The best restaurants Syddanmark

This Lilliputian inn dates from the beginning of the ^17th century. The same owner runs the Dagmar Hotel. It serves excellent Danish cuisine. Watch your head: the house is divided into several small rooms with uneven floors and very low coffered ceilings. The furniture and decoration are a jumble of authentic old objects (earthenware stove, old clock, big cupboards, sideboards, china cabinets...). A small courtyard allows you to eat outside, between old brick walls. This establishment is also a hotel.

An old ^XVIIIth century inn where every autumn the game is honored. The building was a pigsty, a stable and a post office before becoming a restaurant in 1945. The owners have preserved the traditions and the typical atmosphere of the Fyn through the enchanting decor of the room and the fusion of tastes of local products from their vegetable garden. Today, it could be classified as a gastronomic farmhouse inn. Everything immerses you immediately in the past and in the freshness of the dishes that you will taste in the dining room or in the garden. Rather high end.

A gastronomic Mecca that has made beef its specialty. But not just any beef! Cattle raised in pastures and matured meat. For several years now, the house has been maturing dry. A process that consists of suspending the meat, between 40 and 100 days, in a special cold room, where humidity and temperature are controlled. The cold room is part of the facilities at the slaughterhouse in Lund. This maturation can be described as a drying process, which gives the meat a lot of tenderness and taste.

This address, you will see it from afar. A beautiful facade with a red gable, a set of curves and counter-curves enhanced with white on a tree-lined square. Managed by an association of unemployed people, Café Paraplyen is open to all. The setting is pleasant, old mirrors, clear walls and candles on the tables, with large windows opening on the street. But don't expect to drink a beer or a glass of wine, this place doesn't have a license to serve alcohol. On the other hand, coffee lovers will appreciate the very cheap prices!

A half-timbered house and a swinging sign, with a sea dog seal... happy! Very cozy atmosphere inside this 400 year old listed house. Enjoy the interior garden or the small terrace along the river Å. The menu features fresh fish (flounder, herring or shrimp). To taste: Baksuld, the West Jutland specialty, salted, dried and smoked flounder, served with rye bread and scrambled eggs. In the past, the fish was cooked in the embers, wrapped in newspaper.

A place full of history and more than 250 years old. The setting is charming and the service meticulous and professional. Green and white checkered tablecloths, Art Nouveau style glass floral hanging, woodwork on the walls. A touch of nostalgia catches you as you enter this restaurant that has delighted so many guests since 1761. It's perfect, especially since you'll be tasting typical Danish cuisine, including the famous smørrebrøds or fricadelle served in pans directly at the table. Reservations are recommended on weekends because the address is very popular!

In the heart of the small pedestrian streets of Faaborg, between the port and the shopping street. In this small village house, on beautiful wooden tables and under low lamps, you can taste fresh fish and the fionian omelet, fynsk aeggekage, with a mountain of bacon so grilled that it looks like chips covering the omelet. Traditional Danish cuisine at reasonable prices. Very nice welcome from the couple, with a view on the counter frequented by local customers, in short an authentic place. One is quiet, well served and satisfied.

A three-in-one café: café, dinner, and nightclub. Rather trendy, it is located in the heart of Odense with a view on the monastery of Gråbrødre and its pretty square. It serves an urban cuisine: Caesar salad, burger, club sandwich at lunchtime, menus with international flavors at night. The interior is typical of the taste for Scandinavian design as well as the terrace opened in the beautiful days. The cocktails of the house have a good reputation. The team is young and friendly, the atmosphere is festive but reserved for people over 20 years old on disco nights.

Nice restaurant with a very good quality-price ratio. A very French style with its large posters under glass of old French advertisements (inside). The cuisine remains in the spirit of home with mussels marinière, steak or pepper, onion soup or duck confit. The wines are of good quality. The owner takes the time to talk to his customers, to explain them the cooking he proposes. The plus: you are served an equally refined appetizer before your dish and the menu changes 4 times a year. Convivial terrace outside.

In the port of Kolding, this highly regarded restaurant has made fish its specialty. Admiralen was built in 1903, and since then it has never stopped catering. The premises and facilities have been continuously renovated, respecting the history of the place, the harbor and the surrounding ships. A real treat on the plate with fish or crab soup, roasted oysters as a starter; lobster, plaice or mussels as a main course. Some meat dishes will satisfy those allergic to fish.

