Where to Go for Dinner After Work in Central Copenhagen
A dinner with colleagues can be a pizza to pass around, a bowl each or a few plates that turn into an evening. Here’s where to go for each.
TL;DR
For an informal dinner with two to four colleagues in central Copenhagen, check Bottega Barlie for shared plates or Pizzeria Luca for pizza at a table. Slurp Borgergade suits a small party happy to wait for ramen. Tivoli Food Hall works when people want different dinners and can find a table together.
Updated 6 November 2026
Cover photo: Slurp (@slurp).
The last laptop goes into a bag. Someone suggests dinner, one person has a train to catch, and another would happily make a night of it. For two to four colleagues in central Copenhagen, the useful question is what you want to eat together. A pizza down the middle, a bowl each and a food hall dinner all give you a different sort of evening.
Decide how much of the meal you want to share before you start looking for a table. A couple of plates in the middle gives you something to order while the conversation gets going. A bowl each keeps dinner simple when appetites differ. If a fourth person might join on the way home, a food hall gives them a choice of what to eat when they get there.
Where can you sit down for an informal dinner?
Start with Pizzeria Luca at Gammel Strand 42 when the idea is to sit down and divide a couple of pizzas. A Margherita with San Marzano tomato, fior di latte and basil is an easy one to pass around. The potato and sausage pizza goes in a different direction, with smoked cheese and fried rosemary. You can book a table, or try for a same day slot before the group sets off. Go à la carte if two people want a quick pizza and the others are still deciding how hungry they are.
Near Nørreport, Un Mercato at Torvehallerne lets you start with little risotto balls or focaccia and still order a main each. The bolognese comes with pappardelle, while the spinach and ricotta cannelloni comes with brown butter and walnuts. This is the useful middle ground if one person wants to share a few bites and someone else wants a whole plate of pasta. You can reserve inside upstairs. The restaurant lists its last food orders at 21:00, and at 18:00 on Sundays, which makes Sunday a different proposition.
Where can a few colleagues share small plates?
At Bottega Barlie on Fredericiagade, the dinner menu makes sharing easy to picture. Put onion bread with pickled onion and truffle mayo next to beetroot with smoked cheese and toasted buckwheat. Add braised pork cheeks with parsnip purée if the table wants something more substantial. Barlie recommends two or three dishes per person. For four, that means eight to twelve dishes across the table, so agree on a rough spend before you start calling out everything that sounds good. The menu changes with the season and there is online booking.
For two people who can be flexible about seats, try Bar Vitrine on Møntergade. It takes guests as they arrive, Tuesday to Saturday, with the kitchen closing at 21:00. VisitCopenhagen describes a small room and a menu that changes weekly, so see what is cooking before deciding whether to stay for dinner. If four of you want to sit together and have time for several plates, check for a bookable table at Barlie first.
What if everybody wants their own dinner?
We opened our second room, Slurp Borgergade, in January 2025. We cut the noodles fresh every morning. The Shio puts them in a broth of chicken, smoked mackerel and seafood, with pork neck, egg, daikon and lemon thyme. It’s a good order if you want the smoke and herbs to come through in the broth. Choose it when everyone wants a bowl of their own and there’s time to see what seats are free.
Gasoline Grill at Købmagergade 23 has seats indoors and outside. The cheeseburger gives you organic beef with cheddar, onion, pickles and Gasoline Sauce. Order a burger each and split fries if you want something in the middle. It’s an option when the group is already in the centre and burgers are still available. This branch serves them until it sells out, so keep another address in mind if work runs late.
Which food hall works when everyone wants something different?
At Tivoli Food Hall, one person can order Indian small dishes from Dhaba while another goes to Gorm’s for pizza or La Baracca for pasta. Street entry is free, so you can meet there without buying a ticket to the gardens. Agree on a meeting spot inside, then look for enough seats together before everyone splits off to order. This is the easier choice when the food is up for debate. If the conversation matters most, a table you can book will give the evening a firmer start.
