Best Bakeries in Copenhagen: Top 10, Ranked (2026)
Copenhagen has more than 50 dedicated bakeries, and a wave of Noma alumni opening their own ovens has genuinely raised the bar over the last decade. I'm Felipe, a Copenhagen local guide, and I've eaten my way through most of them, from a 370-year-old bakery still baking the same cinnamon roll to the viral cube croissant everyone photographs before eating. Here's my honest, ranked list of the city's best bakeries, with real 2026 prices and what to actually order.
1. Why Copenhagen's bakery scene stands out
Copenhagen has over 50 dedicated bakeries, concentrated most heavily in Vesterbro, Nørrebro and Frederiksberg. Danish pastry, wienerbrød, was actually introduced by Austrian bakers back in the 1840s, but what's happened here in the last decade is genuinely new: a string of Noma alumni left the world's most celebrated kitchen to open bakeries instead, and the results are the reason people now plan trips around a specific cardamom bun.
Most bakeries in this guide open by 7:00-7:30 AM, including weekends, and a typical pastry runs 30-55 DKK. I've ranked the ten that are actually worth crossing town for, with real prices, hours and what I order every time.
The Ranking
2. The 10 best bakeries in Copenhagen, ranked
Ranked on quality, originality and how far I'd genuinely tell a friend to travel for it. Tap a name to open it in Google Maps.
Hart Bageri
Founded by Richard Hart of San Francisco's Tartine, backed by Noma's René RedzepiRichard Hart trained as head baker at Tartine in San Francisco before René Redzepi convinced him to bring his obsessive, slow-fermentation approach to Copenhagen in 2018. The result has genuinely raised what Danish pastry can look like, everything is baked on-site using organic, stone-milled grain, and the cardamom croissant has become something people specifically fly in for.
Hart now has around 10 locations across the city, including Frederiksberg (the flagship), Vesterbro, Nørrebro, Østerbro, Islands Brygge, Carlsberg Byen and a stall inside Reffen.
- Main address: Gammel Kongevej 109, Frederiksberg
- Hours: Roughly daily 7:30-18:00, hours vary slightly by location
- Cost: Cardamom croissant ~42 DKK, kanelsnegl (cinnamon roll) ~30 DKK
- Famous for: The cardamom croissant and sourdough, which regularly sells out by late morning
- Open Hart Bageri in Google Maps
Tip: Go before 9:00 AM on weekdays for the best selection, sourdough loaves are usually gone by late morning. The Frederiksberg flagship pairs well with a stroll down Gammel Kongevej.
Juno the Bakery
Founded by an ex-Noma pastry chef, home of what many call the world's best cardamom bunEmil Glaser, formerly of Noma's pastry team, opened Juno in December 2017 in Østerbro, and it built its reputation almost entirely on a single item: a laminated, cardamom-dusted bun that's genuinely worth the trip on its own. Buns bake throughout the day rather than in one morning batch, so they rarely sell out and are usually warm.
- Address: Århusgade 48, Østerbro
- Hours: Wed-Sat 7:30-18:00, Sun 9:00-15:00, closed Mon-Tue
- Cost: Cardamom bun ~24 DKK, sourdough bun ~12 DKK, croissants 24-35 DKK
- Famous for: The cardamom bun, baked fresh all day long
- Open Juno the Bakery in Google Maps
Tip: Seating is limited but there's a small courtyard. Since buns bake continuously, this is one of the few bakeries on this list where arriving late morning still gets you a warm one.
Sankt Peders Bageri
Denmark's oldest working bakery, baking continuously since 1652Tucked into the Latin Quarter of Indre By, this is Denmark's oldest continuously operating bakery, and its Wednesday tradition alone is worth planning a visit around: roughly 4,000 giant cinnamon rolls, called Onsdagssnegle ("Wednesday snails"), sold in a single day at a discounted price. It's covered in more depth in our historic cafés guide, but it earns its place here as Copenhagen's single most iconic bakery.
- Address: Sankt Peders Stræde 29, Indre By
- Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30-17:00, Sat 8:00-16:00, closed Sun
- Cost: 15-35 DKK per pastry
- Famous for: The "Onsdagssnegle" (Wednesday snail), sold at a discount every Wednesday only
- Open Sankt Peders Bageri in Google Maps
Tip: Arrive by 8:00 AM on Wednesdays or expect a real queue. Seating is limited to a handful of stools, so plan on takeaway.
Andersen & Maillard
Home of the viral cube croissant, in the heart of NørrebroAndersen & Maillard's signature is a cubic, pistachio-ganache-filled croissant that earned it genuine online fame, built to be photographed as much as eaten, but the lamination underneath is the real reason it holds up. We've also ranked this one for its coffee in our specialty coffee shops guide, but if pastry is your priority, this is the entry to bookmark.
