Cuban "hygge" on Amager

If you are up for a ride all the way out of Amagerbrogade, something good awaits you! Down the street Ingolfs Allé, close to Amagerbrogade no. 200, you will find a Cuban coffee shop called Ingolfs Kaffebar. Here, you can get Cuban kitch and Danish "hygge" (cosiness) all in one.

Brunch at Ingolfs Kaffebar.

The café offers brunch, coffee, tea, Cuban beers, lunch, snacks, cake, steak, live music and so on. The portions are large and the food is home-made and yummy. In the summertime you can get Bucanero or Cristal (Cuban beers) and listen to live music in their lovely garden.

The ladies' room.

Fun for kids and other simple souls.

The entrance to Ingolfs Kaffebar.

After enjoying your coffee and snaks, we'd recommend a stroll down the street and around the neighbourhood. This is where Amager reveals it's charm and proofs there's more to it than just Amagerbrogade. A walk down to Amager Strandpark - a large, typical Scandinavian beach with great views towards Sweden and the Øresund Bridge - is the perfect way to end you visit to Amager. And you can grab the metro right from Amager Strandpark to go back to the center. How practical.

Ingolfs Kaffebar
Ingolfs Allé 3
2300 Copenhagen S

Opening hours:
Mondays and Tuesdays: 10 am - 10 pm
Wednesday - Saturday: 10 am - midnight
Sundays: 10 am - 6 pm

Prices:
Brunch 125 DKK
Sandwich 85 DKK
Steak 185 DKK
Café latte 30 DKK
Cristal bottled beer 30 DKK

Sharing Cafe Aroma in Islands Brygge

One of the sharers recently went to visit a cafe called Aroma. It's right next to the Islands Brygge metro station which is located on Amager. They have some interesting sandwiches, that you can eat inside or take with you. 

The best thing was the apple juice... or actually it is something slightly different from apple juice, called 'æblemost'. Æblemost is like apple juice, but has no added sugar and is produced by crushing the apples.

Æblemost is used as an ingredient in many types of mixed juice because it is relatively inexpensive and has a mild flavor. It should be made with undiluted apple juice without added sugar. In Germany, they have a similar but less sweet drink called Apfelschorle which is 'æblemost' mixed with sparkling water. Yum!

Islands Brygge's peak season is in the summer when the weather is sizzling. The locals retreat here to get a break form the inner city heat by taking a swim, drinking cold beers, bbqing and generally chilling on the green and airy spots near the harbour. The café is therefore a very good place to visit during the varmer months.

I had a bean/chili sandwich which was nice and tasty, but the waiter didn't put it on a plate, so it was a bit difficult to eat and the beans just popped out everywhere. I made quite a mess ;) A sandwich is about 48 DKK. To convert to your currency go to the currency converter.

You can read more about cafe Aroma on facebook.

Sharing Torvehallerne - the place spoil your tastebuds!

We've just been to the new food shopping arcade in Copenhagen called 'Torvehallerne'. It used the be an outdoors vegetable, fruit and flower market, but this central square now features both in- and outdoor food stalls offering all kinds of tasty food and drinks.

Torvehallerne october 2011

There's a wide range of food to choose from and everything is delicious! The world famous The Coffee Collective has a stall there and you can taste a variety of foreign and local specialties (We recommend trying a proper Danish pasty in one of the bakeries). The quality is very good which the prices also reflect...

Torvehallerne October 2011

The thought was for the food hall to be the town's pantry, but it is more of a gourmet market - but it is fun to walk around in the two indoor markets and taste some of the wonderful food.

Torvehallerne October 2011

We really want to share this with you because it is a must see for foodies!

Torvehallerne October 2011

You Can find: 'Torvehallerne' right next to Nørreport Station at Frederiksborggade 21, 1360 Copenhagen C.

Opening Hours:
Monday: Closed.
Tuesday - Thursday: 10 - 19.
Friday ​​10 - 20.
Saturday: 9 - 17.
Sunday: 10 -15.

You can check out their homepage here - unfortunately it is only in Danish...