Eating Well, Relaxed

15 Rooftop and Terrace Restaurants in Copenhagen for Outdoor Dining in 2026

Copenhagen dining outdoors means more than one thing: a handful of true rooftops built above a silo, a converted power plant and a hotel, and a longer list of terraces that sit at street level or on the water and only borrow a rooftop's reputation by association.

Slurp's three-headed dog logomark in red

By Slurp

Nansensgade and Borgergade, Copenhagen

We started with 22 seats on Nansensgade in 2017. Now there are two rooms. We spend our days off eating our way around the rest of the city, and we take notes.

September 6, 2026

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September 8, 2026

From a converted grain silo and a rooftop farm to canal-front terraces and a floating jetty, 15 rooms in Copenhagen built for eating outdoors in 2026.

A rooftop terrace above Copenhagen at dusk, a round metal table and two chairs on weathered decking inside the railing, with tiled roofs, a copper spire and harbour cranes going blue beyond

TL;DR

Silo runs a dining room on Nordhavn's 17th floor with Lounge 18 one floor above it for drinks, and Tramonto seats 150 on a rooftop terrace above Hotel Ottilia in Carlsberg Byen, serving Italian food through lunch and dinner.

Illum Rooftop turns a Strøget department store's fourth floor into a food hall, Level Six runs a rooftop bar above a Nørreport hotel, and CopenHill's Rooftop Café sits 78 metres up on the city's ski slope in South Amager, reached by a free public elevator.

Gro Spiseri serves pre-booked dinners on Østerbro's own rooftop farm, and Zoku's Living Kitchen runs shared plates and a wood-fired pizza night on the top floor of its Ørestad aparthotel, open to walk-ins.

Nimb Roof, above the Nimb hotel in Tivoli, is the one rooftop on this list mostly closed to a casual visitor: it is reserved for hotel guests and Nimb Club members, and the public reservation window, open every evening from 17:00 to 21:00, closes 13 September.

Grøften's Tivoli garden terrace, Admiral Terrace on the harbour quay, Cap Horn on Nyhavn and The Shrimp's hotel courtyard cover a shorter, cheaper stop, with Grøften and Admiral Terrace both closing for the season by early October.

La Banchina serves fish and vegetables from a wooden jetty on Refshaleøen, Kayak Bar runs from floating pontoons in the inner harbour, and Reffen spreads about 35 street food stalls across an open harbourside yard.

Nimb Roof spends most of the year open only to hotel guests and Nimb Club members, then unlocks itself to everyone else for a narrow window each September. That one exception is the clearest sign of how rare a genuine Copenhagen rooftop actually is, and how much of what gets called one is really just a nice terrace at street level.

Fifteen rooms cover most of what outdoor dining can mean in this city, from a seventeenth floor with the widest view in Nordhavn to a wooden jetty on Refshaleøen with its own sauna.

Which of These Are Real Rooftops, and Which Just Borrow the Name?

Eight of the fifteen rooms below are genuine rooftops, built on top of a building rather than beside one. The other seven sit at street level, on a harbour quay or on a floating dock, not above one.

Booking ahead matters more at height than at street level, since a rooftop room with a real view sells its best tables first regardless of how quiet the rest of the city looks that night.

Two Rooftops Built Around a View: Nordhavn and Carlsberg Byen

Silo occupies the 17th floor of a former grain silo in Nordhavn, converted into a steel-clad tower, at Helsinkigade 29. One floor above it, Lounge 18 is a bookable bar and terrace with an east-facing harbour view rather than an open-access rooftop.

The tower holds four dining formats under one roof, running from Nordic smørrebrød through to French and Italian plates, with a la carte from 295 DKK, the evening tasting menu at 695 DKK and an optional 495 DKK wine pairing.

Tramonto sits on top of Hotel Ottilia at Bryggernes Plads 7, inside Carlsberg Byen, the district built on the old Carlsberg brewery grounds. Its 150-seat terrace runs Italian-leaning cuisine, home-made bread, pasta and mozzarella through the day, then shifts toward a bar and lounge format as the evening goes on.

A Department Store, a Hotel Bar and a Power Plant

Illum Rooftop, on the fourth floor of the Illum department store at Østergade 52, runs poke bowls, Neapolitan pizza, fresh fish and coffee from four restaurants and cafés under one glass roof, with indoor and outdoor seating at the Poke & Sons counter over Strøget below.

Level Six, on top of the Scandic Nørreport hotel at Frederiksborggade 18, keeps a short list of bar food and snacks built to sit alongside the cocktail list.

CopenHill's Rooftop Café sits 78 metres up on the same building as the city's ski slope and hiking trail in South Amager, reached by a free public elevator. The food stays casual, grilled toasts and pizzas year round, plus ice cream and waffles when the season allows, and it does not try to be a sit-down dinner.

A Rooftop Farm in Østerbro and a Kitchen in Ørestad

Gro Spiseri, on the rooftop farm at ØsterGro in Østerbro, serves organic Danish cooking built around herbs, honey and vegetables grown in the beds around the dining room, plus locally caught fish. Booking is the way in, and Sunday service is pre-booking only.

Zoku, at Amagerfælledvej 108 in Ørestad, reachable by metro rather than on foot from the centre, runs its Living Kitchen as a rooftop restaurant in a bright, plant-filled room built for shared plates and communal tables, with a wood-fired pizza night every Sunday and Monday. Walk-ins are welcome alongside advance bookings.

The Rooftop You Cannot Just Walk Into

Nimb Roof, above the Nimb hotel in Tivoli, is a heated pool and cocktail bar rather than a kitchen, and it is reserved for hotel guests and Nimb Club members for most of the year. The public window closes with the season: outside guests can book any evening from 17:00 to 21:00 through 13 September, after which the terrace returns to hotel guests and Nimb Club members only. Turn up without booking after that date, and the rooftop is not open to you.

A square side terrace in central Copenhagen on a bright autumn afternoon, cafe chairs and small round tables under an awning, with wool blankets draped over several of the chairs

Five Terraces at Street Level, Not on a Roof

Grøften, inside Tivoli Gardens on the same spot since 1874, seats close to 600 across a garden terrace serving traditional Danish smørrebrød, peeled inlet shrimp and whole fried plaice. It only runs when Tivoli itself is open, and the 2026 summer season closes 20 September.

Admiral Terrace, on the harbour quay behind the Admiral Hotel on Toldbodgade, looks across the water to the Royal Danish Opera. It runs April to September with snacks, small plates and bigger meals alongside a full cocktail list.

Cap Horn, at Nyhavn 21 since 1996, opens its canal-front terrace toward the quay each summer, with the kitchen leaning on the day's fish and seafood alongside classic Danish dishes that change with the season.

The Shrimp, inside Hotel Skt. Annæ's atrium courtyard at Sankt Annæ Plads 18 in Frederiksstaden, runs Torben Klitbo's format of classic, familiar dishes gathered from kitchens around the world. The same building keeps a smaller rooftop terrace one floor up for a drink afterward.

La Banchina, on a wooden jetty at Refshalevej 141 on Refshaleøen, serves vegetables and whatever the sea provides, no meat, alongside natural wine, coffee and baked goods, walk-in only with no reservations taken. A sauna sits on the same dock for anyone who wants to swim before dinner.

Two More Worth the Trip to the Harbour's Edge

Kayak Bar, on floating pontoons at Børskaj 12 in the inner harbour, runs a casual bar and cafe open daily from mid-morning.

Reffen, the street food yard on Refshalevej 167A on Refshaleøen, spreads about 35 stalls across an open harbourside yard, not a single kitchen. Its full daily season runs to the end of September, after which the site scales back for the rest of the year.

Does Slurp Have a Rooftop or a Terrace of Its Own?

No. Both Slurp rooms, Nansensgade and the 36-seat Borgergade address that opened in January 2025, are enclosed counters, and neither has outdoor seating.

Slurp's Nansensgade counter is where this started, when Philipp Inreiter opened it in 2017 after years cooking at Noma, Relæ and RyuGin in Tokyo. The kitchen still runs on the same principle: broth and noodle over room. A stock holds the burner anywhere from a few hours to a full day before it goes into a bowl, and every noodle is hand-cut that same morning, from Øland wheat milled on Bornholm.

15 Rooftop and Terrace Rooms in Copenhagen, Compared

The table below runs in the same order as the sections above: real rooftops first, then street-level and waterside terraces, ending at Refshaleøen. It is not a ranking.

