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map and is home to the ground-breaking restaurant Noma – voted the world’s best restaurant three years in a row and which has reignited popularity for top-class Nordic cuisine. However I was most excited about sampling the fare at the Royal Smushi Cafe. After hearing about this unique dining-meets-design modern baroque marvel we had to experience it for ourselves. Teir signature dish ‘smushi’ combines


traditional Danish smørrebrød - or open sandwiches - with a contemporary sushi twist. Te menu has been intricately designed to suit


all tastes and not all dishes include raw fish. Tere is a choice of six or more ‘smushis’, each as satisfying as a small meal. My favourite was the burger and all the trimmings and my partner went crazy for the salmon. We also tasted the Christmas turkey with pork stuffing which was delicious and all were served on the famous Royal Copenhagen Christmas dinner ware and washed down with a chilled glass of chardonnay from the vineyard of Denmark’s own Prince Henrik. Situated down a little alleyway between


Louis Vuitton and the Royal Copenhagen crockery store you could easily walk straight past it. Yet step inside and it smacks the senses with a miss-match of décor from twinkling fairy lights and large marble tables and bar stools, to huge chandeliers and old Dutch masterpieces on the walls, all brought together with interior design magic. Te Royal Smushi Cafe was something


never experienced before and a real must for lunch in between shopping. Sufficiently satisfied we jumped on the


local bus to our next stop, a museum with a refreshing twist – the chance to sup the city’s most famous brew. Te Carlsberg Museum is huge and offers an interesting insight into the history of the beer, with the chance to try a selection of home-brewed traditional ales. As we arrived back at our hotel the busy streets


were buzzing with a Friday night feel and the cafés were lighting up with locals and tourists mingling together to watch the world go by.


We sampled a few cocktails at Guest, a trendy


place-to-be-seen down a little side street and dined at its sister restaurant next door. Although our trip was drawing to an end


we still had one day to fill and decided it wouldn’t be complete without a visit to Tivoli Gardens amusement park. Tis was only 15 minutes away from the main canal and was a great day out, with rides and games for children and beautifully kept gardens as well as theatres, a concert hall and the fine-dining Nimb restaurant. Wonderfully efficient transport systems make it an easy location for travellers to get the best from in only a couple of days and now thanks to Norwegian Air Shuttle it is only two hours away from Liverpool. With Christmas around the corner it’s tempting to jet over to soak up the magical atmosphere and wander the Christmas markets selling all manner of festive goodies. It’s easy to see why this year Copenhagen topped the Global Quality of Life survey by international design and lifestyle magazine Monocle. It’s a city that invites you in with a warm welcome, a good meal and a glass of Carlsberg.


A one night stay at 71 Nyhavn costs from £146 per person in a double room. www.71nyhavnhotel.com


Fly direct from Liverpool to Copenhagen with Norwegian Airlines www.norwegian.com/uk


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