Elsinore

Axel Torv Apotek

Pharmacy

The city's main pharmacy, well stocked and with competent staff that can help you find local equivalents of most drugs found at home.

Mon-Fri 09:30-17:30, Sat 09:30-13:00

Bissen og Bassen

Nice collection of casual clothes for women and children as well as nice Danish dishes and furnishings.

Mon-Thu 10:00 - 17:30, Fri 10:00 - 18:00, Sat 10:00 - 15:00

Bistro Francophile

Newly opened French bistro with a changing menu at reasonable prices.

Thu 12:00-22:30, Fri-Sat 12:00-23:30, Sun 10:00-17:00·Prix Fixe; 3 courses 250 kr

Borgerkroen

Classic Danish working class pub with outdoor seating on a small patio on the square facing the harbour.

Mon-Thu 10:00-19:00, Fri-Sat 10:00-21:00, Sun 10:00-18:00·Beer from 20 kr, coffee from 15 kr, 3 open sandwiches including beer 74 kr

Byens Spisehus

Unpretentious no frills food at reasonable prices, fitting for the old workers guild house in which its located. The menu is mainly Danish dishes with small hints of the French kitchen here and there.

Tue-Sun 16:00-22:00·79-239 kr

Cafe Chaplin

Nice cafe facing the main square in an old half timbered building, has outdoor seating in the front and in the garden patio out back. Employs physically and psychically handicapped people as part of a CSR programme which is a nice touch.

Daily 10:00-16:00·Beer 22-58 kr, coffee from 20 kr, brunch 115 kr, mains 65-115 kr

Cafe Miss Coffee

As the name hints all about a decent cup of coffee, with cookies or bagels on the side.

Mon-Thu 10:00-17:30, Fri 10:00-18:00, Sat 10:00-14:00·25-40 kr

Café Brohus

Cafe in the yellow 'bridge house' on Kronborg, serving beers, coffee and ice cream at the moat, also has toast, sandwiches and pizza buns... and the real draw, picnic baskets the green surroundings for 175 (for 2, ex. 50 kr deposit).

March–October Daily 10:00-17:00·22-45 kr for food.

Café Karisma

Healthy café with outdoor seating on the pedestrian street. Serves coffee, freshly squeezed juices and smoothies as well as Brunch, Nachos and home baked sandwiches and potatoes,

Mon-Fri 9-17,Sat 10-16

Casino Marienlyst

It's a far cry from Las Vegas, but it used to be the only casino in the country from its beginning in 1903 until 1990, and it is still one of only 3 in the country. It's in a historic beach resort, with great views. You have to be 18 years old, and you must present a valid passport or driving license at the entrance. Dress code exists, though it's fairly relaxed, just avoid showing up in your newest Adidas track pants.

Mon-Tue 19:00-03:00, Wed-Sun 19:00-04:00·50 kr entrance and 10 kr cloakroom

Club Retro

The largest club in the city covering 2 floors and a balcony for smokers, popular with Swedes from across the sound. There is a dresscode in effect mainly to discourage 'gangsters' so don't show up looking like one. The club doesn't open until 23:00.

Thu 20:00-03:00, Fri Sat 20:00-late

Danmarks Tekniske Museum

Technical Museum of Denmark

Housed in an 8000-m² former iron foundry, within its walls is a large collection of steam engines, cars, airplanes and other inventions with particular emphasis on Danish achievements in science and industry like the 1888 Hammel car which, as far as is known, is the oldest original automobile still running, the world's first typewriter and the world's first electromagnetic sound recorder. In the impressive aviation collection which counts a number of complete historic aeroplanes, is also the plane of Ellehammer, which according to the Danes, were the first to take flight on the continent. Many exhibits can be run or operated by inserting a coin.

Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00·Summer 65 kr, Winter 50 kr

Flynderupgård Museet

Set in a classic 1830 country house, surrounded by a beautiful rose garden recreated from its 1920s layout. The museum's main building houses permanent exhibits of a grocery store from last century as well as a typical area farmhouse. The fields around the museum are home to a farming operation using tools and animals from the same period, and there is also an exhibit on local fishing in the early 1800s. Best suited for families.

Tue-Sun 12:00-16:00·20 kr, children below 18 free

Handels og Søfartsmuseet

The Danish Maritime Museum, M/S Maritime Museum

It's all about Danish maritime history since the renaissance, told by photographs, models and exhibits on everything from the Danish colonies in India, Africa and West Indies over naval battles and the east Asia trade to recent history.

