Guide to The Meatpacking District
Originally home to Copenhagen meat industry businesses, “Kødbyen” has changed into a new and creative cluster with galleries, nightlife and restaurants.
The Meatpacking District consists of two parts: The Brown and The White from 1878 and 1934, respectively, and is a part of Copenhagen’s Vesterbro neighbourhood. The once industrial and gritty part of town, has become fashionable and popular with its central location and wide-spanning cultural offerings, including a buzzing nightlife. Today, you can still meet a few food companies in the area, where the original, industrial vibes still exist alongside partygoers and local hangouts.
Where to eat and drink
Kødbyens Fiskebar was among the first restaurants to break the ground and help transform the Meatpacking District to a foodie haven, and is today accompanied by a vide variety of eateries. These are some of our favourite picks.
Fleisch
Fleisch is a combined butcher and restaurant in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District
WarPigs
WarPigs is a big, hip brewpub in Copenhagen’s buzzing Meatpacking District and the place to go if you are looking for a beer experience out of the ordinary.
Gorilla
Restaurant Gorilla is an unpretentious restaurant divided into two areas with a bar area - where you can enjoy a drink or some snacks - and a more classic restaurant area.
Kødbyens Fiskebar
Kødbyens Fiskebar is one of the few fish restaurants in Copenhagen, and has even been awarded the Bib Gourmand title in Guide Michelin Nordic Cities.
Tommi's Burger Joint
Prolog Coffee Bar
Only a few coffee bars take the Copenhagen coffee scene to the next level, and Prolog is one of those places. Roastery, café and all-time awesome hang-out in the heart of the bustling Meatpacking District on Vesterbro.
Bars and nightclubs
The Meatpacking District is without a doubt one of Copenhagen's hotspots when it comes to nightlife. On the long, bright summer nights young crowds hang out and have fun outside, in between going from one club to the next.
NOHO
NOHO | On-trend laidback restaurant & bar in Copenhagen’s hip Meatpacking District in Vesterbro. With co-working space SOHO on the floor above you’ll be rubbing shoulders with all kinds of media, creative and start-up entrepreneurs.
Jolene Bar
Jolene | Inclusive, low-key bar & club in Copenhagen’s hip Meatpacking District in Vesterbro. Enjoy different DJs every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday spinning tunes for an eclectic crowd of music lovers and clubbers in an inclusive LGBTQI+ friendly atmosphere.
Mesteren & Lærlingen
Jolene | Hip butcher’s bodega in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District in Vesterbro. Enjoy DJs most days of the week, great prices at the bar, food, and a unique local feeling you won’t find anywhere else in Kødbyen.
Where to get your culture fix
The industrial, historic and slightly rough-feeling premises is the perfect backdrop for the contemporary art galleries that made Kødbyen their home when the butchers moved out. Here is a handful you should check out.
V1 Gallery
V1 Gallery | Contemporary art gallery in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District in Vesterbro curating a range of established and emerging artists with a rotation of individual and group exhibitions.
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard
Galleri Bo Bjerggaard | Contemporary art gallery in Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District in Vesterbro, presenting international contemporary art from Europe and America focussing on contemporary painting.
Fotografisk Center
Centre of Photography | Contemporary photography gallery in Copenhagen’s brown Meatpacking District in Vesterbro, presenting contemporary Nordic photography and acting as a forum for debate in photographic image and art practices.
Gallery Poulsen
Gallery Poulsen | Contemporary art gallery in Copenhagen’s brown Meatpacking District in Vesterbro, presenting figurative artworks with great storytelling and exquisite execution from a range of emerging and established contemporary artists.