Gastronomic weekend in Odense
Take a look at our take on a gastronomic weekend stay in Odense, complete with recommendations for restaurants, activities and attractions. We hope you have a tasty stay and have fun exploring the local gastro scene with your friends or family.
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Friday
Evening meal
Start your weekend with dinner at one of the city's fantastic restaurants. Restaurant Aro and Restaurant Sortebro Kro are among some of the city's gourmet restaurants and are both worth a visit and will be a great way to start your culinary adventure.
Restaurant Aro - Michelin Restaurant
At Restaurant ARO you are guaranteed a truly fantastic culinary experience. Guests are catered for when gourmet food is served in informal surroundings.
Sortebro Kro in the Funen Village
Sortebro Kro is a Royal Licence country inn dating from 1805, which was moved from its original location and rebuilt in the working museum town of Den Fynske Landsby (The Funen Village), to represent ...
Restaurant Goma - Japanese Restaurant
Goma, located in the centre of Odense, serves sophisticated and exciting Japanese food inspired by the traditional Omakase serving style. This simply means that the chef creates a menu based on your p...
End your evening with a nightcap
After a delicious dinner, head out into the streets of Odense and experience the vibrant life that can also be found in the late evening hours. Here you can visit one of the city's wine bars or microbreweries. Among others, Anarkist Food & Beer Lab and Amy's Bar & Winehouse are recommended, as you will experience a cosy atmosphere and a large selection of different beers. Odense is also home to several wine bars that are worth a visit, including Lalou Vinbar and S'vineriet Vinapotek.
Anarkist - Beer and Food Lab
Anarchist is both a microbrewery and a restaurant, and the beer and its flavours are an essential element in the dishes. Both the beer and menu change with the seasons, so there's always something new...
Amy's Bar and Winehouse - Wine Bar
Amy's Bar & Winehouse is an informal and cozy bar with a relaxed, rustic décor and good atmosphere, heavily inspired by the owners' favourite wine bar in Barcelona. They serve wines, cocktails and dra...
Lalou Wine Bar in Pogestræde
At Lalou wine bar, it is possible to try wines that are sourced from all over Europe, from regions where the owners and staff have either travelled to, lived in or tasted themselves forward to. Theref...
S'vineriet Vinapotek - Wine Bar
In Klargade, close to H.C. Andersen's childhood home, you will find S'vineriet Vinapotek, where you can experience a world of wine from all over the globe, presented with passion and great expertise.
...Saturday
Breakfast
If you don't enjoy breakfast at the hotel, there are many great brunch options in the city. Visit Café Korn or Café Sølle, for example, where you will experience a cosy, authentic atmosphere and be introduced to beautiful, unique brunch dishes.
Café Korn Odense
Delicious café for brunch, lunch and dinner
You'll find Café Korn close to Brandts Art Museum in one of Odense's most cosy areas. Here, the staff is ready to take good care of you and give you a grea...
Café Sølle
Small, cozy café in Nedergade, where you can get a cup of coffee, homemade baked goods, and light, shareable dishes. You can also buy specialty beers and natural wines, as well as organic soft drinks ...
Bar UNIKA in Brandts Passage
If you're into true Instagram magic, then you'll love visiting the cosy café and eatery Bar UNIKA, located in a beautiful old room in a backyard in Brandts Passage in Odense.
Nelle's FILOSOFFEN
Nelle's Filosoffen is a popular café located in the heart of Odense. The café is known for its cosy atmosphere, good coffee and delicious food. It is a popular place for students, locals and tourists ...
Lunch
Odense is home to several restaurants that specialise in traditional Danish open-face sandwiches. They include the award-winning Restaurant Hos, Café Deilig at the Hans Christian Andersen's House and the popular Kong Volmer's.
Restaurant H.O.S.
At Restaurant HOS, you are guaranteed a fantastic dining experience in a cosy and atmospheric setting. Here the team invites you in for an amazing lunch.
Café Deilig (Café Lovely)
Chef Malte Dalby Christensen has experience from several prominent restaurants in and outside Odense. At Café Deilig, he will offer a small but delicious menu of light dishes and lunch specials made f...
Kong Volmer - Open Face Sandwiches
Restaurant Kong Volmer opened in 2008 as one of the first lunch and open face sandwich restaurants in Odense.
Go for a stroll
After lunch, a stroll through Odense's shopping street is recommended. Here you'll find a wealth of small, unique shops. Take a walk through Brandts Passage, where you'll find everything from clothes to ceramics and art, and make your way past Vintapperstræde. Here you can take a break at Christian Firtal and enjoy one of the beer specialist's many options.
Christian 4th - beer specialists
Christian IV - Odense's best beer bar?
Christian Firtal is located in Vintapperstæde, Odense's most cosy pedestrian street, and close to other bars like Proud Mary, The Tipsy Toad og The Boathouse. H...
Dinner
Gastronomy at its best - Odense recently got its first Michelin-starred restaurant and Restaurant Aro is definitely worth a visit. If a table is not available (book as soon as possible), there are other options. Try Restaurant Oluf Bagers Gård - or if you want to try something completely different, Restaurant Klosterkroen and Storms Pakhus might be just the thing.
Restaurant Aro - Michelin Restaurant
At Restaurant ARO you are guaranteed a truly fantastic culinary experience. Guests are catered for when gourmet food is served in informal surroundings.
Restaurant Oluf Bagers Gaard
Restaurant Oluf Bagers Gaard in Nørregade is located in an old cobbled backyard with entrance from Hans Jensens Stræde. The cuisine is probably best described as Danish - Nordic inspired by French cui...
Storms Pakhus - Odense Streetfood
Odense has a new, atmospheric food market of international format in Storms Pakhus' raw industrial warehouse at the harbor.
Gordon Sushi
Located in the heart of Odense, this authentic Japanese restaurant offers guests a unique combination of Japanese gastronomy and a warm, inviting atmosphere.
Klosterkroen - Traditional Danish
At Klosterkroen, you can enjoy traditional Danish dishes that everyone associates with grandma's kitchen. They offer classics like open-faced sandwiches (smørrebrød), fried pork with parsley sauce, sa...
Sunday
Brunch
In Odense, you can visit one of Denmark's oldest cafés - Café Gertrud - which has existed since 1986 and is reminiscent of a French café/brasserie. The café is part of an outdoor seating area where you will also find Café Kræz and Café Vivaldi.
We hope you had a great weekend with great food experiences - this is only a small part of Odense's offerings on the gastro scene and we hope you'll stop by again soon. You can see what else you can treat yourself to here.
Café Skt. Gertrud
Café Skt. Gertrud is a charming café located in the heart of Odense, Denmark. With its cozy atmosphere and surroundings, the café is a popular meeting spot for both locals and visitors. In the summer,...
Café Kræz on Ove Sprogøes Plads
WELCOME TO CAFE KRÆZ
Café Kræz is a conveniently located café in Odense, just a few metres from the pedestrian street. During the day, Kræz is a popular eatery offering typical European and American ca...
Café Vivaldi
On the menu at Vivaldi Odense you'll find everything from delicious brunch to sandwiches, salads and tender steaks, which you can of course enjoy with a glass of wine. If you're "just" looking for a c...
Local Treats
If you feel like visiting some of the local culinary heroes while strolling through the pedestrian streets, why not stop by Mortens Chokolade, where everything is handmade from scratch? Or perhaps you’d like to bring home some edible souvenirs? Funen is full of farm shops, each offering its own specialties, and just south of Odense, you can visit Den Lille Mark, which is open during the summer months and supplies the community with fresh, locally grown vegetables.
Morten's Chocolates
The idea behind Mortens Chokolade is to work with good quality ingredients to create unique flavours a little out of the ordinary.
Den lille mark (Small field)
Den Lille Mark – An Urban Farm Focused on Community and Sustainability
Den Lille Mark, located less than 10 km from the center of Odense, is a dynamic urban farm that blends sustainability with commu...
Dreyer's Farm Shop
Dreyers Gårdbutik belongs to a small family farm in Brændekilde in the south of Odense. The farm was bought in 1987 and converted to organic farming in 1992.
The farm shop is open on Thursdays, Frida...
Il Gusto (Ice cream)
Real Italian ice cream
At Il Gusto, which has existed in Odense since 2005, you will find the most delicious homemade Italian ice cream. The Italian owner, Stefano de Gaetano, is passionate about his...
Producenten Cheese Shop
Producenten in Odense has a goal of being the Fyn residents' favorite place to buy cheese products and delicacies - both because the selection of Danish as well as foreign cheeses is larger,
the prices...
The Sourdough Bakery
Everything has to be fast and furious in the world we live in. The sourdough bread bakes bread that requires the exact opposite: lots of time - and a good portion of geekiness. Sourdough is the oldest...
Steensgaard Cheese Odense
Steensgaard in Odense: Explore Quality Cheeses and Unique Flavors
Steensgaard in Odense is a haven for cheese enthusiasts. Offering a carefully curated selection of cheeses and specialty products, th...