Aarhus

A.C.Perch's Thehandel

Perch's

A local branch of the venerable tea-house of the same name in Copenhagen with roots back to colonial times. The Aarhus café is smaller, and only a few years old, but has the same old-fashioned style as the original in Copenhagen. Slow down and take time to enjoy a well-made pot of high quality tea with more than a hundred varieties to sample. The clerks are there to guide you. Splurge with a Breakfast Plate or a Five O Clock Tea serving if you like. If you are a group, you can book a table online. No coffee here.

Mon-Fri 10:00-17:30, Sat 10:00-17:00·Pot of tea 95 kr, Breakfast Plate (including tea) 210 kr

AmoRomA

Tasty Italian food served in romantic surroundings. Vitello Tonnato, traditional pasta dishes, Saltimbocca alla Romana, and of course Tiramisù. For lunch you can have excellent stone-oven-baked pizza, which can also be bought as take-away. The restaurant is located in an old preserved timber-framed house, and AmoRomA's owners draw on experience from their Italian-style specialty store Il Mercatino in Mejlgade, with top-quality ingredients imported from Italy.

Daily·3-course evening dinner from kr 295. Pizzas are kr 90-110

Asia Restaurant

Large Chinese-style family-friendly restaurant, with room for 250 guests, situated in the ground floor level of a hotel highrise. Nice, Chinese-inspired traditional decor and good all-you-can-eat buffet with plenty of options. The buffet includes sushi, and in the evening also Mongolian barbecue and soup. A la carte menus are also offered.

Daily: lunch buffet 11:30-15:30, evening buffet 17:00-21:30·Lunch buffet kr 118, evening buffet kr 178

Atelier 33

Bistro with great quality French cuisine and a recommendation in the Michelin guide. The menu changes with the seasons here, and includes many top-notch Danish ingredients, yet never strays far from its dedication to the French cooking tradition. Oysters, Vol au Vent, Poisson en Croûte, and Crème Brûlée are among the many classics here. Reasonable prices, in view of the quality, with some splurge options.

Mon-Sat 12:00-14:00 and 17:30-21:00·Two-course prix fixe lunch special kr 350, four-course evening dinner kr 495. Many options for cheaper à la carte

Bar' Hapla

This place markets itself as a bar with dining options, just how the Spanish love it. Don't hesitate to book a table for dining though, as the food is great and the place is often packed with guests. At Bar' Hapla, the food will arrive sporadically at the table, whenever the kitchen has it ready, so there will be ample time to enjoy your wine and drinks. Fed up with the overuse of the term 'tapas', Bar' Hapla call their small Spanish-style servings 'bites', but they are just as tasty and with purely vegetarian options as well.

Kitchen is open daily 17:00-22:00, Fri Sat 12:00-16:00·'Bites' servings kr 65 and up. Expect three servings to make a full meal

Bone's

American-style barbecue in two floors. Bone's is a family friendly Danish restaurant chain with eateries across the country. Lunch options every day.

Daily 11:00-21:30

Brasserie Belli

Brasserie with French inspirations, open for lunch and evening dinners, with more than thirty years experience. Many things to choose from, including French classics such as quiche, onion soup, steak tartare, steak frites, and Belli's signature dish Boeuf Bourguignon.

The kitchen is open Tue-Sat: 11:00-15:00 and 16:30-21:00·Brunch plate kr 180, Lunch from kr 90, Evening dinner main course from kr 190; 3-course prix fixe dinners from kr 300

Burger Boom

Among the winners in Aarhus' aforementioned "burger war", Burger Boom serves a short but sweet menu of burgers and fries sold at inexpensive prices. The burgers here are minimalist constructions with a notable lack of veggie toppings, so as not to dull the taste of the grilled local free-range beef. Salad and tomato can be added for free, just tell when you order. Fries comes as regular, sweet potato, or loaded cheese fries. Homemade dips. Burger Boom's way of doing things has been popular, and has grown from the small original place, at the central high street, to four spots across town. Lunch offers on weekdays (11:00-15:00).