Sep–Jun: Tue–Sun 11:00-17:00; Jul Aug: daily 11:00-18:00·120 kr; free for children under 18, students under 26, and Copenhagen Card holders

Helsingør Bycenter

A large (by local standards anyway) indoor shopping center with more than 30 stores, including a hypermarket (Føtex), a sports and recreation store (Intersport) and a drug store (Matas). Has ample parking with 550 free parking spaces

Mon-Fri 10:00-19:00, Sat 10:00-16:00

Helsingør Bymuseum

City museum

Housed in a building nearly 500 years old, parts of it built by the Carmelite monks, this museum has exhibits relating partly to the early history of the house as a hospital and a lavish renaissance manor extraordinarily turning later into the city's poorhouse. The rest of the house portrays the history of the city, and the museum's piece de resistance is an amazingly accurate 1:300 scale model of Elsinore in 1801.

Tue-Fri Sun 12:00-16:00; Sat 10:00-14:00·Adults 20 kr

Helsingør Bådudlejning

Boat rentals

Besides dinghies they also rent fishing rods, officially only for the boat rentals, but if you are a tourist and willing to hand in a deposit, they might just comply.

Daily 08:00-18:00·4-person dinghy 180/220 kr for 2 hours and 80/100 kr per following hour (powered/unpowered)

Helsingør Cinema Center

5 screens, and might be an option if you're staying over night on a rainy day, this is Denmark after all. Movies are not dubbed in Denmark.

75-85 kr

Helsingør Cykeludlejning

Bike rentals

Join the locals for lovely rides up and down the coast during the summer; you are in the land of bicycles after all.

Mon-Fri 09:00-17:30, Sat 10:00-14:00·80 kr per day, discounts for longer rentals available

Helsingør Domkirke

Saint Olai Church

The city's red brick cathedral towering over the medieval centre was built in 1559, but its roots stretch back to the 13th century. The massive 12-metre white and golden altarpiece from 1664, the elaborately decorated 1567 pulpit and the incredibly detailed font cover in the baptistry from 1578 are the highlights, but there are many other ancient relics inside and curiously also an English cannonball fired en route to the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801 stuck in one of arches.

Mon-Fri 10:00-16:00·Tours for groups can be arranged for 500 Kr

Helsingør Golf Club

One of Denmark’s oldest golf courses with an 18-hole and 9-hole par 3 courses with pretty landscaping and views.

Green fee 300-400 kr

Helsingør Svømmehal

Public indoor pool

50-metre pool indoor swimming pool with a 50-metre water slide and springboards if the waters of Øresund are too cold for you; also has a well-equipped fitness center.

Widely varying hours, with timeslots for 'fun' swimming and exercise swimming, check the 'åbningstider' link on the website for green and blue time slots respectively·34 kr

Helsingør Teater

Elsinore Theatre

Lively theater for a city this size, mainly touring shows, so sometimes you won't have to sit though 2 hours listening to the agonizingly coarse local language.

Helsingør Værftsmuseum

Shipyard Museum

In the old shipyard administration offices a group of passionate previous employees together with the city council have set up an exhibition on shipbuilding in the city including collections on the craft in general.

Sun-Mon 14:00-18:00, Tue-Thu 10:00-14:00·Free

Karin Jensen

Local ceramist working out of an old romantic half timbered house. Sculpture pieces, artworks and home decór.

No scheduled hours

Kronborg Gallerierne

The Kronborg Galleries

Since the last soldier left Kronborg in the early 1990s, life has been breathed back into the lovely centuries-old yellow garrison buildings with extensive renovations and allowing an increasing number of artists to set up a small creative colony within the castle, with galleries selling and displaying various forms of art and industrial design - from paintings and photography to ceramics, textiles and glass works.

Kronborg Havbad

Folksy place in the harbour serving traditional Danish food, good value specials include Lunch buffet during weekends for 155 kr and a changing 'Dish of the day' for 80 kr. À la carte

Wed-Sat noon-20:30, Sun 12:00-16:00·lunch pieces from 75 kr, Dinner mains around 180 kr

Krone B

Cafe Kronen

Perfect location in one of nice old yellow buildings inside the castle compound, indoor and outdoor seating where you can drink a beer, have brunch (11:00-13:00, 120 kr) or the usual café lunch suspects; burgers, sandwiches and salads (105-125 kr) and digest it over the coffee and cake special for 65 kr.

Daily 10:30-17:00

Kulturværftet

The Culture Yard

The newest addition to the city's cultural life is an interesting modern architectural piece fitted into the old shipyard overlooking the castle. The house features two stages for the local theater and frequent concerts, an exhibition space for changing displays of contemporary art and photography, the city's main library with a small English section, internet access and various events held regularly.

La Dolce Vita

Italian restaurant in a nice old building in the centre. Decent food.

Tue-Sat 12:00-23:00, Sun 17:00-23:00·Mains 100-250 kr