Venue	Area	Height or setting	What it actually serves	Price band
Silo	Nordhavn	17th floor, Lounge 18 above	Nordic, French, Italian	High
Tramonto	Carlsberg Byen	Rooftop, 150 seats	Italian, bread and pasta	Mid to high
Illum Rooftop	Strøget, Indre By	4th floor food hall	Poke, pizza, fish, coffee	Mid
Level Six	Nørreport, Indre By	Rooftop bar above a hotel	Bar food and snacks	Budget to mid
CopenHill Rooftop Café	South Amager	Rooftop, 78 metres up	Toasts, pizza, ice cream	Budget
Gro Spiseri	Østerbro	Rooftop farm greenhouse	Organic Danish, garden, fish	Mid to high
Zoku Living Kitchen	Ørestad	Top floor, plant-filled room	Shared plates, wood-fired pizza	Mid
Nimb Roof	Tivoli, Indre By	Rooftop pool and bar, guests and members	Cocktails, no kitchen	High
Grøften	Tivoli, Indre By	Ground-level garden terrace	Danish smørrebrød, shrimp, plaice	Mid
Admiral Terrace	Frederiksstaden	Ground-level harbour quay	Small plates and cocktails	Mid
Cap Horn	Nyhavn, Indre By	Ground-level canal terrace	Danish bistro, fish and seafood	Mid to high
The Shrimp	Frederiksstaden	Ground-level atrium courtyard	International classic dishes	Mid to high
La Banchina	Refshaleøen	Waterside jetty, ground level	Fish, vegetables, natural wine	Mid
Kayak Bar	Inner harbour	Floating pontoons, ground level	Casual bar and cafe food	Budget to mid
Reffen	Refshaleøen	Ground-level street food yard	Global street food, about 35 stalls	Budget

Danish weather changes fast enough that a rooftop or terrace table booked a week ahead is still a guess by the time the evening arrives. Silo, Tramonto, Level Six, Cap Horn and The Shrimp all keep an indoor room running alongside their outdoor seating for exactly this reason, and Illum Rooftop's food hall sits under its own glass roof regardless of the forecast, so a wet forecast rarely means cancelling outright, only moving a few metres indoors.

Which of These Rooms Is Worth Booking First in 2026?

Pick Silo or Tramonto for a genuine occasion, since both run at a price and a scale built around a full evening. Pick Illum Rooftop or The Shrimp's courtyard when a group cannot agree on one cuisine or one mood.

Grøften, Cap Horn and Admiral Terrace all work for a shorter, cheaper stop without much notice, though Grøften and Admiral Terrace both close with the season, Grøften on 20 September and Admiral Terrace at the end of September. La Banchina, Kayak Bar and Reffen suit a walk-in visit with no booking at all.

Skip Nimb Roof unless a room at the hotel or a Nimb Club membership is already part of the trip. Turning up there as a regular diner is the one booking on this list that fails.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which of these rooms has the best view?

Silo sits highest at 17 floors, with Lounge 18 one floor above it, giving the widest view over the Øresund and the Copenhagen skyline of anything on this list. CopenHill's Rooftop Café, 78 metres up on the ski slope building in South Amager, gives a comparable height from the other side of the harbour. Tramonto's rooftop over Carlsberg Byen and Illum Rooftop's fourth floor both trade some height for a closer view of one specific district.

Which of these are terraces rather than actual rooftops?

Grøften, Admiral Terrace, Cap Horn, The Shrimp's courtyard, La Banchina, Kayak Bar and Reffen all sit at street level, on a harbour quay or on a floating dock rather than above a building.

Is there a rooftop on this list not worth the trip?

Nimb Roof. It is reserved for hotel guests and Nimb Club members for most of the year, and the public reservation window that lets anyone else in, open every evening until 13 September, closes after that date. Arrive without a booking after that and there is no seat.

Do any of these stay open once the weather turns?

Illum Rooftop, Level Six, CopenHill's Rooftop Café and Kayak Bar all run year round. Grøften and Nimb Roof's public hours close with Tivoli's season, Admiral Terrace runs only April to September, and Reffen scales back once its full daily programme ends in late September.

By Slurp

Nansensgade and Borgergade, Copenhagen

We started with 22 seats on Nansensgade in 2017. Now there are two rooms. We spend our days off eating our way around the rest of the city, and we take notes.