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Are you bored of all the modern discos and super-hip clubs with the latest technology and flashing lights? Do you need a change? The Jane is your answer!

The bar – or should I say She – is wrapped in a mystery: where it is, how is She to experience, what do people talk about Her? Check their homepage to find out Her secrets…

The Jane is a relatively new place in the Copenhagen night-scene, but in my opinion one of the most interesting ones, too. The bar is decorated in a style of the tv-show Mad Men – expect big comfortable sofas and armchairs, dark wooden panels and bookshelves, they even have a real fireplace which really does make a cold winter-evening quite merry. Have friends with you who don’t care for the cozy cocktail sipping on the sofas? No problem, The Jane has also a small dance floor!

And the cocktails! Their drink list consists of marvelous creations, some more known, some of their own. I highly recommend The Jane’s own drink including passion fruit-an absolute crown to a great evening. There’s also something delish offered for the friends of tea…

Absolutely the place to be on weekends!

Very close to the busiest streets of Copenhagen, though still hidden on a small side street, a lucky traveller might notice this little piece of Spain -El Tapeo.

I have to say I absolutely adore this Spanish dreamland, everything about it! The “experience” starts already outside the building -the restaurant is located in a skinny, white, very Spanish -looking house squeezed between others.  The decorative shutters give already away a piece of the magic inside.

The restaurant is basically in two floors, and for bigger parties there are also two more floors to be booked. The feeling in this place is amazing-its like taking a quick holiday in Spain: rustic wooden benches and tables, candle light, authentic pictures, old advertisements and newspaper on the walls, and the look is completed with -yes-plates filled with gorgeous tapas.

With a very versatile menu, I feel a bit lame to talk only of their tapas,but it simply is so fantastic so why not. I think the beauty of tapas hides in the concept that even though you still have to choose on what to eat, you are able to choose more than one dish to enjoy- and the more people,the more dishes My favorite would most likely be the Dates wrapped in ham and roasted in oven- an absolute delicacy! And to make this dining really feel like a trip to south, I suggest you order some of their excellent Sangria.

One cold autumn- evening I was heading out in Nørrebro with two friends of mine, craving a proper, tasty dinner. As we walked to the restaurant choice of the night, we saw that the place was completely packed. Hungry and cold, we took a side street and wound up in front of a tiny basement-restaurant. The sign said Vespro -Italian wine bar and cafe. Like fireflies to light, the colors showing from the windows lured us in.

If I was first sad for having to go find a new restaurant for the evening, all that was forgotten when we stepped in Vespro. Vespro is a little Tuscan wine bar/restaurant by Nørrebroparken, serving Italian cooking and wines. And not just any wines: the family running the place, the Burattelli’s, choose all the wines on their lists very carefully, bringing the tastiest and most characteristic Italian treats to Copenhageners’ reach. They appreciate wines produced ecologically and bio-dynamically by small producers, who make their products to be as traditional and authentic.

The delicious food is simple Italian tastes, cheese, sausages, bruschettas and the meals are often “todays dish” -offers. For dessert I suggest you taste the perfect way to end dinner: Affogato al caffé -vanilla ice cream floating in espresso. All of this, served in warm colors of Tuscany -who could resist!

Housed in an old Poulaine shoe store, Brass Monkey is a blast from the past. Back in the 1940s Don The Beachcomber, the worlds first Tiki-bar opened up in Hollywood. Brass Monkey in Vesterbro, is trying to bring back the celebration of Polynesian culture and fruity rum-based drinks.

Tiki-drinks are made with lots of fresh juices and flavors like pineapple and banana. Drinks are served in traditional porcelain Tiki Mugs and served with loads of rum. Brass Monkey boasts the largest selection of rum in Scandinavia.

Opened by the crew behind the best classical cocktail bar in Copenhagen (Check the Salon 39 article), Brass Monkey aims to continue the traditions of classical bartending – impeccable service, a little bit of showmanship and honest great tasting drinks – that has rendered Salon 39 so successful.

Brass Monkey is dark and decorated with wood carvings and palm trees. The bartenders wear Aloha Shirts and don’t be surprised if you get a Lei hung around your neck when you enter.

One of my favorite things to do is get a Volcano – a big tub of tiki-licious cocktail for 4-5 people served with 5 extra long straws. You can’t really be sparse with the alcohol in Tikis. Maybe that’s the reason that I’ve never had a boring night out at Brass Monkey. Or maybe it’s because you never know when they’ll break out the Limbo stick at Brass Monkey!

This might very well be the homiest cafe in all of Copenhagen.

You enter and feel welcome right away. On one of the tables there is a waxed tablecloth with big red roses (Røde Roses Kaffebar roughly means Red Rose’s Coffee Bar). There are worn leather armchairs with colorful cushions and a padded bench along the wall. On your way up the stairs to the open kitchen and the counter you pass a turntable on the one side, and on the other a tiny balcony with just room enough for two chairs (these are the best seats!) and heaps of large cushions stored underneath it. There are a couple of tables in the kitchen too, so even if the front room is full when you arrive, there’s hope that in some corner there will still be room for you. Coffee is good and strong, food’s really delicious and the service is warm and friendly.

Right outside Røde Roses Kaffebar is Balders Plads (Baldur’s Square), at pretty but somewhat overlooked Copenhagen square. In summer the café arranges a music festival on the square in collaboration with Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Wondering about the name of the square? The neighborhood is located in the part of Nørrebro known as the Mythological Quarter, where all the streets are named after the old Norse gods.

Røde Roses Kaffebar is perhaps a little outside the normal tourist route, but it is definitely worth a visit.