Café Spotlight #3 - 5 for 1

Found this in the newspaper today: 5 new cafés in Copenhagen! Freshly and freely translated from Politiken.dk! Thanks, journalists!

Vogelkop

Vogelkop is a café with a rarity of an oldschool Danish dish in their breakfast menu - Øllebrød (an oatmeal-ish dish with beer and rugbrød) with whipped cream! Bonus info: "Øllebrød" means "beerbread"! But they also have the classic café dishes and drinks. Often with music and poems in the rooms. Check their Facebook page. Go there to try the øllebrød breakfast specialty

At Flensborggade 30, Kbh. V - Open mon-fri: 8-20, sat-sun: 10-20.

Prinsessecafe

A true princess café with flowers, candles and small figures! Various sandwiches and mix your own salad from 30-50 kroner. And they have cake and the most delicious different variants of hot chocolate (that sounds like something for a princess)!

At Prinsesse Charlottesgade 16, 2200 Kbh. N, Open mon-sat. 10-18, sun. 12-19

Cafe Nutid

A new student café! Super student friendly with plugs in the wall and free wifi. Tons of events and a Christmas present workshop! :D

Organic fairtrade coffee for 10 kroner and delicious juice, special brews from Nørrebros Bryghus, bread, snacks and cake.

At Sankt Peders Stræde 1, 1453 Kbh K, Open: wed. 9-22, thu. 9-24, fri. 9-02, sat. 13-02 STheir facebook pace!

Retromania

Retromania is, not as the name suggests, a new café in Nørrebro. They have a second hand shop with stuff and clothes fron the 50s, 60s and 70s, brunch, sandwich, coffee and smoothies.

They also sell old LPs from the 60's mainly.

At Nørrebrogade 150, 2200 Kbh N, Open mon.-fri. 10-18, sat. 10-16

Ipsen & Co.

Classic menu with eggs and rugbrød for breakfast, soup for lunch, sandwich, tapas and homemade cakes! NOM NOM NOM!

At Gammel Kongevej 108, 1850 Frederiksberg, open mon.-thu. 8-18, fri.-sat. 9-18.

Best,
Nanna

Celebrating Thanksgiving in Denmark

There are some of you who would normally be celebrating Thanksgiving with your families in November. Since some of you are now here in Denmark, I thought I'd give some tips on where you can celebrate with other people who enjoy Thanksgiving, even though some of you already did celebrate (even if it's not really before the 22nd) or plan to do a dinner in the dorms.

For those of you who don't know, a typical Thanksgiving dinner is almost always composed of a whole turkey with stuffing (bread based filling you stuff inside the turkey), lots and lots of gravy. The rest of the dishes depends on family tradition and where in the US you're from. Some of them are mashed potatos, cranberry sauce, various vegetables, sweet potatos and PIES!! Pecan pies, apple pies, berry pies or the all time classic: Pumpkin pie! Om nom nom nom!

Actually, I've never taken part in a Thanksgiving dinner myself, this year I might give it a try!

Here are some possibilities to get a prepared Thanksgiving dinner, so you don't have to sweat with the turkey yourself! Unfortunately, Thanksgiving is not as common in Denmark as Halloween, for example, so the events are somewhat expensive - you can always get together and each of you could bring a dish instead.  The most important is that you are together and have a nice evening.


This turkey does not approve of Thanksgiving! But it looks delicious!

The ultra fancy way:

Guerilla dining - Thanksgiving style! The cooking team Silver Spoon make food events! And at their Thanksgiving event, you can experience the extreme-food discipline: "Turducken". A chicken inside a duck inside a turkey! Triple poultry for the hungry, and wealthy, student as the tickets are unfortunately 500 a piece and an extra 300 for drinks (but I guess you don't have to buy the fancy wine too). But then again - it's more of a food-art event than just a meal.

Time: Nov., 25th (18:00), the adress is given when tickets are purchased here: billetto.dk

The less fancy - but still fancy - way

American Chamber of Commerce is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner at the Marriott on Kalvebod Brygge. The American ambassador will give a speach, there will be music and competitions too. The menu will be classic but with a fancy twist. And with Californian wines and American beer too!

Time: Nov., 25th, (16-20) at Hotel Marriott, Kalvebod Brygge 5. Price: 425 kroner. Sign up here: amcham.dk

NFL and food

Another traditional part of Thanksgiving is football! Watching it, of course, because you are going to be just as stuffed as the turkey after eating. Thanksgiving Day Classic marks the season start and is the second largest football event after Super Bowl! 

