march-2012

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Copenhagen
Denmark
DIALLING CODE +45
CURRENCY Krone (DKK)
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Basel-Mulhouse,
Berlin, Geneva,
Lisbon, London (LGW,
STN), Manchester,
Milan (MXP)
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
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A local taxi costs
about DKK220.
Metro trains go
to Nørreport
station. Tickets:
DKK34.50.
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desk for special
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BON APPETIT
UP TO €15 Grød
(50 Jægersborggade)
Denmark’s fi rst café
serving only porridge
opened this winter and
has become the hip
place to hang out in
Jægersborggade. The
weekly menu includes
breakfast, lunch
or dinner options.
UP TO €30 The
Laundromat Café (96
Gammel Kongevej, tel:
5556 5550) Wash your
clothes or delve into
a magazine plucked
from the book-laden
shelves at the latest
branch of Laundromat
Cafés, which combine
laundromat facilities
and generously
portioned, tasty food.
UP TO €50
Oysters & Grill (1B
Sjaellandsgade, tel:
7020 6171) A sure bet
for a fancy meal in a
laidback atmosphere,
this dinner-only
restaurant serves
up a great selection
of seafood including
French and Danish
oysters, mussels
cooked four diff erent
ways plus soft-shell
crab, as well as a
selection of steaks,
cheese and desserts.
EXCLUSIVE Formel
B (12 Vesterbrogade,
Vesterbro, tel: 3325
1066) Despite the
rather modest name
of this Michelin-starred
restaurant, which
translates to “basic
formula”, the dishes
served up by head
chefs and owners
Kristian Meller and
Rune Jochumsen
combine classic French
techniques with Danish
and French ingredients
and are often miniature
works of art. Diners
choose from 20
small dishes and an
extensive wine list.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Café
Victor (8 Ny
Ostergade, tel: 3313
3613) Tucked away
among Copenhagen’s
high-end shops, this is
a great little spot for a
reviving cup of coff ee
or a post-shopping
glass of wine. Open
since 1981, this Danish
take on a French bistro
has walls coated in
mirrors, a particularly
well-stocked bar and
tables always full of
well-heeled locals.
LIVE MUSIC
Amager Bio (6
Øresundsvej, tel:
3286 0200) Joan
Armatrading,
Crowded House and
The Kaiser Chiefs
have all played at this
venue, along with
emerging acts
from Denmark
and beyond.
LATE & LIVELY
Brass Monkey (31
Enghavevej, tel: 3322
3433) So trendy
there’s not even a
sign above the door,
this small, dimly lit
tiki-style bar in
Vesterbro serves great
cocktails, including
fl aming volcanoes
and margaritas.
THIS MONTH
SHOP Charitable
travellers will love
Fisk, a café and shop
ASCOT HOTEL
AND SPA
★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Once the city’s bath
house, this hotel, in
muted colours, is
really central and
great for a trip
to Tivoli. From
€118, book at
hotels.easyJet.com.
combined that sells
vintage clothes and
accessories as well as
redesigned secondhand
clothes. All
proceeds go to
charity (1 Sankt
Peder Straede).
SEE Lee Miller’s
Surrealist Eye is now
being showcased at
the Oregaard Museum.
The collection includes
hundreds of the
photographer’s most
striking photos
(2 Orehoj Alle).
GO Start at The
Old Stock Exchange,
which has an amazing
dragon-tailed spire
and dates back to
1625. Then walk
across the island of
Slotsholmen taking in
Christiansborg Slot,
the impressive home of
the Danish parliament,
before crossing over
the marble bridge
that takes you to the
National Museum.
ESCAPE To escape
the city and enter
the true Danish
countryside, head
north for 30 minutes
on the bus to Gribskov,
one of the nation’s
largest forests, that
covers 5,500 hectares.
It’s now crisscrossed
by a network of roads
and pathways created
in the 17th century
to help huntsmen.
NO WAY!
The name København
is derived from the
the old Danish name
Køpmannæhafn,
which means
“merchant’s harbour”.
Cathy Strongman
DESTINATION GUIDES | 123
Corfu
Greece
DIALLING CODE +30
CURRENCY €
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Berlin, Bristol,
London (LGW, LTN),
Manchester, Milan
(MXP), Rome
FROM THE
AIRPORT
TAXI
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BON APPETIT
UP TO €30
Elizabeth’s Taverna
(Doukades Village
Square, tel: 26630
41728) Running for
half a century and
now in granddaughter
Elizabeth’s hands, this
taverna is renowned
for big smiles and
pastitsada (cockerel
in spicy red sauce
with pasta).
EXCLUSIVE
Restaurant
Peinologio (Deza,
Vatos, Ropa Valley,
tel: 26610 94318)
Favourite with the
locals for almost three
decades, Peinologio
is a grill-room with
excellent starters,
such as tsigarelli
(chilli-fried greens)
and kolokythokeftedes
(courgette balls).
Its unique speciality
is charcoal-grilled
chicken-mince patty
with mustard sauce.
You might also
fi nd casseroles like
cockerel pastitsada.
AFTER DARK
LOW KEY Lunatico
Bar (Dimoulitsa Street,
San Rocco, Corfu Town)
Lunatico caters for the
local workers of the
government offi ces,
but anyone may visit for
its secluded park-like
atmosphere and cheap
prices. It’s located in the
grounds of the former
psychiatric hospital,
hence the name!
Look for it behind the
sentry box.
LATE & LIVELY
Entechna (New Port,
Corfu Town) If you’re
a fan of real Greek
bouzouki music –
the kind the locals
listen to – head for
Entechna on Friday
and Saturday night.
There’s good food, too.
THIS MONTH
GO Enjoy the sights
and sounds of
Corfu’s renowned
philharmonic
orchestras, marching
in grand procession
to celebrate
Independence Day on
25 March. The event
starts around 11am in
the Esplanade Square.
NO WAY!
Corfi ot cooking is
heavily infl uenced by
Italy, and diff ers from
other Greek cuisines.
Hilary Paipeti