Cafe Ørstrup

Cozy neighborhood café close to Nyhavn in central Copenhagen. They serve a variety of sandwiches and Smørrebrød (the danish open face sandwiches).
every evening they serve the dish of the day, most days its classical danish dishes.
The food is well made, the bread are home made.
has a nice cozy atmosphere
I am definetly going to drop by next time they serve Stegt flæsk og persilelsovs. to se the today special check the webpage.

We happened on this warm and charming café when we were out in search of lunch today. It’s a short walk from our hotel. It’s a climb up three stairs to the door and then two more inside. You order and pay at the counter. The lunch menu consists primarily of sandwiches and soup, the sandwiches either a variety of open-​faced smørrebrød or a selection of other sandwiches. The very helpful man behind the counter described the smørrebrød and I chose one that had roast pork and red cabbage. Alan decided on a vegetable sandwich w/​o the pesto, sun dried tomatoes and pickled ingredients. We both ordered hot tea, which was served in tall glasses. Both came w/​a tiny package of dark Belgian chocolate, which meant I had both since Alan doesn’t eat chocolate. Score!
The restaurant has an inviting corner w/​two wingback chairs flanking a bookcase. There’s a bar w/​high chairs facing out the window and 6 or 7 normal height tables and chairs, most for 2, a couple for 4. The walls are hung w paintings of local scenes. Our sandwiches arrived and mine had several thin slices of moist roast pork gracefully draped over a piece of Danish whole grain bread, the red cabbage spread on one side and a smattering of coins of slightly sweet pickles garnishing it further. On top were three thin crisp, slightly salty strips of pork skin. It was a wonderful combination of tastes and I was very happy. Alan was also pleased w/​his sandwich, which was on a homemade whole wheat bun, though he didn’t finish it. It was substantial. The tea was Revolution, out of Phoenix, a brand we’re familiar w/​and fond of. We chatted w/​the man behind the counter, who may have been the owner, about his travels in the US, the places he had seen and what he thought. He spoke about the expensive restaurants in Nyhavn and how when you’re a tourist you sometimes have to do the touristy things. It was a delicious lunch and a very pleasant interaction. A few people came in while we were there, some to eat in, some to visit and some to take out. When we left our host opened the door to facilitate our getting down the stairs readily. We would be back if we weren’t going home tomorrow.