Entering the first Monocle Top 20 Most Liveable Cities chart at No. 2, Copenhagen has already proven its lifestyle credentials. With many major telecommunications, heavy industry and pharmaceutical companies headquartered here, this open-minded city has much to offer the business traveller, especially during breaks from the boardroom.
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Essentials
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Don't be surprised if your appointment arrives on a bike - try to do the same. |
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The Danes are a straightforward bunch, they call a spade a spade. |
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Time on your hands at lunch? Grab a towel and go for a swim in the Øresund with the rest of the city. |
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Flying visit? Kastrup airport has excellent meeting facilities. |
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Our favourite Danish word is hygge. There's no direct translation but the closest is "cosy". Find your hygge place in CPH. |
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Forget taxis, the only way to explore Copenhagen is by bike. |
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For a real slice of Danish culture, we recommend you visit Christiana during the day. |
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Like Swedes and Norwegians, the Danish are very practical and like their Flemish neighbours they are refreshingly open-minded. |
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Forget air kissing, a firm handshake will suffice for him or for her. |
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Ida Davidsen serves the best open sandwiches in Scandinavia, and if you're lucky, Ida herself will stop for a chat. Order the "Finn Ziegler". |
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Hotels
Independent and easy
Hotel Twentyseven
27 Løngangstræde
+ 45 7027 5627
hotel27.dk
Dependable
Skt Petri Hotel
22 Krystalgade
+ 45 3345 9100
sktpetri.dk
Premium
Hotel D'Angleterre
34 Kongens Nytorv
+ 45 3312 0095
remmen.dk/
dangleterre
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Dining
Fast breakfast
Royal Juice
75 Store Kongensgade
+ 45 3314 3334
royaljuice.dk
Business breakfast
The Royal Café
6 Amagertorv
+ 45 3814 9527
theroyalcafe.dk
Mid-morning coffee
Emmerys
21 Strandstraede
+ 45 3393 0133
emmerys.dk
Working lunch with colleagues
Slotskælderen
4 Fortunstræde
+ 45 3311 1537
Need-to-impress-clients lunch
Noma
93 Strandgade
+ 45 3296 3297
noma.dk
Lunch on your own
The Danish Museum of Art & Design
68 Bredgade
+ 45 3318 5656
kunstindustrimuseet.dk
Afternoon tea/drink
Café Rouge
Skt Petri Hotel, 22 Krystalgade
+ 45 3345 9100
hotelsktpetri.com
Dinner on your own
Sticks and Sushi
62 Istedgade
+ 45 3323 7304
sushi.dk
Dinner with colleagues
Rasmus Oubaek
52 Store Kongensgade
+ 45 3332 3209
rasmusoubaek.dk
Private dinner
Restaurant Kanalen
2 Wilders Plads
+ 45 3295 1330
restaurant-kanalen.dk
Big dinner with partner clients
Costum House
44 Havnegade
+ 45 3331 0130
customhouse.dk
Drink after dinner
"K" Bar
20 Ved Stranden
+ 45 3391 9222
k-bar.dk
Late drinks
Culture Box
54 Kronprinsessegade
+ 45 3332 5050
culture-box.dk
Late bite
Restaurant Vita
25 Store Kongensgade
+ 45 3311 8011
restaurant-vita.dk
On the tiles
Cosy Bar
24 Studiestræde
+ 45 3312 7427
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Reading
Books
Arnold Busck Boghandel
49 Købmagergade
+ 45 3373 3500
arnoldbusck.dk
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Thank yous
Have a hunt among the antiques grottos on the streets of Elmegade.
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Shopping
Something you can't get anywhere else
Bike by Cykelmageren Bicycles
57 Kongensgade
+ 45 33 111 211
mybikes.dk
Lost luggage - where to buy dress shirts, socks and undies
Magasin du Nord
13 Kongens Nytorv
+ 45 3311 4433
magasin.dk
Something for the kids
Toys by Bobles
92 Prags Boulevard
+ 45 3315 1041
bobles.dk
Something for someone you love
Danish fashion from Arena CPH
41B Grønnegade
+ 45 3332 0129
arenacph.dk
Something for yourself
Design from Normann Copenhagen
Trianglen, 70 Østerbrogade
+ 45 3527 0540
normann-copenhagen.com