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WestMarket
8 A WALK AROUND VESTERBRO
MAP C5 • Vesterbrogade 97
• 70 50 00 05 • Open 8am–10pm
daily • www.westmarket.dk Les Trois Frihedsstøtten
A huge indoor street­food market in Cochons Central
the heart of vibrant Vesterbro, this is Mosaic- Vesterbrogade Station
covered
the perfect place to grab a bite to eat building
while on the go. A meal certainly Halmtorvet
won’t break the bank, and the range
of food on offer is superb, with stalls Øksnehallen
selling everything from Vietnamese
bao to Jamaican jerk chicken. For Café Bang Den Hvide
& Jensen
Kødby
those preferring to cook at home,
there are also several delicatessens MORNING
selling fresh produce, as well as
specialist wine and beer shops. Start at the city’s central station,
Hovedbanegård, and admire the
Bakkehusmuseet
9 Frihedsstøtten or “pillar of free­
dom” (1792). Continue down
MAP B6 • Rahbeks Allé 23,
Frederiksberg • 33 31 43 62 • Open Vesterbrogade and take a left at
Reventslowgade, then take a
11am–4pm Tue–Sun • Adm • www. right onto Istedgade. Walk up to
bakkehusmuseet.dk Halmtorvet, a former cattle
Formerly the home of 19th­century mar ket now full of cafés, known
Golden Age literary personalities as Den Brune Kødby (“brown
Knud Lyne and Kamma Rahbek, this meat city”). The building opposite
old house is now a cultural museum. is Øksnehallen, Vesterbro’s big­
gest cultural exhibition space.
Stroll to the blue­painted
complex, Den Hvide Kødby
(“white meat city”), now a lively
cluster of bars and galleries. Head
back to Halmtorvet, walk on and
take a right on Skydebanegade.
At the end of the street is a wall
that protected inhabitants from
shooting prac tice in the gardens
on the other side. Enter the gate
in the wall, turn left and walk
through the park on your right
A room at Bakkehusmuseet to Vesterbrogade. Turn left and
walk down the street, taking a
Storm P Museet
0 left onto Oehlenschlægersgade,
where you will find an extraordi­
MAP A5 • Frederiksberg
Runddel • 38 86 05 00 • Open nary mosaic-covered building
created by the late Nigerian­born
10am–4pm Tue–Sun • Adm; free with artist Manuel Tafat.
Copenhagen Card • www.stormp.dk
This small museum is a delightful AFTERNOON
find. It is dedicated to the whimsical
and satirical wit of the Danish car­ Head back to Vesterbrogade
for lunch at Les Trois Cochons
toonist Storm P, whose distinctive (see p91), or continue down
style seems to recall the social Oehlenschlægersgade until you
realism of the late 19th and early reach the trendy bars and bou­
20th centuries, such as the styles tiques on Istedgade. You could
of Daumier and Degas. His great also stop for lunch or a drink at
sense of humour comes through in Café Bang & Jensen (see p91).
the dialogues of his characters. If you Spend the rest of the after noon
speak Danish, you will derive great brows ing in the stylish shops.
enjoyment from these cartoons.
See map on pp86–7
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