In this guide
💡 The Short Version: The bakeries named by the most of the 114 publishers counted are Juno the Bakery (30 sources), Hart Bageri (28), Andersen Bakery (28) and Lille Bakery (21). Juno leads for cinnamon and cardamom buns (25), Andersen and Hart for the wienerbrød, the Danish pastry (20 and 19). Juno is closed on Mondays and Lille Bakery on Mondays and Tuesdays. Or book a tour: the Best of Danish Pastry Tasting Tourad visits five bakeries and is from DKK 475 for 2 hours.
📊 The evidence behind this guide. Nothing here is ranked on one visit. This pass read 763 list pages, and counts the 171 pages from 87 English-language publishers and the 163 pages from 27 Danish publishers: newspapers, magazines, guidebooks, broadcasters and travel writers, among them Time Out, the BBC and Condé Nast Traveller in English, and Berlingske, Politiken, ELLE Danmark, Euroman and Mig og KBH in Danish. Copenhagen-only sites without a named newsroom, tour operators, directories and the venues’ own sites are not counted. Counts are publishers, not pages, and the English and Danish counts are shown apart. How the guides are made
⚠️ Check the day. Juno the Bakery is closed on Mondays. Lille Bakery is open Wednesday to Sunday only, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
What to order
- Kanelsnegl and kardemommebolle. The cinnamon swirl and the cardamom bun. Juno leads the counts for both.
- Wienerbrød. What English speakers call a Danish pastry: a laminated, buttery pastry in many shapes.
- Tebirkes. A flaky poppy-seed pastry filled with remonce, a paste of sugar, butter and almonds. Berlingske says the tebirkes at Riviera Bakery have cult status; Riviera was a nominee for its Byens Bedste 2026 bakery award.
- Spandauer, kringle and hindbærsnitter. A custard pastry, a puff-pastry kringle and a raspberry bar.
- Fastelavnsboller. Cream buns baked for Fastelavn, a children’s carnival, on Sunday 7 February 2027.
Cardamom buns, cinnamon swirls and filled pastries in a bakery window on Sankt Peders Stræde. Photo: Gerda Arendt, Wikimedia Commons, CC0.
The bakeries named by the most sources
The count is the number of publishers that name the bakery on a list of Copenhagen bakeries, pastries or coffee, with the split between English and Danish publishers. A bakery named by fewer than 6 is left out.
| Bakery | Sources | English | Danish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juno the Bakery | 30 | 25 | 5 |
| Hart Bageri | 28 | 24 | 4 |
| Andersen Bakery | 28 | 24 | 4 |
| Lille Bakery | 21 | 15 | 6 |
| Mirabelle | 17 | 12 | 5 |
| Meyers Bageri | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Skt. Peders Bageri | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Københavns Bageri | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Lagkagehuset | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Collective Bakery | 6 | 3 | 3 |
For the buns and pastries themselves, the counts are of publishers that name the bakery within a few lines of the dish:
| Bakery | Cinnamon or cardamom bun | Danish pastry (wienerbrød) |
|---|---|---|
| Juno the Bakery | 25 | 15 |
| Hart Bageri | 17 | 19 |
| Andersen Bakery | 13 | 20 |
| Lille Bakery | 10 | 11 |
| Skt. Peders Bageri | 7 | 5 |
| Københavns Bageri | 6 | not counted |
The bakeries
Juno the Bakery
Århusgade 48, Østerbro · Tuesday to Saturday 07:30 to 18:00, Sunday 07:30 to 16:00, closed Monday · Cited by 30 sources (25 English, 5 Danish) · junothebakery.com
A bakery on Århusgade in Østerbro. Its site lists seasonal favourites sold only at the bakery: hindbærsnitter, a lemon cake and an apple cream bun. The lists tie it to the cinnamon and cardamom bun (25 publishers), the wienerbrød (15) and brunch (7). It sells Danish butter cookies and a cookbook online. The decider is Monday, when it is shut.
Hart Bageri
Original on Gl. Kongevej 109, Frederiksberg · Cited by 28 sources (24 English, 4 Danish)
Visit Copenhagen gives the address of the original bakery as Gl. Kongevej 109. The lists tie it to the wienerbrød (19 publishers), the cinnamon and cardamom bun (17) and sourdough bread (11).