Conrads opened its doors in the Smidste Gård, which also houses the Vejle Museum, antique and gift shops. A cobbled courtyard lined with ochre walls with red half-timbering, a beautiful early 19th century merchant's house in the heart of the city. The café offers a sober décor, with amazing copper suspensions above the tables, very English pub style, the walls covered with old panoramic views or monuments of the city. On the menu: bistro dishes and sandwiches. Service on the terrace when the weather is fine.

An institution established on the marina since 1947. This restaurant, which specialises in fresh fish, has since reoriented part of its menu towards more international dishes, such as the Viennese schnitzel or the burger, but still retaining a Danish touch (sea burger with plaice fillet, asparagus and prawns). Pink shrimps are served as a cocktail for starters with two versions of herring and homemade fish soup. Fillets of plaice, red mullet or salmon for the main courses. Concerts organized in summer.

Breathtaking view of the port. Very cosy family restaurant on the waterfront. Traditional Danish dishes are served, with a modern twist. The specialty: Kong Frederiks livret (ad libitum). Translate as "the king's favourite dish". Beefsteak with spicy cream, potatoes, chopped eggs, onions and beetroot or Stjerneskud, fried plaice fillet, shrimps, asparagus and smoked salmon, served with a red vinaigrette. The terrace is lovely in the summer, when you can admire the august facade (in a bright yellow) of this delightful address!

An honourable house run by a very friendly family, recently restored and situated opposite the harbour. Here you get excellent Danish food: fish balls, smoked eels, pickled herring, fresh fish (plaice) and a wide variety of smørrebrøds. And the most nutritious local dish you can share: Svendborgsundgryde (pork tenderloin, turkey breast, cocktail sausage, bacon, peppers, mushrooms, onions with paprika cream, served with small oven-roasted potatoes). Nice terrace for a drink.

A steamboat reminiscent of the boats on the Mississippi, except that the paddle wheel is not there! A relaxing and friendly cruise along the water to discover the riches of the winding and narrow 12 km long fjord. Enjoy typical dishes aboard the lively Hélène. Smoked salmon, meatballs, red cabbage, sausages, herrings. An unforgettable trip for young and old. Reservations are strongly recommended in summer.

Byen Hus is a municipally supported project that started in 2010. In this large contemporary building, there is a bookshop, the local archives, a Biograf cinema, an art gallery, a brasserie and... a café serving street food. On the menu: two daily specials.Burgers such as the pork burger with coleslaw and homemade brioche bun or the Burger from Hell, steak seasoned with chili... strong. French fries and aioli. Mixed salads or sandwiches. As a treat, a poppy seed cake and coffee!

Café Lucca is located on the square where the town hall proudly stands, a pleasant pedestrian space with trees. This pretty café serves a refined and colorful cuisine, with Italian flavors but also with international influences (with the inevitable burger!). The dishes are prepared by the chef Zeyit Tokat from Istanbul (former chef of the JW Marriott Restaurant). The menu offers delicious cocktails or smoothies: Lucca Heaven with vodka, Lucca Hell, chili infused in Bacardi... A friendly address with a good quality-price ratio.

The brewery is located in the City Hall building, formerly occupied by a police station. H.C. Andersen's grandmother stayed in one of these cells after the birth of a child out of wedlock. The company that owns Bavarian Brewery Technologies works with brewer-distillers in the United States, Canada, England, Korea and Australia. From the entrance, you can see an impressive copper boiler where a master brewer is regularly active. Many traditional Danish dishes are prepared with beer.

Small bakery where the sweet owner, Annette, chats with each of her customers. You will enjoy organic cakes and a nice selection of breads (with various flours) baked in a stone oven and kneaded by hand. You can eat delicious frisksmurt frokostobolle, a small sandwich of his creation (which it would be a shame not to try), on two charming tables overlooking the pedestrian street accompanied by chocolate bites named after the great Sarah Bernhardt! Tables outside in summer.

Just a stone's throw from the harbor, Ø-Cafeen is an address that you can't miss. On the menu, a wide choice of generously filled Danish hot dogs or smørrebrød made in-house by Ingelise. The menu also offers other specialties, hot kebab dishes for some of them with poultry or beef served with potatoes. In case of drizzle, the room is welcoming with its large bay windows. When the weather is fine, you can sit under a parasol on the terrace, protected from the sea by a windbreak. To eat in or take away!