
Hart Bageri ★ 4.8
Gammel Kongevej 109, 1850 Frederiksberg C
Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej in Frederiksberg was opened by former Tartine head baker Richard Hart and now runs ten locations across greater Copenhagen.
Sankt Peders Bageri ★ 4.7
Sankt Peders Stræde 29, 1453 København K
Sankt Peders Bageri in the Latin Quarter is Copenhagen's oldest working bakery; the giant Wednesday cinnamon roll, the onsdagssnegl, sells around 4,000 units.
Andersen & Maillard ★ 4.7
Nørrebrogade 62, 2200 København N
Andersen & Maillard on Nørrebrogade in Nørrebro is the city's pioneering bakery-roastery hybrid, opened in 2018 by former noma pastry chef Milton Abel.