Andersen Bakery
Thorshavnsgade 26, Islands Brygge, daily 06:30 to 19:00 · Ørestads Boulevard 49a, daily 07:00 to 18:00 · Cited by 28 sources (24 English, 4 Danish) · andersen-bakery-eu.dk
The bakery’s own page says it began in 1948, when Shunsuke Takaki and his wife Akiko opened a bakery in Hiroshima, and that from 1962 he was the first in Japan to bake bread and wienerbrød to original Danish recipes. The lists tie it to the wienerbrød (20 publishers) and to specialty coffee (13). Both shops open daily.
Lille Bakery
Refshalevej 213B, Refshaleøen · Wednesday to Sunday 08:00 to 17:00, closed Monday and Tuesday · Cited by 21 sources (15 English, 6 Danish) · lillegrocery.com
A bakery on the former shipyard island, which has no metro station: the harbour bus calls at Refshaleøen, and Reffen is on the same road. The lists tie it to the cinnamon and cardamom bun (10 publishers), the wienerbrød (11) and brunch (8). The decider is Monday and Tuesday, when it is shut.
Conditori La Glace
Skoubogade 3 · Monday to Friday 08:30 to 18:00, Saturday 09:00 to 18:00, Sunday 10:00 to 18:00 · Cited by 4 sources (3 English, 1 Danish) · laglace.dk
A confectioner that dates itself to 8 October 1870 and calls itself the oldest confectionery in Denmark.
The front of Conditori La Glace on Skoubogade. Photo: Orf3us, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0.
Learn to make them
GetYourGuide has no cooking class in Copenhagen. Copenhagen Cooking Class, at Herluf Trolles Gade 9, teaches Danish pastry from DKK 725, and cinnamon buns and cardamom buns from DKK 550. See Copenhagen food tours.
Pastry tours
Best of Danish Pastry Tasting Tour
From DKK 475 · 2 hours · 552 reviews · Torvegade 45, Christianshavn
Copenhagen: Best of Danish Pastry Tasting Tourad is run by Lost with a Local, in English, for 10 guests at most. It visits five bakeries with a pastry at each, among them wienerbrød, kringle and raspberry bars, and walks about 5 km.
Danish Pastry Crawl with Private Guide
From DKK 800 · 2.5 hours · 68 reviews · Trianglen, Østerbro
Copenhagen: Danish Pastry Crawl with Private Guidead is run by Delicious Denmark, in English, German, Danish, Swedish or French, for a private group, and is listed as wheelchair-accessible. It starts at Trianglen metro and walks through Østerbro to its bakeries, with a coffee from the roastery Prolog, and finishes at Nordhavn metro station.
Bikes & Bakeries
From DKK 619 · 2.5 hours · 5 reviews · Frederiksholms Kanal 18
Copenhagen: Bikes & Bakeriesad is run by Lost with a Local, in English, for 12 guests at most. You ride between five bakeries, with bikes, helmets and a pastry at each included. You must be able to ride a bike.
Plan the rest
Where to eat in Copenhagen lists the restaurants, smørrebrød the lunch places and Copenhagen’s food halls Torvehallerne and Reffen. 3 days in Copenhagen puts a bakery on each morning, and what to book before you go to Copenhagen lists the closed days.
Common questions
Where is the best cinnamon bun in Copenhagen?
The lists name Juno the Bakery most for cinnamon and cardamom buns, with 25 publishers (21 English, 4 Danish), then Hart Bageri with 17, Andersen Bakery with 13 and Lille Bakery with 10. Juno is closed on Mondays, and Lille Bakery on Mondays and Tuesdays.
What is a Danish pastry called in Denmark?
Wienerbrød, which means Vienna bread. It is a laminated pastry made with butter. The bakery counters also sell tebirkes, a flaky poppy-seed pastry filled with remonce, a paste of sugar, butter and almonds, and spandauer, a custard pastry.
What are the opening hours of Juno the Bakery?
Tuesday to Saturday 07:30 to 18:00 and Sunday 07:30 to 16:00. It is closed on Mondays. It is at Århusgade 48, in Østerbro.
Is there a Danish pastry tour in Copenhagen?
Yes. Lost with a Local's Best of Danish Pastry Tasting Tour visits five bakeries in 2 hours, from DKK 475 on GetYourGuide, with 552 reviews at 4.8 stars. It meets at Torvegade 45 in Christianshavn and walks about 5 km.
Can I learn to make Danish pastries in Copenhagen?
Copenhagen Cooking Class teaches Danish pastry from DKK 725 and cinnamon buns and cardamom buns from DKK 550, at Herluf Trolles Gade 9. GetYourGuide has no cooking class in Copenhagen.
What is Fastelavn?
A children's carnival custom, on Sunday 7 February 2027, when bakeries sell fastelavnsboller, cream buns baked for it.