- Locations: Nørrebrogade 62 (main), Nordhavn, Ny Østergade 15 (city centre)
- Hours: Mon-Fri 7:00-18:00, Sat 8:00-17:00, Sun 8:00-16:00
- Cost: Pistachio cube croissant ~40 DKK, chocolate croissant ~48 DKK
- Famous for: The pistachio cube croissant
- Open Andersen & Maillard in Google Maps
Tip: The cube croissants genuinely sell out, arrive before 10:00 on weekends. The Nordhavn location has the most relaxed, industrial-chic seating of the three.
Conditori La Glace
Denmark's oldest patisserie, open continuously since 1870La Glace is more cake shop than bread bakery, but it earns its place here as living history, six generations of the same family have run it since 1870, and the original 1890s furniture is still in place. The Sportskage (a nougat-and-cream layer cake) is the house specialty. Full details are in our historic cafés guide, where it's also ranked.
- Address: Skoubogade 3, City Centre
- Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30-18:00, Sat 9:00-18:00, Sun 10:00-18:00
- Cost: Cake slices ~57 DKK, hot chocolate ~75 DKK
- Famous for: The Sportskage and unlimited hot chocolate refills
- Open Conditori La Glace in Google Maps
Tip: Portions are genuinely huge, share a cake between two. Coffee, tea and hot chocolate come with a free refill, a tradition that's disappeared almost everywhere else in the city.
Lille Bakery
Sustainability-first sourdough on the creative island of RefshaleøenLille sources its wheat and other ingredients directly from small-scale Danish farms, and it only bakes 200-300 of each item a day, so the sourdough and rye loaves genuinely sell out by early afternoon. It sits on Refshaleøen, a short walk from Reffen, making it an easy pairing for a full afternoon out.
- Address: Refshalevej 213A, Refshaleøen
- Hours: Wed-Sun 8:00-17:00, closed Mon-Tue
- Cost: Sourdough loaf ~45 DKK, berliner ~30 DKK
- Famous for: 100% Danish-grown rye bread and a mushroom-pine-nut roll
- Open Lille Bakery in Google Maps
Tip: Go before 13:00, daily quantities are small and it sells out. Combine it with lunch or dinner at Reffen, they're a few minutes apart on foot.
Alice
A residential Amager favourite with one of the city's most celebrated croissantsStarted by Noma alumni as an ice cream shop before expanding into pastry, Alice's butter croissant, crisp outside, moist inside, has repeatedly come out on top in local blind taste tests. We've also featured it in our specialty coffee shops guide for its exclusive Swedish Koppi Roasters coffee, but the croissant is the real reason to make the trip out to Amager.
- Address: Markmandsgade 1, Amager
- Hours: Tue-Fri 9:00-17:00, Sat-Sun 9:00-16:00
- Cost: Croissant ~32 DKK
- Famous for: The butter croissant, plus ice cream-filled croissants in summer
- Open Alice in Google Maps
Tip: It's a genuinely residential, off-the-tourist-path neighbourhood, pair it with a wider look at Copenhagen's outer districts.
Københavns Bageri
Two former Noma bakers, in the redeveloped Carlsberg Byen districtOpened by two former Noma bakers in Carlsberg Byen, the old brewery district being redeveloped near Vesterbro, this bakery keeps things classic: spandauer, kringle and a solid artisanal sourdough, without chasing a single viral item.
- Address: Flaskehalsen 22, Carlsberg Byen
- Hours: Tue-Sun 7:30-17:00, closed Mon
- Cost: 25-55 DKK per item
- Famous for: Classic spandauer and kringle pastries
- Open Københavns Bageri in Google Maps
Tip: Carlsberg Byen is still filling in as a neighbourhood, this is a good excuse to see how it's coming along.
Bageriet Benji
A quieter Nørrebro bakery built around near-perfect laminationAnother Noma-alumnus success story, tucked into a residential corner of Nørrebro away from the Andersen & Maillard crowds, Benji specialises in laminated pastry technique above everything else, the vanilla spandauer here is close to eating a crème brûlée in croissant form.
- Address: Mjølnerparken 52, Nørrebro
- Hours: Wed-Sun 7:30-16:00, closed Mon-Tue
- Cost: 30-50 DKK per pastry
- Famous for: Vanilla spandauer and seasonal fruit pastries
- Open Bageriet Benji in Google Maps
Tip: Quieter than the bigger names on this list, a good pick if you want to skip the queues without skipping the quality.
Flere Fugle
Bakery by day, sourdough pizza and natural wine by night, in a converted garageOpened in 2022 in a refurbished garage in Nordvest, well off the usual tourist path, Flere Fugle is the one bakery on this list that isn't only a bakery, it's a full day-to-night spot serving pastries and coffee in the morning, then sourdough pizza and natural wine once the sun goes down.