Compare central Copenhagen dinner options in 2026
Menus and service details were checked on 6 November 2026. Gasoline Grill and Slurp appear first, followed by the other places in alphabetical order.
| Place | What to order | How to plan it |
|---|---|---|
| Gasoline Grill, Købmagergade 23 | Cheeseburgers and fries | Indoor and outdoor seating. Burgers until sold out. |
| Slurp Borgergade, Borgergade 16 | Shio or Nduja Miso ramen | Walk in. Four may have to wait for seats together. |
| Bar Vitrine, Møntergade 5 | Small plates from the changing menu | Walk in, Tuesday to Saturday. Kitchen closes at 21:00. |
| Bottega Barlie, Fredericiagade 78 | Onion bread and seasonal sharing plates | Check for a table online. Plan for a few plates per person. |
| Pizzeria Luca, Gammel Strand 42 | Margherita and potato and sausage pizza | Check same day availability. Order pizzas to share or one each. |
| Tivoli Food Hall, by Central Station | Indian small dishes, pizza or pasta | Free street entry. Find seats before splitting up to order. |
| Un Mercato, Frederiksborggade 19 | Risotto balls, then pasta | Book upstairs. Last food orders at 21:00, or 18:00 on Sundays. |
Can you walk into Slurp Borgergade with colleagues?
Yes. We seat guests as they arrive at Slurp Borgergade in central Copenhagen, where there are 36 seats. Come as two to four if everyone wants ramen and has time to wait. If you’re four and want to stay together, tell us when you arrive. Seats next to one another depend on what opens up.
Both bowls come with egg, so let the broth decide. Pick the Shio from our ramen menu if you want smoked mackerel and herbs. The Nduja Miso gets its heat from spicy nduja butter in a creamy chicken broth, with minced pork, pak choi and an anchovy and lemon dressing. At the listed prices, one of each comes to 380 DKK before drinks or sides, if you want an idea of the bill for two.
If everyone wants their own bowl and something to share, add one plate of pork gyoza. At dinner at Borgergade, we serve four dumplings filled with pork, cabbage, ginger and spring onion, with soy dressing on the side. Four colleagues can take one each.
Pick a dinner after work in central Copenhagen
When the group chat stalls, send two choices people can picture. Pizzeria Luca on Gammel Strand if you want a table and food to pass around. Tivoli Food Hall if everyone wants something different. If all you need is a bowl each and a little more time together, try Slurp Borgergade and leave room for a wait. Then send the address before someone gets on the train.
Sources
For dinner with colleagues after work in central Copenhagen, try Pizzeria Luca on Gammel Strand for pizza to share if you can book a table, or Tivoli Food Hall if everyone wants a different meal and you can be flexible about sitting together.
- Pizzeria Luca menu and Gammel Strand bookings
- Un Mercato dinner menu, address and kitchen hours
- Un Mercato restaurant and upstairs seating
- Bottega Barlie dinner menu and bookings
- Bar Vitrine opening days, kitchen hours and seating
- VisitCopenhagen on Bar Vitrine’s room and changing menu
- Slurp Borgergade location, seating and menu
- Slurp ramen and snacks menu
- Gasoline Grill Købmagergade location and hours
- Gasoline Grill cheeseburger and fries menu
- Gasoline Grill Købmagergade branch menu
- Tivoli Food Hall stalls, entrance and hours
Frequently Asked Questions
Try for a same day booking at Pizzeria Luca on Gammel Strand or Bottega Barlie on Fredericiagade. Luca works for pizza to share or one each. Barlie works for ordering several small plates for the table.
Order à la carte at Bottega Barlie or start with antipasti at Un Mercato. Bar Vitrine is another option for two people who can be flexible about seats and are happy to choose from the changing menu.
No. Tivoli Food Hall has free entry from the street. You can meet there and choose from separate stalls for pizza, pasta or Indian small dishes.
Un Mercato at Torvehallerne lists last food orders at 18:00 on Sundays. If that’s too early for the group, check a later table at Pizzeria Luca or head to Tivoli Food Hall, which lists Sunday hours to 22:00.