Go to one of the following sports bars and enjoy! At O'Learys they even have a Thanksgiving menu with banana cream pie as dessert: 199 kroner.

Time: Nov., 22, (19:00) at Bernstorffsgade 14, Copenhagen. Sign up here: 33338220 or here olearys.dk

Hard Rock Thanksgiving

Another dinner-option: At Hard Rock Café, you can get a huuuuge menu for 199 kroner including pumpkin pecan pie and coffee.

Time: Nov., 22nd, (19:00), at Hard Rock Café Copenhagen (next to Tivoli at the Central Station side). Book a table:hardrock.com

I know being an international student is about learning from different cultures, but not only the ones in the country you study in - learn from each other. I think there are people from over 20 different countries among the international students at DTU - go and learn from each other. It could end up being a tradition you are going to keep alive yourself!

Holiday wishes,
Nanna

Events this weekend

Here we go;

Friday

Unfortunately, I couldn't find any super-events this evening. So get out and check out some of the bars in Copenhagen! Tivoli is now open again, with its Christmas theme, for example.


Saturday

International Restaurant Day

On this day, you can open a restaurant for the day, and sell and serve the food you want to. Register here to make your own restaurant: http://www.restaurantday.org/da/join/

Or check out all the other ones. A perfect and funny way of getting to know people in Copenhagen and have cheap, homemade food! http://www.facebook.com/RestaurantDayDenmark?fref=ts

There are fourteen pop up places to choose from in Copenhagen on the map, but I bet you can find many more!

http://www.restaurantday.org/da/find/?near=K%C3%B8benhavn%2C+Danmark

Legendary Coma Club Party

The last Coma party will take place at a secret location (but check out the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/events/446165295426531/ for more information). The Coma Club parties are legendary because they are totally insane. You have to dress to the occasion - otherwise you will not be allowed to enter! The theme for this party is "China". There will be awesome music by Sukkerlyn (dancehall), Alfredo and Emil Lange (DJ's) among many others. And about 1000 partylicious people from Copenhagen dressed in crazy outfits.

Tickets are about 300 kroner. It starts at 22 and goes on until early morning.  Buy your ticket here: http://www.billetto.dk/da/events/thesmileyparty

The location will be revealed tomorrow, but it's at "a central place in Copenhagen".


Dress this crazy! Not sure if it's actually possible to dress more crazy....

Sunday

Christmas Markets

Yes, it's that time of the year. Visit one of the Christmas markets this weekend and find something nice for the family or friends. Ravnsborggade has a very nice one. All the antique shops, designers, cafés and galleries will have stands on the sidewalk with Christmas candy, glögg (hot wine with almonds, spices and raisins).

From 10-16 at Ravnsborggade, Sankt Hans Gade, Nyesgade og Ravnsborg Tværggade at Nørrebro.

Best wishes for a nice and calm weekend,
Nanna

Café Spotlight #2 - Café Retro

After a tip from Marjorie from Holland, here's a post on Café Retro.

Go there and have a beer or a coffee with purpose! The café does not make any profit from selling what they do, because all the profit goes to India and Africa (true Danish style - we like to give, we like our coffee break and we like to feel good about doing something for the world in the sense that we contribute by doing what we would have done anyway - enjoy a coffee break at a nice café). You can read on the webpage, which projects the café - and you, if you go there - are supporting: http://www.cafe-retro.dk/

They have live music on thursday-saturday at 21. Make sure to check the event page: http://www.cafe-retro.dk/index.php?id=1118

There are two of the Retro Cafés (one in inner city in Knabrostræde and one in Jægersborggade (which is a phenomenon in itself - word has it that this is the hippest street in Copenhagen with eco candy and clothing shops, recycled clothing, music and art shops)).

The atmosphere in both of the cafes is really relaxed; lean chairs, hammock chairs, old-style wooden furniture and cushions (you get a feeling of a hippie-grandma’s living room), in Nørrebro part of the walls are covered with old Donald Duck-comics and one has a photo exhibition on it.

As for food, they have soups, nachos, cake and various snacks. If you show a valid student ID, there is a student discount on some of the things in the menu.

The city-Retro also has live music Fri – Sun at 21.00. One more great thing about Retro: the prices. Not even the backpacking students can say its too expensive! Plus, there is free wifi.

