A NATIONAL OBSESSION
The Best Bakeries
in Copenhagen.
Every bakery worth the queue.
Danes take their morgenbrød seriously. Cardamom buns, danish pastries and sourdough are a genuine reason to visit — here are the ones to build a morning around. Go early: the good stuff sells out.
Sankt Peders Bageri
CPH's oldest bakery (1652). Locals queue for the giant cinnamon buns on Wednesdays.
La Glace
Denmark's oldest confectionery (1870). Old-world cakes under chandeliers.
Lille Bakery
Worth the trip to Refshaleøen for the perfect 'BMO' — a bun with cheese. Note: no photos allowed inside.
Andersen Bakery
A fancy harbourside bakery on Islands Brygge — beautiful cakes, pastries and good coffee by the water.
Juno the Bakery
The cardamom bun that broke the internet. Go early — they sell out.
Buka
The croissant specialists — four shops across the city, all serving their famous filled croissants. The pistachio is the one.
Københavns Bageri
A proper neighbourhood bakery in Carlsberg Byen — get an old, traditional Danish kringle.
Andersen & Maillard
Tebirkes, kanelsnegle and a special brunsviger-croissant — three shops across the city.
Bosses Bager
A no-nonsense Østerbro bakery beloved for good-value pastries.
Eriks Bageri
A bakery on this corner since 1923 — a proper old-school counter with the classic pastries and cakes in generous sizes. The drømmekage is the one to get.
Det Rene Brød
The organic one — stone-milled flour, long ferments and proper Danish rye.
Bageriet BRØD
The little organic bakery right on Enghave Plads — sourdough and morning buns by the square.
Hart Bageri
Richard Hart's (ex-Noma) temple of bread, with shops all over the city — you're never far from one. The best croissants in town.
THE WIENERBRØD FIELD GUIDE
Know your pastries.
What the rest of the world calls "a Danish", Danes call wienerbrød — Viennese bread. It covers a whole family, and every one has a name worth learning:
Kanelsnegle
The cinnamon swirl — the everyday classic.
Kardemommesnurre
The cardamom bun — the one worth queuing for.
Spandauer
The custard one — the original 'Danish pastry'.
Tebirkes
Flaky layers, remonce filling, poppy seeds on top.
Rosenbrød
The 'rose bread' — mostly white-iced, pure nostalgia.
Romsnegl
The rum snail — a big, flat spiral with a rum glaze.
Overskåren
An old classic — flaky, cream in the middle, glaze on each side.
Brunsviger
Soft brown-sugar cake — a Funen favourite.
Chokoladebolle
Big flaky chocolate bun — a kids' favourite.
Drømmekage
The 'dream cake' — soft sponge under a coconut-caramel lid.
No single bakery stocks the full line-up — but string a few of the places above into a bakery tour and you might just catch them all.
THE SEASONAL SPECIAL
The Fastelavnsbolle.
WHEN
From early January until Fastelavn — Denmark's Shrovetide, in February or early March. After that they're gone for the year.
WHY
Once the sweet send-off before Lent — now it's become an art form. Every bakery makes its own: with cream, custard, berries, pistachio, chocolate… Calorie bombs, all of them — don't be on a diet in March.
WHERE
Every bakery on this page bakes its own in season — and they're all in competition to make the best one.
The bakery counter in February — pick your calorie bomb.
ONE WALK · EIGHT BAKERIES
The bakery crawl, ready-made.
Good bakeries, one address per brand. About 6 km, Østerbro to the inner city — make a walking day of it, or bike it.
Tap ✕ on any stop to drop it — the Maps route updates. The full crawl guide
- 1
Bosses Bager· Østerbrogade 132 - 2
Juno the Bakery· Århusgade 48 - 3
Det Rene Brød· Rosenvængets Allé 17 - 4Buka· Store Kongensgade 18
- 5
Andersen & Maillard· Ny Østergade 15 - 6Hart Bageri· Gammel Mønt 4
- 7
La Glace· Skoubogade 3 - 8
Sankt Peders Bageri· Sankt Peders Stræde 29
Bakery questions, answered.
What is the best bakery in Copenhagen?+
Juno the Bakery in Østerbro carries the international hype — the cardamom bun is genuinely worth the queue. But the bench is deep: Hart Bageri for sourdough and morning buns, Lille Bakery on Refshaleøen for the BMO, Sankt Peders Bageri for the Wednesday cinnamon swirl, and La Glace for old-school layer cakes. Try a few — that's what the bakery crawl is for.The bakery crawl
What do Danes call a Danish pastry?+
Wienerbrød — 'Viennese bread' — a nod to the Austrian bakers who brought the technique to Denmark in the 1800s. It's a whole family of pastries, and every one has its own name: kanelsnegl, spandauer, tebirkes and the rest. Order 'a Danish' and you'll get a smile; order a kardemommesnurre and you'll get respect.
What should I order at a Danish bakery?+
Start with a kanelsnegl (cinnamon swirl) or a kardemommesnurre (cardamom bun) — the two benchmarks every bakery is judged by. Then a spandauer, the custard original, and a tebirkes with its poppy seeds and soft marzipan centre. The field guide above has the full line-up.
Which cakes should I try in Copenhagen?+
Drømmekage — the 'dream cake', soft sponge under a coconut-caramel lid — brunsviger, the sticky brown-sugar coffee cake from Funen, and kajkage, the green marzipan-topped childhood favourite named after a TV puppet. For the grand old layer cakes, La Glace has been at it since 1870.
Which bakery in Copenhagen is the most old school?+
Bosses Bager on Østerbro and Eriks Bageri on Amagerbrogade — two proper old-school bakeries where the counter is all classics: real Danish pastries and cakes in generous, old-fashioned sizes, made the way they've always been. No cardamom-bun hype, no queue — just a good old Danish bakery.The Amager guide
Is Juno the Bakery worth the queue?+
Yes — the cardamom bun is that good: crisp, buttery, intensely spiced. The queue moves fast, and Århusgade is a lovely street to wait on. Go on a weekday morning for the shortest line; weekends can mean 30 minutes.
What time do bakeries open in Copenhagen?+
Early — most open at 6 or 7 in the morning, and the popular ones start selling out of the favourites by late morning. Go before 11 for the full counter; afternoon visits are for the flexible.
Are bakeries open on Sundays in Copenhagen?+
Yes — Sunday morning at the bakery is a Danish ritual, and nearly every spot on this page opens seven days a week. One notable exception: Sankt Peders Bageri is closed on Sundays. Expect the biggest queues between 9 and 11 on weekend mornings.
What is a kanelsnegl?+
The cinnamon swirl — Denmark's everyday classic and the pastry most visitors fall for first: flaky, buttery dough rolled with cinnamon sugar. Sankt Peders Bageri's giant Wednesday version (onsdagssnegl) is the city's most famous, but any bakery on this page does a good one.
What is a fastelavnsbolle?+
Denmark's Shrovetide bun — a cream-filled calorie bomb every bakery makes its own version of, from early January until Fastelavn in February or early March. After that they vanish for the year. Visiting in season? Trying a few different ones is practically a sport.
How much does a pastry cost in Copenhagen?+
Expect roughly 30–50 kr. for a wienerbrød at the good bakeries — the famous cardamom buns and filled croissants sit at the top end. Coffee and a pastry lands around 80–100 kr. Not cheap, but this is one of the things Copenhagen genuinely does best in the world.
Can I do a bakery tour of Copenhagen?+
Yes — the bakery crawl on this page strings the best stops into one walking route with a Google Maps link. Do it over a morning, share everything, and judge each place on its cardamom bun.Open the bakery crawl
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