Daily 11:00-21:00·Burgers from kr 69, menus from kr 109

Caffé Ispirazione

Excellent pizzas and really good ice creams. Also sandwiches and various pasta dishes. This place has an extra focus on organic ingredients. Broad diversity and vegetarians and vegans has plenty of options here.

Mon-Thu 10:30-21:30, Fri-Sun 10:30-22:30·kr 110 and up for pizzas

Café Gaya

A good variety of organically-grown vegetarian food, with cozy decor and occasional live music. Gaya also serves brunch (ad libitum) on Saturdays.

Mon-Sat·All-you-can-eat lunch buffet kr 89, evening buffet kr 150

DavidBreadHead

High-end sourdough bakery and café. They also run a in a side street to Strøget.

Every day·Sourdough bun with cheese 35 kr. Morning board 59 kr

De Fyrretyve Røvere

Relatively new eatery, part of a wave of quality barbecue spots of Middle Eastern inspirations across Aarhus. Good pitas with lamb, beef, spicy chicken, or homemade falafel in combination with other Middle Eastern delicacies. Two pita spots across town.

11:30-15:00 and 16:30-21:00 (closed Mondays). Closed in July·Pita menu kr 110

De Martino

Good quality pizzeria in Trøjborg, also serving pasta, risotto, and some authentic Italian veal dishes. Children's menu and takeaway available.

Daily 16:00-21:30·kr 75-95 for pizza

Delizioso

A pizzeria and café-restaurant at the Åbyhøj town square. The menu is mostly pizzas and pastas, but also panini, salads and Italian meat dishes, all of excellent quality. Takeaway available.

Wed-Mon 12:00-20:30·kr 85-95 for pizza

Den Lille Kro

A cozy place situated in a somewhat quieter sector of the buzzing Latin Quarter, Den Lille Kro (aptly-named "The Little Inn") serves up a wide-ranging selection of good-quality traditional Danish food in copious portions. Differing lunch and evening menus.

Every day 12:00-21:30·Three-course dinners 333 kr (a la carte from 169 kr). Lunch platters from 169 kr

Europa

A small gastropub serving tasty traditional Danish cuisine. Mostly smørrebrød, but also a few hot dishes in the evening. Take away offered. Even if you're not hungry, you can go just to imbibe from their exhaustive beer list. Red wine and homemade snaps are also served.

Wed-Sat 12:00-24:00

Faour

Relatively new eatery, part of a wave of quality spots of Middle Eastern inspirations across Aarhus. Faour offers falafel, manakish and mezze of various kinds for affordable prices. Almost exclusively vegetarian menu. Good mint tea and Arabian coffee with cardamom.

Closed Sundays·Manakish menu for kr 59

Green Neighbour

Various and changing seasonal salads and bowls with organic produce only. Freshly squeezed juices to go along. Meat can be had as an extra topping for some salads. Locatated in the Banken Food Hall at the central high street and cathedral square.

11-21:30 every day·Salad bowls 115 kr

Havnens Perle

Roadhouse-style Danish barbecue place at the harbor, popular with dockworkers and other locals of a blue-collar bent. Enjoy a fresh made burger, hot dogs, fried chicken, roast pork, fish and chips, or various hot meals including traditional Danish fried pork with white parsley sauce and potatoes (kr 119), a hearty dish that calls for a big draft beer. Breakfast and lunch are served too, the latter consisting of smørrebrød (Danish style open faced sandwiches on rye bread). Plenty of room to sit outside when the weather permits. Food quality can be iffy, especially when crowded.

Mon-Fri 08:00-21:00, Sat 09:00-21:00, Sun 11:00-21:00·Burgers kr 69 and up. Hot dogs kr 34. Hot meals from kr 59

Jumbo Bakery

High-end sourdough bakery and café at the transforming habourside. There is also a Jumbo Bakery café at next to the bouldering climbing center (Boulders Aarhus City) at the central Ringadebroen bridge.