Find them here:

Knabrostræde 26, 1210 KBH

and

the far end of Jægersborggade, 2200 KBH N

Opening hours:
Mon: Closed
Tue-Wed:12-23
Thu: 12-00
Fri-Sat: 12-01
Sun: 12-23

Best,
Nanna

Bar Spotlight #3 - Tjili Pop

Tjili Pop on Rantzausgade is actually also a café, but I tend to hear more about it in bar-context - and not for nothing.

It looks sooooo cute from the outside. The beer is cheap, the room is charming, the people are very nice and the food is good. They event have live music (mostly singer/songwriters, folk, pop, acoustic) on some nights too! Go go go!

Like them on Facebook to stay tuned on events: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Tjili-Pop/189705194405675

Find it at Rantzausgade 28, 2200 København N  Opening hours: Mon-tue 10.00-00.00 Wed 10.00-01.00 Thu 10.00-02.00 Fri-Sat 10.00-03.00 Sun 10.00-00.00

Apologies for missing updates

Hi all!

Sorry for the missing updates. Had to deal with some personal stuff, but we're back on track now!

Best,
Nanna

Events this weekend!

This weekend offers some very classic Danish events friday and sunday.

Friday:

J-dag (aka Snowfall aka Snowstorm aka Christmas Is Here)!

J-dag marks the day when the Christmas-beers can be bought. It's not only Tuborg (but I do agree, they have the best marketing department), but ALL kinds of Christmas beer. Go to your nearest pub, a beer bar in Copenhagen or one of the Campus-bars, because from 15:01 it's on!

I will make some shameless advertising for Diamanten, where you can get super offers on the Christmas beer "47", which I personally find better tasting than the classic Tuborg Julebryg.


This is what you'll se on TV

This is what you'll see on the bar desk

This is what you'll see in the streets

Doktor Bombay and Hit & Hide in S-huset

Yes, tonight you can go and enjoy the best of your childhood memories in the form of the songs that never really left your brain! And they are definetely going to stay there for a couple of weeks after tonight. Tickets are 80 kroner for members of PF, otherwise 120 kroner. I think there still might be tickets and that the show will start around 22.


Saturday

Copenhagen Street Festival

From 10-20 in Boblehallen, Carlsbergbyen, Pasteursvej 10, 1778 KBH V, you can go and experience free workshops, shows and live music for free! It's all street related and it's usually a great success!

PROGRAM:
BMX Jam & Workshop.
10.00-18.00

PARKOUR Workshop & Play
10.00-18.00

STREET SOCCER tournaments!
13.00-19.00

GRAFFITI (Live & Workshop)
12.00-18.00

CAPOEIRA Workshop & Show
11.00-14.00

BASKET Workshop & Tournament
10.00-16.00

DANCE Battles
15.15-15.30 – Hip Hop
15.30-16.00 – Break
16.00-16.20 – Hip Hop
16.20-16.40 – Break 4
16.40-17.00 – Hip Hop finale / Hotstepper - Kinetic soul Kru Performance
17.00 -17.15 – Break finale

SCENE
10.00-14.00 - DJ
14.00-14.15 - Pia Allerslev (Mayor of Culture in Copenhagen)
14.15-15.15 – Live RAP Act’s

Here's the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/113022562186443/

Delicious free music at Statens Museum for Kunst

At Statens Museum for Kunst, you can - for free - experience some nice music from 19-midnight. Artists including Christian Hjelm (former lead singer in Figurines and now solo), Ida Gard, Unkwon, IANDAWN and Stella Polaris Soundsystem with all their talented DJ's. Facebook-event: https://www.facebook.com/events/499152703442084/

Sunday

Hubertusjagt

Hubertusjagten is the other classic Danish event. Every year, the first sunday of November, there will be held a horseback race in the beautiful surroundings in Dyrehaven. The race starts at 10, but be there well in advance - it's an old tradition and therefore the areas where the race is going to take place are going to be stuffed with people! The most popular spot is where the riders may risk to fall off the horse into a small pond!


Heheh...

If you want to see people fall from horses, then it's also possible when it's not at the pond!


Sooo many people!

Demolition in Valby

If fancy horseback hunts without real hounds or foxes is not for you, then you can go to Valby, where they will demolish a huge building (108 m tall) with lots of explosives! It's going to make a great scene for a photo to send back to the family at home! :) The action starts at 12, this is how you find it from Ny Ellebjerg Station: http://www.ke.dk/portal/page/portal/Grafik/pdf/Spr%C3%A6ngnings%20kort3.pdf

Best weekend-wishes,

Nanna