Today we will be filling you in on the best places to buy ice cream, cakes, and cookies in Copenhagen. There are plenty of great dessert shops selling sweets around town and this guide will try to focus on the best of the best.
There is no better way to get the ball rolling than with a list of the best ice cream shops near you. Frozen yogurt, gelato, malts, and ice cream cakes are found with ease here.
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Once the frozen delights are out of the way it will be time to pivot to bakeries where you can buy cakes, cookies, pastries, and all kinds of sweet treats. Then we will get into some specific things like donut shops, where to buy cupcakes, candy stores, and chocolate and fudge shops too.
Healthy dessert options in Copenhagen like gluten free bakeries and smoothie shops are easy to find as well. And our final topic will be all about restaurants that are known for must have desserts in your area.
Stick around for our local dessert map that has all these spots that we are mentioning throughout the post pinned on it. Our other posts around Europe are available at that link if you want to check them out.
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
When you are craving the best ice cream in Copenhagen or want some healthier frozen yogurt try:
- Hansens at Islands Brygge 18
- Ismageriet at Rued Langgaards Vej #6E
- Østerberg at Rosenvængets Allé 7C
- Olufs at Olufsvej 6
- JaDa Café at Kompagnistræde 10
Hansens is a 100% local Danish ice cream company that has been in the business since 1922 providing homemade scones, waffles, chocolate and vanilla soft serve, popsicles, chocolate dip, toppings, and much more.
Fresh and healthy homemade ice cream in your area is available at Ismageriet from 11am to 10pm Sunday through Thursday and from 10am on Friday and Saturday.
Handcrafted ice cream, sorbets, and waffles with fruits an high protein levels as well as vegan sorbets are sold at Østerberg.
Olufs specializes in freshly produced Italian popsicles made from organic milk every day from noon to 8pm.
JaDa Café makes vegan rolled ice cream in Copenhagen from scratch that is free of lactose, artificial flavors, and colors.
SlikSkålen and Frederiksberg Chocolade from our other lists are more good places to try great ice cream too.
Bakeries In Your Area
Expect to find great cakes, cookies, pastries, and more at the best bakeries near you:
- Juno at Århusgade 48
- St Peders Bageri at Sankt Peders Stræde 29
- Andersen Bakery at Thorshavnsgade 26
- Lille Bakery at Refshalevej 213B
- Bake My Day at Amagerfælledvej 162
- Bosses Bageri at Østerbrogade 132
- Bertels Salon at Strædet 5
- Eriks Bagery at Amagerbrogade 176
You will find fresh and organic pastries, sourdough bread and buns, pistachio croissants, cardamom rolls, and other baked goods from 7:30am to 6pm Wednesday through Saturday and 8am to 3pm on Sunday at Juno.
St Peders Bageri is known to make incredible cinnamon rolls plus they also provide tarts, turnovers, croissants, muffins, breads, and sandwiches from 7:30am to 5pm Monday through Friday and 8am to 4pm on Saturday.
Every day at 6:30am Andersen Bakery starts serving freshly baked sourdough bread, Danish pastries, cakes, and plenty more.
Lille Bakery is open throughout the week except for Monday and Tuesday when they are closed providing high quality baked goods including sourdough bread and cinnamon rolls from 8am to 5pm.
Some of the items that you can get from 10am to 6pm on weekdays and until 5pm on weekends at Bake My Day include donuts, delectable and handmade cakes, macarons, and truffles.
Bosses Bageri is a family bakery with five decades of experience offering bread and cakes that are all home-baked using their own recipes and the highest quality ingredients.
For a third generation family business that offers superb bread, good cakes, freshly buttered sandwiches, and other sweets head to Eriks Bageri.
Local Donut Shops
These donut shops are a great way to start your morning:
In addition to doughnuts Pantella serves handcrafted and delectable desserts, pancakes, acai bowls, and more starting at 3pm on weekdays and 1pm on weekends.
Bake My Day from the bakeries list is another great shop to buy donuts in Copenhagen.
