Denmark is Expensive. Is it Worth it?

00:00 Intro
00:18 How Denmark is different from my other vacations
01:05 Contradictions of Denmark
01:56 Public Transit
02:43 Why we stayed in Ørestad
03:45 Restaurants in Copenhagen
05:50 Institutional Food
08:10 Peace and Quiet
08:40 Have a Blanket!
10:21 Møn Island (Countryside)
12:39 Why Denmark is not for everyone

Copenhagen Restaurants and Bakeries:
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Marv & Ben (bib gourmand)
https://www.marvogben.dk/
Raw mackerel with green strawberries and green sauce (mussel juice, whey, spinach, dill). Hake with hollandaise peas, and caviar. Steak tartare. Lamb with roasted cabbage and broccoli. Yogurt ice-cream with raspberries. It was all amazing (except for the slightly tough lamb). The raspberries were the most fragrant I’ve ever had. The mackerel combination was outstanding. Peas and caviar were a great pairing. All the vegetables were really stunning.

Fiskebar (bib gourmand)
https://fiskebaren.dk/
Fish and chips made with slightly smoked cod (great remoulade made with cauliflower, cabbage, and whole mustard seeds), squid “noodles” in chicken dashi (insanely tender and flavorful raw squid), raw mackerel with radishes and raspberries and raw kampachi were great. Tuna with black garlic aioli (I didn’t get to taste the tuna, but aioli was amazing). Tiny shrimp with green aioli. Hispi cabbage (slightly grilled lettuce) with potatoes and trout roe -- caviar and salad is the best!

Restaurant Mes
https://www.restaurantmes.dk/
Good, but not amazing except for the main dish which made us lick our plates: veal brisket with BBQ sauce, celery root puree, and mushroom foam.

Gasoline Grill
It’s a chain, so if you ever need a burger, just look around :)
Good burgers -- very good brioche buns and flavorful, tender patties, but not as drippy and meaty as I would ideally like. Excellent fries with vinegar salt powder.

Selma
https://selmacopenhagen.dk/
Good sandwiches, particularly shrimp

Restaurant Møntergade
https://montergade.dk/
Really excellent herring sandwich, but only ok others

Kokkeriet (one star)
https://www.kokkeriet.dk/
The only terrible meal. Bad textures (even the bread tasted as if it was gluten free). Fried foods served cold. Sometimes underseasoned. Really tough steak. Bad combinations of ingredients. Two good fish dishes (langoustine with shellfish reduction and hake with kale). Everything else was very poor.

Bakeries:
Juno
https://www.instagram.com/juno_the_ba...
The line can be long, but it’s worth it. The first time we came, they were out of plain croissants by 9:30, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We tried their strawberry croissant muffin, poppy seed covered croissant filled with almond cream, cardamom brioche, and lemon cake. All were amazing and not too sweet. On the second day, we knew to email them the day ahead to place our croissant order. The plain croissants are very good, but a tad burnt on the outside to my taste.

Hart
https://hartbageri.com/
Very good basic croissants, but the cardamom kouign-amann is to die for

Andersen bakery
https://andersen-bakery-eu.dk/
Pretty good, but not comparable to Juno and Hart. They were right next to our hotel, so given the convenience it was a good place.

Møn resources:
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Good supermarket and wine: SuperBrugsen in Stege

Good bakery for bread and occasional produce item: Øbageren in Stege (good coffee and the best cheese sandwich)

Apple juice and occasional berries and figs: Tjørnemosegaard fæld selv juletræer & Møn honning

Produce from Copenhagen: Vibækgård in Stege

Fish truck comes to Stege center on Saturday mornings at 10am (sometimes farmers come too)

ND122 https://www.nd122.dk/ -- very nice restaurant on Møn Island (occasionally a tad too much salt even for me, so not for salt sensitive people)

Fri Bike Shop in Stege -- very affordable bikes, no need to reserve

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