Best for: Casual diners craving elevated burgers with a sustainable twist
Location: Christianshavn
Price: $$

From the team behind Noma, POPL tackles the American classic with the kind of focus on sourcing and experimentation that you’d expect from a fine-dining lab. The signature order: either a juicy organic Danish beef burger or the quinoa-based veggie patty developed in Noma’s fermentation kitchen. Served on a soft potato bun with seasonal sides, it’s a fast-casual concept done with flair in a pared-down contemporary dining room in a picturesque spot along the harbor. Snack on crunchy fries while watching visitors float by in Green Kayaks, an initiative that provides an hour of free paddling in exchange for collecting trash.

Best for: Diners seeking a pescatarian menu with sustainable sourcing
Location: Vesterbro/Enghave Brygge
Price: $$$

Set within the verdant grounds of Copenhagen’s Banegaarden, Grobund makes the most of summer with a four-course, vegetable-heavy menu served in a restored century-old greenhouse. Once slated for demolition, the space was repurposed into a communal dining room, now surrounded by gardens that supply much of the produce. At one nightly seating, up to 80 guests gather at long wooden tables, sharing conversation over organic wines poured from self-serve taps to foster a social ambiance while cutting down on waste.

Best for: Fine dining enthusiasts seeking a vegan tasting experience
Location: Nørrebro
Price: $$$$

A few bites into dinner at Ark, and you might not know the menu swung vegan unless your server told you. Set in a stylish space, nothing seems amiss, not even the lack of meat, at the city’s first Green Michelin Star restaurant. The menu has a clear Nordic identity, thanks to founder and forager-in-chief Jason Renwick and sustainability-minded executive chef Brett Lavender. Complex and flavorful dishes feature a variety of techniques like koji fermentation to coax flavor from roots, herbs, and vegetables. Natural wines, low-ABV cocktails, and delicate teas round out the pairings.

Best for: Diners interested in modern cuisine with a sustainable approach
Location: Østerbro
Price: $$$$

If you dine at Tèrra, don’t make plans for at least four hours. With only a handful of tables served nightly, the 15-course meal in a dark, austere space will command your full attention. Chef Valerio Serino takes zero-waste seriously, recycling and upcycling every shell, stalk, and scrap into beautifully composed dishes while earning him a Green Michelin Star. He cooks with the lens of his Sicilian upbringing, using organic vegetables, seafood, and meat sourced from Danish producers. Lucia De Luca, the sommelier and Serino’s life partner, personally pairs every dish with natural, organic, and biodynamic Italian wines.

Best for: Guests seeking a unique rooftop farm-to-table experience
Location: Østerbro
Price: $$$

You would never know from the street in Østerbro that an organic garden oasis sits hidden atop the roof of a former auto auction house. Climb a circular iron staircase to discover Gro Spiseri, set inside a greenhouse where a team with ties to Copenhagen’s zero-waste kitchens serves intimate communal meals. ØsterGRO, considered Denmark’s first rooftop farm, features rows of vegetables, herbs, and flowers swaying in the summer wind just steps from your table. The fixed hyper-local menu often features fish from local waters and produce picked the same day.

Best for: Travelers seeking casual communal meals with locals
Location: Christianshavn
Price: $

Kanalhuset is a restaurant and guesthouse where every night feels like a dinner party. Housed in a restored 18th-century building, it hosts daily communal meals around long tables, encouraging conversation among strangers and locals alike. The menu is seasonal and organic when possible, built from scratch in an open kitchen that keeps waste low and portions generous. For travelers looking to meet real Copenhageners over comforting food, this is the place.

Best for: Outdoor dining who want to eat directly from the source
Location: Refshaleøen
Price: $$

Øens Have sits inside Scandinavia’s largest urban farm. The open-air restaurant serves food grown just meters away — herbs, vegetables, and edible flowers harvested daily from the surrounding beds. Chefs work out of a greenhouse kitchen, building rustic, plant-heavy menus shaped by the season. Long tables under the sky set the tone for slow, community-focused dining. It’s hyper-local in the most literal way.

Best for: Pizza fans and budget diners who value ethical sourcing
Location: Nørrebro
Price: $$-$$$

Bæst brings sourdough pizza and charcuterie into the slow‑food era. Located in Nørrebro, the kitchen runs its own dairy (hello mozzarella and burrata) and organic meat butchery, turning local ingredients into house-made cheeses, meats, and wood-fired pies. They open for dinner every night—with weekend lunch—so you can settle in no matter when hunger calls.

Best for: Casual diners looking for plant-based options
Location: Østerbro
Price: $$$

Bistro Lupa is the relaxed younger sibling of Ark, carrying the same sustainable DNA but with a lighter, everyday approach. The menu leans vegan and vegetarian, built around seasonal produce and foraged ingredients that change with the months. Expect grain bowls, roasted root vegetables, and house-made ferments alongside natural wines and zero-proof drinks. The airy space in Østerbro attracts a younger, diverse crowd, thanks to inclusive hiring practices and approachable pricing. It’s the kind of place where locals meet for a weekday dinner or weekend brunch, proving that sustainable dining in Copenhagen doesn’t always have to feel formal.

Best for: Diners seeking a pescatarian menu with sustainable sourcing
Location: Indre By
Price: $$$$

Set in a restored townhouse, The Pescatarian, in Copenhagen’s historic center, sits a short walk from the Citadel and Amalienborg Palace. The restaurant focuses on ethical seafood and seasonal vegetables, presented through multi-course tasting menus and à la carte options. The kitchen works closely with local suppliers to ensure transparency and low-impact sourcing, while the wine list emphasizes organic and biodynamic producers. Service is polished but not stiff, creating a setting that feels elegant without excess. It’s one of the few spots in the city dedicated entirely to a pescatarian philosophy.

Best for: Vegetable-focused dining done with good humor
Location: Rantzausgade (Nørrebro)
Price: $$

Six friends known as the ‘Plant Boys’ founded Baka d’ Busk, a plant-based bistro in Nørrebro. With backgrounds ranging from cooking, blacksmithing, to the visual arts, they each brought a different skillset to the restaurant’s menu, decor, and vibe. The kitchen leans on seasonal Danish vegetables and natural wines, but the style is deliberately irreverent. Plates mix unexpected flavors and textures, menus carry cheeky descriptions, and the dining room keeps things casual with mismatched tables, music turned up, and a lively crowd. The result is playful and creative, more house party than dining temple.