- Address: Rentemestervej 57, Nordvest
- Cost: Pastries 25-45 DKK; sourdough pizza roughly 95-140 DKK
- Famous for: Sourdough pizza and its natural wine list
- Open Flere Fugle in Google Maps
Tip: Nordvest is a genuinely local, non-touristy district, good for pairing with a wider explore beyond the historic centre.
Quick Reference
3. At-a-glance comparison
A fast way to match each bakery to what you're actually craving.
| Bakery | Neighbourhood | Signature item | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Bageri | Frederiksberg (+9 more) | Cardamom croissant | ~42 DKK |
| Juno the Bakery | Østerbro | Cardamom bun | ~24 DKK |
| Sankt Peders Bageri | Indre By | Onsdagssnegle (Wed only) | 15-35 DKK |
| Andersen & Maillard | Nørrebro (+2 more) | Pistachio cube croissant | ~40 DKK |
| Conditori La Glace | City Centre | Sportskage cake | ~57 DKK |
| Lille Bakery | Refshaleøen | Danish rye sourdough | ~45 DKK |
| Alice | Amager | Butter croissant | ~32 DKK |
| Københavns Bageri | Carlsberg Byen | Spandauer | 25-55 DKK |
| Bageriet Benji | Nørrebro | Vanilla spandauer | 30-50 DKK |
| Flere Fugle | Nordvest | Sourdough pizza | 95-140 DKK |
Plan Your Route
4. Neighbourhood bakery map
Group your bakery crawl by district instead of criss-crossing the city.
Nørrebro, the hipster haven
Andersen & Maillard and Bageriet Benji, two very different takes on the same neighbourhood.
Østerbro, the classy quarter
Juno the Bakery, worth the trip on its own.
City centre / Indre By, tourist-friendly
Sankt Peders Bageri, Conditori La Glace, plus a Hart Bageri branch on Gammel Møntergade.
Refshaleøen, the adventure
Lille Bakery, a short walk from Reffen street food market.
5. Practical tips before you go
Best times to visit
Early bird special: 7:30-8:30 AM for the best selection. Sweet spot: 10:00-11:00 AM on weekdays, a fresh second batch usually just came out and lines are shorter. Avoid weekend afternoons, the best items sell out and queues build fast.
Money-saving moves
Sankt Peders Bageri discounts its giant cinnamon roll every Wednesday. Several bakeries, including Hart Bageri, sell day-old bread at a steep discount later in the day. At La Glace, portions are large enough to genuinely split between two people.
Dietary options
Gluten-free and vegan options exist at a growing number of these bakeries, ask at the counter, availability varies day to day and isn't guaranteed everywhere on this list.
Cultural etiquette
Queue respectfully, Danes take orderly lines seriously, especially at Sankt Peders on a Wednesday. A simple "tak" (thanks) goes a long way.
Getting around
Most of these bakeries sit close to the best walking routes in Copenhagen, or hop between neighbourhoods faster with our bicycle system guide.
FAQ
6. Copenhagen bakeries: frequently asked questions
The questions I get asked most often about the city's bakery scene.
Hart Bageri, founded by Richard Hart (formerly of Tartine in San Francisco) with backing from Noma's René Redzepi, is generally considered the city's top bakery, especially for its cardamom croissant and sourdough. Juno the Bakery in Østerbro is the closest rival, built almost entirely around its cardamom bun.
Sankt Peders Bageri, in Copenhagen's Latin Quarter, has been baking continuously since 1652, making it Denmark's oldest working bakery. It's famous for the "Onsdagssnegle" (Wednesday snail), a giant cinnamon roll sold at a discount only on Wednesdays.
A typical pastry, a cardamom bun, croissant or kanelsnegl, runs 24-55 DKK across the bakeries in this guide, with most everyday items landing around 30-45 DKK.
At Andersen & Maillard, whose pistachio-filled cube croissant went viral online. The main location is on Nørrebrogade, with two more branches in Nordhavn and the city centre.
Most are, though hours vary. Sankt Peders Bageri and Hart Bageri open daily including weekends; Juno the Bakery, Lille Bakery and Bageriet Benji close on Monday and Tuesday instead.
Popular items often sell out by 11:00 AM-1:00 PM. Sourdough at Hart Bageri and Lille Bakery, and the pistachio cube croissant at Andersen & Maillard, are the most likely to disappear early, arrive before 10:00 AM for the best chance.
My Local Take
7. Final thoughts: my take
If you only remember one thing from this guide, make it this.
You genuinely can't go wrong with any of these ten, each one has perfected a single signature item to the point where it's worth building part of a morning around. If you only have time for two, make it Hart Bageri for the cardamom croissant and Sankt Peders Bageri for a real taste of 1652, they bookend the story of this city's baking, from centuries-old tradition to the Noma-trained generation reinventing it.
Budget at least a couple of mornings for bakery hopping if you can. And remember, this isn't just about the pastries, it's hygge in its most edible form: find a sunny bench, a warm bun, and let the rest of the morning slow down around you.
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