Where To Buy Cupcakes
If you visit Mille’s Minis at Teglholmens Østkaj 9 you will find some of the best cupcakes in the country that are prepared from scratch with quality ingredients and plenty of love.
Don’t forget about the bakeries and gluten free bakeries we have mentioned in other sections either.
Candy Stores Near You
Local candy stores should have a wide variety of sugary treats to choose from:
- Candy Mega Store at Nordre Fasanvej 83
- Smods Bolcher at Nørregade 36B
- NamNam Slik at Frederikssundsvej 26A
- SlikSkålen at Vesterbrogade 28 St
You can make your own sweets at the Candy Mega Store in your area where they also offer ice cream, American goods, beverages, and other fun delights every day.
Candies that come in a variety of colors, sizes, forms, and natural flavors are available Monday through Saturday at Smods Bolcher.
Every day from 11am to 1am SlikSkålen provides some of Copenhagen’s most exclusive sweets, ice cream, and frozen yogurt.
Chocolate & Fudge Shops
Great homemade chocolate and fudge near you can be found at these shops:
- Peter Beier Chokolade at Store Kongensgade 3
- Frederiksberg Chokolade at Frederiksberg Allé 64
- Summerbird at Kronprinsensgade 11
- Anker Chokolade at Godsbanegade 17
Peter Beier uses fresh cocoa sourced directly from its own cocoa plantation in making handcrafted local chocolates seven days a week from 10am to 6pm.
Frederiksberg Chocolade is an independent chocolate and ice cream shop offering a plethora of classic filled chocolates, a fine assortment of ice cream, and freshly produced cream buns in a multitude of flavors from 10am to 9pm daily.
From 8am to 4pm Monday through Thursday and until 3pm on Friday Summerbird provides high quality handmade chocolates in various forms and sizes including bars, almond based sweets, and assorted delights.
Anker Chokolade’s handcrafted chocolates change according to season and they are open from 10am to 7pm Monday through Saturday and until 6pm on Sunday.
Gluten Free Bakeries
For a healthier alternative try one of these gluten free bakeries:
- Landbageriet at Frederiksborggade 29
- H.U.G Bageri at Øster Farimagsgade 20
Landbakeriet is an organic bakery with a vast assortment of fresh gluten free bread, buns, and desserts near you that you can try from 6:30am to 6pm on weekdays and 7am to 4pm on weekends.
Gluten free bread and buns as well as vegan baked goods are available from 8:30am to 5:30pm on weekdays and until 4pm on weekends at H U G Bageri.
Smoothies
Smoothies can be a great tasty and healthy snack:
- Joe & The Juice at Sankt Annæ Pl 13
- Baker’s Juice at Rosenørns Alle 4
- Anna + Juicen at Peder Skramsgade 19
Local Restaurants With Great Desserts
Many would agree these restaurants have great desserts:
- KöD at Admiralgade 25
- Maple Casual Dining at Vesterbrogade 24
KöD serves perfectly grilled steaks with delectable side dishes and some of the best desserts in your area seven days a week.
Maple Casual Dining is well known for its delicious meals and delectable sweet desserts in Copenhagen including creme brulee, mixed sorbets, and more.
By the way we have also written about:
- Our Favorite Desserts in Stockholm
- Our Favorite Desserts in Oslo
- Our Favorite Desserts in Reykjavik
- Our Favorite Desserts in Berlin
Enjoy Ice Cream, Cookies & Cakes In Copenhagen
We wish we had more to share but for now that is all we’ve got. After reading about all these local shops to buy ice cream, frozen yogurt, cookies, cakes, pastries, other bakery items, cupcakes, donuts, chocolate, fudge, candy, gluten free baked goods, smoothies, and even restaurants with can’t miss desserts in your area finding your next sweet indulgence shouldn’t be too hard.
Please use the comments to let us know if any shops have closed down, or if we posted anything that is incorrect. Now have fun eating your ice cream, cookies, and cakes in Copenhagen.