La Fontaine has run on Kompagnistræde since 1959 as Denmark's oldest jazz club, with a 100-seat basement room that programmes nightly jam sessions and trios alongside a smoke-stained ground-floor bar.
Tip: Jam sessions from 21:00 Wednesday to Sunday; arrive before 22:00 for seats. Cash door, small cover on named bookings.
Address: Kompagnistræde 11, 1208 København K, Copenhagen
Jazzhus Montmartre reopened in 2010 on Store Regnegade at the original 1959 address, where Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Stan Getz held residencies; the 85-seat room runs world-class jazz Thursday to Saturday.
Tip: Seating is unreserved; doors 19:00 for the 20:00 set. The Friends of Montmartre membership pays for itself across two visits.
Nimb Roof sits on the top of the Moorish Nimb Hotel inside Tivoli, with 1,300 square metres of terrace looking across the gardens and the rooftops, an outdoor plunge pool, a pool bar and a lounge.
Tip: Open mid-May through the warm months; external guests book the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening slots. Reserve well ahead.
Hotel Danmark's seventh-floor rooftop bar opens to non-guests through the warm months with 360-degree views of City Hall, Tivoli and the National Museum, Scandinavian minimalist design and a short cocktail list.
Tip: Free entry for non-guests, but capacity is small; arrive before 19:00 on warm evenings. No food served, drinks only.
Ruby opened in 2007 on Nybrogade in a 1740 townhouse facing the parliament buildings, with an unmarked black door, leather chesterfields across a string of small rooms and a list of pre-Prohibition classics.
Tip: Ring at the unmarked door; walk-in only, but the upstairs salon takes overflow. The 18th-century cellar is the date-night seat.
Jazzhus Montmartre reopened in 2010 on Store Regnegade at the original 1959 address, where Dexter Gordon, Ben Webster and Stan Getz held residencies; the 85-seat room runs world-class jazz Thursday to Saturday.
Tip: Seating is unreserved; doors 19:00 for the 20:00 set. The Friends of Montmartre membership pays for itself across two visits.
Nimb Roof sits on the top of the Moorish Nimb Hotel inside Tivoli, with 1,300 square metres of terrace looking across the gardens and the rooftops, an outdoor plunge pool, a pool bar and a lounge.
Tip: Open mid-May through the warm months; external guests book the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday evening slots. Reserve well ahead.
Hotel Danmark's seventh-floor rooftop bar opens to non-guests through the warm months with 360-degree views of City Hall, Tivoli and the National Museum, Scandinavian minimalist design and a short cocktail list.
Tip: Free entry for non-guests, but capacity is small; arrive before 19:00 on warm evenings. No food served, drinks only.
Sticks'n'Sushi runs a twelfth-floor skybar and rooftop terrace at Tivoli Hotel's Harbour Tower, with views across Copenhagen to the Zoo Tower and Malmö, and the chain's sushi and yakitori menu served alfresco.
Tip: Lift to the 12th floor; the terrace runs through the warm months with table service. Sunset slots book up two weeks ahead.
Tramonto crowns the Hotel Ottilia in the old Carlsberg City with 360-degree views over the breweries, the harbour and Vesterbro, with an Italian kitchen serving classics and a cocktail list in the bar.
Tip: Open year round, but the terrace is the move from May to September. Reservations recommended for dinner; bar walk-ins easier.
Ruby opened in 2007 on Nybrogade in a 1740 townhouse facing the parliament buildings, with an unmarked black door, leather chesterfields across a string of small rooms and a list of pre-Prohibition classics.
Tip: Ring at the unmarked door; walk-in only, but the upstairs salon takes overflow. The 18th-century cellar is the date-night seat.