Every day·Cardamom-swirl cake 34 kr

Kiin Kiin

Asian food with a Vietnamese bend. High-end restaurant quality, yet served in cosy, laid back and rustic surroundings for affordable prices. Start with a cocktail in the lounge area for an in-house evening experience, or have your food as takeaway; this place serves the whole range.

Every day, all year·Shared meal, family-style kr 395; Restaurant main course from kr 165; Take-away full meals from kr 135

Köd

Top-quality steak and seafood, with beef sourced from Denmark, Uruguay, the U.S., and Australia.

Mon-Thu 17:00-21:00, Fri Sat 17:00-22:00

Kødstadens Burger Joint

Great, local and upcoming burger champions. These guys have several years of experience, have won the hearts of Aarhusian burger lovers several times, and in 2023 they received the national badge of honor 'Best Burgers in Denmark' award. Pay them a visit, and put them to the test, at the relatively new expansion in the central Frederiksbjerg district, or the original place in the northern district of Trøjborg. Lunch offers 11:00-15:00.

Daily 11:00-21:00·Burgers from kr 84, menus from kr 114

L'estragon

Superb-quality French-style gourmet restaurant using organic ingredients exclusively (including the wine list), and locally-sourced whenever possible. An interesting specialty for this place are their homemade juices, intended to go along with the food, as a non-alcohol alternative. L'estragon is a very small place, so reservations are recommended. There are actually many options for a mid-range priced meal here, a prix fixe dinner of your choice can be had for kr 265, but if you want the full dining experience, you will have to splurge. Special offers on Sunday evenings. Open for lunch Saturdays.

Tue-Sun from 18:00·The Full Package kr 1700 (six-course serving with pairing wines), Saturday 3-course Lunch kr 295, Sunday Surprise Menu kr 595 (5-course with wines)

LYNfabrikken

"The Lightning Factory" is a business incubator for small creative concerns located in a restored old factory building, with an onsite café in the loft. The small laid-back rooftop terrace is a pleasant summertime oasis of seclusion in the midst of the bustling central city. The café offers beverages (good coffee), cakes and a small choice of food, plus a few books and crafts for sale.

Every day (8:00-22:00 for the loft café)

La Trattoria

Italian restaurant and café with a straightforward menu of pasta, pizza and sandwiches. Dishes are primarily in the budget price range, but a few are more expensive. Takeaway offered.

Daily 11:00-21:00·Pasta dishes and pizzas from around kr 100 and lunch pizza offer for kr 50

MASH

Another Danish steakhouse chain, with some of the best cuisine of this type in the country as well as a very impressive wine list. A selection of fish dishes and some high-quality burgers round out the menu.

Every day·From kr 265

MellemRum

At this gourmet restaurant, you can always choose a seasonal vegetarian menu on par with the non-restricted menu, something the chefs takes pride in. Three, four or five-course seasonal menus that change every two months or so, but also à la carte. A cosy place with excellent gourmet food. Don't be afraid to bring your vegan or meat loving friends along, this place has something for all kinds.

Mon-Sat 17:00-24:00, kitchen closes 21:30·Three-course prix fixe vegetarian menu kr 325 (Early Bird: kr 275 if you can finish before 19:00)

Mor Anna

Not a café, but an uncompromising bakery and speciality shop offering a good selection of breads, cakes, sandwiches and other foods. Take a look at the large variety and see if there is something for you? Even the jam for the cakes and the pesto for the sandwiches are made on location. Coffees and other beverages to go.

Mon-Fri 07:00-18:00; Sat Sun 08:00-17:00·Sandwiches or three smørrebrød kr 65

Mör

Great steakhouse in a new location at Frederiks Plads behind the central station. Flame grilled steaks par excellence. Also fish and vegetarian options. Sometimes live music in the evening.

Closed Sundays·Three-course menu kr 579