#lidkoeb

Lidkoeb

A chalet in Copenhagen - Lidkoeb.

Considering how much the Danes like a drink, it seems a bit strange that the biggest trend of the past couple of years has been for bars that are damned hard to find. The Scandi speakeasies started with Rubys in an un-signposted apartment near the city centre and eventually progressed to The Union (press the buzzer at a plain black door near Nyhavn and go into the cellar). But the latest place to get lost BEFORE you even get drunk is Lidkoeb in food-and-drink mecca, Vesterbro. Go down a main street devoted almost entirely to retail, then go through an unmarked gateway next to a supermarket. Follow the candles through a couple of courtyards til you get to a cute three-story old apothecary and there you are – cocktail heaven! Owned by the same team as the original Rubys in town, the cosy bar is all vintage lighting and blonde wood (and indeed blonde customers) with plaid-clad bartenders serving up gooseberry daiquiris, pisco sours and – well to be honest, after two or three of these I really can’t remember what else was on the menu. The frankly unpronounceable name – try Lithllkobe and you might just wing it – is the old term for a verbal agreement between traders sealed over a glass of aquavit and after only being open a week, the bar is already heaving with locals. See if you can find it next time you’re in town.