Copenhagen

The market

Copenhagen does Christmas as hygge: Tivoli's gardens are lit with hundreds of thousands of lights from mid November, Nyhavn's coloured houses get stalls along the quay, and Højbro Plads hosts a market with stalls from Denmark, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. All three are within a twenty minute walk.

Also in Copenhagen

• Nyhavn Christmas market along the quay (dates announced in November)
• Jul på Højbro Plads by Strøget (14 Nov to 20 Dec 2026)

What to eat and drink

• Gløgg with almonds and raisins
• Æbleskiver, the round pancake puffs, with jam and icing sugar
• Flæskestegssandwich, the roast pork sandwich

The local specialty: Æbleskiver and gløgg, and the Danish hygge of candles in every window.

The walk

One hour with your host and a small tasting of the local specialty, from EUR 69 per person. Company evenings run two hours with tastings and a table to finish. How the hour works

Your host meets you at Højbro Plads, walks you through the market and along Strøget to Nyhavn with a gløgg and æbleskiver on the quay, through the lanes to Kongens Nytorv, and on to Tivoli's gates with the story of Danish Christmas, from the nisser to the rice pudding with the hidden almond. Tivoli itself is an option to finish, with admission.

• Højbro Plads market with Greenlandic and Faroese stalls
• Nyhavn's quay and coloured houses at dusk
• Gløgg and æbleskiver with a local
• Tivoli's Christmas lights as the finish

Your host is a Copenhagen local from the LocalBini network who knows the city's Christmas markets and what hygge means in December.