Selma on Rømersgade in Copenhagen runs a stand-up wine and beer counter alongside the lunch smørrebrød service, with 12 Mikkeller taps and a natural wine list.
Food program: Modern smørrebrød and Nordic small plates
Tip: Late afternoon is the easiest time to walk in for a glass; lunch books out a week ahead.
Address: Rømersgade 20, 1362 København K, Copenhagen
Restaurant Pluto on Borgergade in Copenhagen keeps the bar open after the dining room slows, with a tight by-the-glass French list and small plates until 02:00 on weekends.
Signature pour: House Picpoul de Pinet or Beaujolais
Wine focus: Mostly French, by the glass and bottle
Food: Sharing plates from the Pluto kitchen
Tip: After 22:30 the bar is the easiest seat in the room. The bartenders run the wine pairings.
Iluka on Peder Skrams Gade in Copenhagen runs a small bar counter at the front of the room with seafood-paired natural wines and Limfjord oysters shucked to order.
Signature pour: Glass of Muscadet or Chablis to pair with oysters
Wine focus: Coastal natural wines, paired to seafood
Food: Raw fish and Limfjord oysters
Tip: The bar seats face the open kitchen; ask for them when booking. Closed Sunday and Monday.
Ved Stranden 10 on the canal opposite Christiansborg in Indre By is Copenhagen's reference natural wine bar, opened 2010, with white walls and vintage Danish furniture.
Signature pour: By-the-glass from a Loire or Jura producer
Wine focus: Natural French, German and Austrian wines
Food: Charcuterie, cheese and small plates
Tip: The Wednesday wine tasting (four to six wines) opens late afternoon. Walk-in only; arrive by 16:00.
Pompette on Møllegade in Nørrebro is a small basement natural wine bar and shop, opened summer 2018, serving low-intervention wines at unfussy prices with simple snacks.
Signature pour: Glass of orange wine from the changing list
Wine focus: Natural and low-intervention wines
Food: Cheese, charcuterie, snacks
Tip: Walk-in only; turn up early or after 22:00 when the after-dinner crowd thins.
Den Vandrette on Havnegade in Copenhagen's inner harbour is a 10-year-old natural wine bar from Rosforth & Rosforth importers, all biodynamic and natural producers.
Signature pour: Glass from the by-the-glass natural list
Wine focus: Biodynamic and natural wines from Rosforth & Rosforth
Food: Charcuterie, cheese, hot dish of the day
Tip: The harbour-side seats fill first on a sunny evening. Book ahead for groups of four or more.
Mirabelle Spiserìa on Guldbergsgade in Nørrebro doubles as a vineria in the evenings, with Sicilian natural wines by the glass and the Bæst wood-oven kitchen.
Signature pour: Glass of Etna Rosso from the rotating list
Wine focus: Sicilian and southern Italian natural wines
Food: Sicilian small plates, daily pasta
Tip: Order the Etna Rosso and a bowl of pasta to share. Walk-in welcome at the counter.
