Copenhagen nightlife is built around late finishes and a metro that never stops. Cocktail bars close around 02:00, club doors open at 22:00 or 23:00, and the best rooms keep going until 08:00 or 09:00. The techno and house clubs sit in the old town around Axeltorv and Kongens Have and on Refshaleøen, the industrial island across the harbour. Kødbyen, the old meatpacking district, does bars and small clubs; Vesterbro and Nørrebro do cocktails and craft beer. Expect 150–195 kr (€20–26) on a club door and a 20+ limit at many of them. Worth knowing: the metro runs 24 hours a day, every 7–15 minutes after 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights.
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The night runs late, and the end of it is cheap. Bars close around 02:00, but the main clubs keep going: Culture Box and MODULE to 08:00, Den Anden Side to 09:00. Entry drops to about 100 kr (€13) after 05:30 or 06:00, so a late start costs less.
Refshaleøen is where the big bookings go. Hangaren, Klub Werkstatt and Poolen sit within a few hundred metres of each other on Refshalevej, in a former hangar, an engine workshop and a warehouse. There is no metro on the island, so plan the ride home before you go.
Doors and age limits are stricter than the rest of the city suggests. Bars serve from 18, but many clubs set 20+ and some 21+. The house and techno clubs choose their crowd at the door, and several ban photography inside.
Culture Box, MODULE, Den Anden Side and the Refshaleøen venues book international DJs every weekend.
Three clubs run to 08:00 or later, and the metro is there when you come out.
The first Mikkeller bar, Warpigs in Kødbyen and BRUS in Nørrebro all brew or pour their own.
Ruby, Lidkoeb and Curfew are three very different rooms within a short ride of each other.
VEGA, Pumpehuset, RUST, Loppen and Jazzhus Montmartre give you a concert before the club.
The 24-hour metro makes the city centre, Vesterbro and Nørrebro easy at any hour.
Not for you if you want cheap drinks. A cocktail costs about 130 kr (€17) and a draught beer in a club 50–55 kr (€7).
Bars open. Lidkoeb and Ruby from 16:00 or 17:00, Curfew from 17:00 at the weekend.
Concerts. Jazzhus Montmartre starts at 20:00; RUST, VEGA and Pumpehuset run evening shows.
First club doors. Culture Box opens at 22:00, most others at 23:00 or midnight.
The floors fill. At MODULE the door price goes up after 01:00.
Cocktail bars close. The clubs are at their busiest.
Smaller clubs close at 04:00 or 05:00, Culture Box and MODULE at 08:00, Den Anden Side at 09:00. Metro home.
Two rooms, 22:00 to 08:00, 150 kr on the door. The reference club for the city.
Hangaren, Klub Werkstatt and Poolen on one road. Cycle over, book the taxi home.
Texas barbecue and house beer at Warpigs, then house and bass at Baggen a few doors along.
A show on Enghavevej, then cocktails at Lidkoeb or the cellar at Mikkeller Bar Viktoriagade.
An 85-capacity room at Jazzhus Montmartre, then a walk to Ruby on the canal.
Beer at BRUS, then the hip-hop club at RUST, both on Guldbergsgade.
The old town holds Culture Box, Den Anden Side and MODULE, plus Ruby, Jazzhus Montmartre and the Dubliner. Metro everywhere.
The old meatpacking district, a short walk from Central Station. Warpigs, Baggen and the KB3 event hall share a few streets.
VEGA on Enghavevej, Lidkoeb and Curfew on Vesterbrogade, and the first Mikkeller bar.
Guldbergsgade has BRUS and RUST a few minutes apart. Local, cheaper, fewer visitors.
A former industrial island with Hangaren, Klub Werkstatt and Poolen. The big bookings, and no metro.
Loppen has put on concerts in Christiania since 1973. Christianshavn metro is ten minutes away.
Bring photo ID. Culture Box and Poolen are 18+, Den Anden Side, Hangaren, MODULE and KB3 are 20+, and RUST's nightclub, Klub Werkstatt and Baggen are 21+. Den Anden Side's door curates the crowd and stops letting people in an hour before closing; Hangaren lets nobody in after 05:00. Several clubs ban photography and run awareness teams, so leave the phone in your pocket.
Usually 120–195 kr (€16–26). MODULE charges 120 kr before 01:00 and 170 kr after; Culture Box and MODULE drop to 100 kr after 06:00, Den Anden Side after 05:30. Small clubs cost 75–90 kr and headline raves on Refshaleøen up to 399 kr. At Hangaren a presale ticket does not guarantee entry.
The metro runs 24/7: every 7–15 minutes after 01:00 on Friday and Saturday, every 20 minutes on weeknights. N-buses fill the gaps. Refshaleøen has no metro, so cycle or take a taxi: a 10 km ride at night costs about 286 kr (€38) with Dantaxi. With the Rejsekort app, travel outside rush hour is 20% cheaper.
| Club entry | 120–195 kr (€16–26) |
| Beer in a club (0.4 l) | 50–55 kr (€7) |
| Cocktail | 130 kr (€17) |
| Cloakroom | Varies by club, check on the night |
| Metro or night bus | 2-zone ticket in the app; 20% off with Rejsekort at night |
| Taxi, 10 km at night | 286 kr (€38) |
| Late-night food | Kitchens close early: Warpigs at 22:00 |
| Hostel bed | From 95 kr (€12.80), more at weekends |
A Thursday at Baggen for 50–75 kr, four beers and the metro home.
Culture Box at 150 kr, five drinks at 50–55 kr and the metro.
Two cocktails at 130 kr, a 195 kr door on Refshaleøen, six drinks and a taxi back.
Culture Box and MODULE drop to 100 kr after 06:00, Den Anden Side after 05:30.
20+ and 21+ are common at club doors, even if bars serve from 18.
Den Anden Side and MODULE ban photography inside, and both run awareness or safer-space policies.
No metro on the island. Cycle over, or budget for a taxi back.
Jazzhus Montmartre holds 85 people and the big nights sell out in advance.
Travel outside rush hour, including weekday evenings and weekends, is 20% cheaper.
It opened in 2002 and runs 24 hours a day. The City Circle Line, M3, opened in 2019 with 17 stops.
The cattle market moved to the site in November 1879. The white buildings came in 1934, designed by city architect Poul Holsøe.
Jazzhus Montmartre has run since 1959 and still holds just 85 people.
The cellar on Viktoriagade was the brewery's first bar and the template for its bars abroad.
Yes, if you like electronic music and late finishes. Culture Box, MODULE and Den Anden Side run to 08:00 or later, and the city has a deep bench of cocktail and craft beer bars. It is expensive: plan on 150–195 kr for a club door.
Smaller clubs close at 04:00 or 05:00. Culture Box and MODULE close at 08:00 and Den Anden Side at 09:00. Bars usually close at 01:00 or 02:00.
Bars serve from 18. Many clubs set their own limit at 20+ or 21+, so check the event page and bring photo ID.
Yes. The metro runs 24/7, every 7–15 minutes after 01:00 on Friday and Saturday nights and every 20 minutes on weeknights.
Indre By for the big clubs and classic bars, Kødbyen and Vesterbro for bars and small clubs, Refshaleøen for warehouse nights.
About €40 for a cheap night at a small club, €60 for a normal club night and €145 or more with cocktails and a taxi.
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