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Danish pastry: laminated yeasted dough rolled out with butter, shaped into spandauer, kanelstang or kringle, filled with custard, marzipan or remonce and baked until shattering crisp.
Wienerbrød (literally 'Viennese bread') is the Danish name for what the world calls Danish pastry, a misnomer reflecting that the technique arrived in Copenhagen with Austrian bakers brought in to replace striking Danish workers in 1850. The Danish bakers learned and elevated the lamination technique into the local pastry tradition. Hart Bageri, Juno the Bakery and Sankt Peders Bageri produce the canonical Copenhagen wienerbrød daily; the kanelstang at Sankt Peders Bageri is the city's reference cinnamon-bun-style version.
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Juno the Bakery on Århusgade in Østerbro from former noma cook Emil Glaser bakes the cardamom bun that anchors the modern Copenhagen pastry conversation.
TipOpen Wednesday to Sunday only. Arrive by 09:30 for the cardamom bun or expect the 60-deep weekend queue.
Hart Bageri on Gammel Kongevej in Frederiksberg was opened by former Tartine head baker Richard Hart and now runs ten locations across greater Copenhagen.
TipArrive by 09:00 weekends for the cardamom buns and tebirkes; sourdough loaves restock through the morning.
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.
TipThe Wednesday onsdagssnegl is the bake to plan a morning around. Arrive by 09:00 to beat the office queue.
Andersen Bakery on Thorshavnsgade in Islands Brygge is the Copenhagen outpost of the Japanese-owned Andersen chain, which the Takaki family.
TipHarbour-side counter in Islands Brygge with both takeaway and cafe seating. The Hiroshima mothership has been baking Danish-style since the 1960s.
Wienerbrød makes more sense with someone from Copenhagen explaining it. These are the classes and tours we have checked, with booking links.
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