Since my early first hand encounters with Copenhagen when I visited my sisters as a kid, I have relentlessly been exploring the the small back alleys, rooftops, dive bars, clubs and forgotten spaces. After 10 years living here, way past the honeymoon, it has become a challenge to find new places. However, the city still seems to magically spawn undiscovered gems and new mysteries to be solved. I find it to be my duty to seek these out.
Brass Monkey Tiki Bar
Skulls & limbo
Mikkel Holst /
Visiting Copenhagen during the low season can be a hard on many levels. The lack of sun and ...
Cocks & Cows
Badass burger with style
Mikkel Holst /
A burger-craze spread throughout the city a few years ago and by now burger joints have ...
Ørstedsparken
Catch some rays with the locals
Mikkel Holst /
Once a part of a fortification that protected Copenhagen from the Swedes, this beautiful ...
Props Coffee Shop
Coffee with the local crowd
Mikkel Holst /
The original gimmick for luring people to Props was that everything in the bar was for sale ...
Sort Kaffe & Vinyl
Black coffee'n'vinyl
Mikkel Holst /
After a few years with virtually no decent record shops in Copenhagen, several vinyl ...
