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The 2 Best Cocktail Bars in Copenhagen 2026

The 10 best cocktail bars in Copenhagen for 2026: Ruby, Lidkoeb, Curfew and seven more. The most design-led drinking scene in Europe. Updated 2026.

The short answer

Our editors' №1 is Hooked.

2 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.

Best overallHooked
Runner-upJagger

Copenhagen has the most design-led cocktail scene in Europe. Ruby pioneered the Scandinavian cocktail bar format in 2007. Lidkoeb followed with the three-floor cocktail-and-whisky model. The 10 below show how Danish design and Nordic ingredients combine. Most are in Indre By or Vesterbro.

The 10 best cocktail bars in Copenhagen

Editor's №1

Hooked

Hooked on Nørrebrogade serves seafood without the white tablecloths, alongside organic cocktails and cold beer from local brewery TO ØL. Lobster rolls and fish burgers anchor the menu. Open daily.

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Jagger

Jagger started on Istedgade in Vesterbro and now runs more than 30 counters across Copenhagen, pairing canned beer and frozen cocktails with burgers from former Michelin chef Rasmus Oubaek. Drinks stay cheap and the frozen daiquiri moves fast.

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Weekly picks

The bars worth going to, weekly.