Copenhagen is a beautiful city and you get the best perspective from a rooftop bar with a fancy cocktail, in my opinion. Most of Copenhagen’s best rooftop bars are warm-season only but a few stay open year-round with indoor space. This guide covers the best rooftop bars in Copenhagen and what to drink at each….
Copenhagen is a serious coffee city, and the cafés are where you’ll find some of the best pastry too. These are my top seven picks right now, split between specialty roasters and bakery-cafés so you can find the right one fast. You’ll get world-class espresso, the famous cardamom bun, and even a quiet library table…
New Nordic cooking started in Copenhagen, and you can eat it well without a huge bill if you know where to look. This guide covers the best New Nordic restaurants in Copenhagen at the mid-range, where seasonal Danish produce, foraging, and fermentation drive the menu. While Copenhagen is very expensive no matter what, these spots…
Copenhagen has a reputation as an expensive city to eat in, and the food markets are how you get around it. Some are open-air harbor spots you make an afternoon of, others are covered halls you duck into year-round. This guide covers the best food markets in Copenhagen and what to order at each. My…
Copenhagen is expensive, but you can eat three good meals a day for under $20 each if you know where to go. The cheapest food isn’t in restaurants. It’s at hot dog windows, supermarket shelves, and a burger stand in an old gas station. This guide covers the best budget cheap eats in Copenhagen and…
Philadelphia is a fantastic city for foodies, and I think it’s underrated. I’ve traveled the world through its cuisine, but as my hometown, I take great pride in everything Philly, from cheesesteaks and cheap eats to swanky happy hour deals, fine dining and new elevated hotspots. This guide pulls together all my Center City favorites,…
Philly’s Reading Terminal Market has more than 75 vendors under one roof in Center City, and you can’t work through all of them in one visit no matter how hard you’d like to try. This guide covers eight stalls I’d build a trip around as a local, from roast pork to ice cream to a…
Center City is full of BYOB restaurants, and the reason is practical: a Pennsylvania liquor license costs a fortune, so small kitchens skip it and let you bring the wine. Fun fact: most of them happen to be Italian. This guide covers seven BYOB restaurants between South and Vine Streets, with what to order and…
If you’re looking for a $10 martini, a half dozen oysters for $12, or a burger in the single digits in Center City Philadelphia, this happy hour list is for you. This guide covers eight Philly happy hours between South and Vine Streets, from raw bars to dive bars, with what to order at each….
The best cheesesteaks in Philadelphia aren’t Pat’s or Geno’s, the South Philly names that survive on tourist traffic more than their sandwiches. There’s no need to make the pilgrimage when you’ll find plenty of great walkable options right in Center City (what we call our downtown). As a local, these are the 6 Philly cheesesteak…