Copenhagen has many places throughout the city that are friendly to your wallet and present opportunities for meeting locals and other students.
Read our recommendations for the many cafés and communities in Copenhagen below.
Budget-friendly cafés
One Bowl: A space in Nørrebro where you can eat and pay what you can for the meal. You can also volunteer here!
Studenterhuset: Copenhagen’s Student Union, located a five-minute walk from DIS, where you can volunteer, meet new people, attend events, and enjoy student-friendly prices on drinks and snacks. As a DIS student, you already have a membership to Studenterhuset!
Minas Kaffebar: Sells hot and cold drinks, sandwiches, pastries, sweets and drinks. It has a small indoor seating but most visitors sit outside at tables on the pavement.
Communities
Folkehuset Absalon: Located in Vesterbro, this former church was transformed into a community center, where you can study, hang out, or attend one of their many events like dances, crafting, yoga, trivia nights, and more. They also host a fællesspisning every day, where you join a long table of locals and eat dinner together for very affordable prices (last time we checked, it was only 60 DKK on weekdays and 100 DKK on weekends).
Send Flere Krydderier: Danish for “Send more spices,” Send Flere Krydderier was created to create jobs for ethnic minority women in Denmark. Hosting communal dinners in Nørrebro on Tuesdays and Thursdays, the menu is inspired by spices and cuisines from around the world.
Clothing and other goods
Secondhand shopping is a major way of life in Copenhagen, and the reuse of trendy items and fabrics adds a lot of creativity to the Danish fashion scene. Join Juliana, Anna and Kenzie while they explore Vera’s Flea market in Copenhagen:
To find secondhand stores, search for genbrugsbutik. Red Cross (Blå Kors) and Blue Cross (Kirkens Korshær) are very popular second hand stores for clothes, where all profits goes to social projects in Denmark and abroad.
Flea markets, or loppemarkeder, are particularly common in Copenhagen where locals sell clothes and other goods. Search using this word on Facebook to find an upcoming event.
Further budgeting resources
Kathrina, University of Richmond, shares her tips for exploring Copenhagen on a budget. Find out her favorite places for food, sightseeing, and coffee:
