Restaurant Det Lille Apotek

Touristy kind of place. Server/​manager rude — caught them making face at my guy when he asked where the restroom was behind his back. It was weird. The portions were absolutely enormous. My roast pork was fine, but his fried pork slices with parsley sauce were not prepared well (super desiccated) according to the research we did after the fact. Shame. It’s on a lovely street.

We are Americans traveling in Copenhagen on an extended business trip. This restaurant was recommended by a friend living in Denmark, and we were so pleased that we returned a second time with friends. The food is traditional, home-​style cooking, but there are many different options on the menu and each seems to be thoughtfully prepared. Our group especially enjoyed the cheese plate (there is one with basil that’s AMAZING), the Apotekerschnitzel, the duck, and the hash (if they have it). The «pancake» dessert is more like a crêpe and absolutely delicious. The staff are attentive and very nice to tourists ;) And a very respectable wine selection, reasonably priced. Finally, the atmosphere is cozy, historical and traditional but super friendly. Very nice all around!

A traditional Danish restaurant recommended by Rick Stevens, travel writer.
The stone beef was the restaurant’s famous dish. It was good. We got to cook the beef on a hot stone plate. The meat was tender but the sauce does not match the beef. It’s an interesting experience and worth trying.
The duck was over cooked. The side dishes of pickled vegetable and glazed root vegetable were delicious.
The dishes are definitely traditional, matching the restaurant’s interior décor.
If you are downtown but don’t want to eat on Copenhagen’s main tourist street, this is the place to check out.

Decent place to take guests if they’re keen to stay in the downtown area, but definitely a bit of a tourist trap. But relative to other tourist traps I’ve been in, this isn’t terrible. The food is passable, the prices are ok, and the service is really quite nice. Portions are huge. As in comically huge. Some of us literally laughed upon seeing the amount of food. Sadly a bit of a waste since the Danish dishes of fried pork and battered fish are not things that keep well for the next day.
Outdoor seating is on a quiet semi-​pedestrian street with a view of the Round Tower and Vor Frue Kirke. Indoor seating is old-​y time-​y wooden tables and chairs/​benches.
If you’re a local, not sure why you’d ever want to come here. If you’re a tourist, there are better places for sure, but if you insist on staying within the Støget bubble, I guess this is ok.
A useless, but true fact about this place: in the women’s bathroom, the toilet is mounted up two high steps so you get the weird sense of being on a throne.

Awesome every time!
This restraunt is a bit off the beaten path, but not too far from the main pedestrian street. This place is OLD and is awesome inside!
Great danish dishes, good specials. I have never been disappointed and I have visited about 4 times over 10 years.
A must visit when you are in Copenhagen. Have a beer, then order the snaps and herring!

Purported to be the oldest restaurant in Copenhagen, «the Little Pharmacy» opened in 1720 by an aspiring pharmacist who started to add spices to his distilled spirits and eventually turned his pharmacy business into a restaurant and bar. Legend has it that the first location burned down and that the current location opened in the 1800’s.
Many of the original fixtures are visible throughout the restaurant from the stained glass windows to the lamps. The paintings are reproductions as many have been ruined throughout the years. But it is fun to see all the history– just watch your head as you step down into the place as you’re likely to hit your head on the overhead timber.
The food is also quite good. We had the poached salmon and the steak on a stone. While the salmon was good, it was rather ordinary. The steak on a stone was interesting as it comes as a full steak on a hot plate. Want it med rare? Leave it whole on the stone to cook. Well done? Slice it into 6 pieces and cook it that way. It was quite good and it came with Bernadine sauce and curry spiced potatoes.
Service was terrific-​personable and friendly and they really went out of their way to make sure we had everything we needed.
I love old things– but when they can pull off good food too it’s a double win! Stop in and eat in a piece of Copenhagen’s history!