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Anne Riis is the co-founder of Oak: The Nordic Journal, a magazine dedicated to contemporary lifestyle. Here she leads us through her city’s well-designed districts


Why Copenhagen?


For anyone who has been to Copenhagen, they will probably know the harbour area as a place to relax and unwind. But just across the Inderhavnsbroen (the inner harbour bridge) there’s an interesting area called Papirøen or Paper Island. This is where you’ll find lots of design studios, coffee shops, arts and crafts and some great street food to sample. It’s called Paper Island because it used to be where the paper making factories and warehouses were situated. But if you’re planning a visit make it soon! At the end of 2017 COBE Architects will begin transforming the area into a new, lively residential neighbourhood with art galleries, swimming facilities and cultural activities. From Paper Island you should walk, or cycle, across the bridge to Christianshavn where you’ll find plenty of old, typically traditional and rather charming houses.


Christianshavn: A gentle ride away Lazy breakfast


There’s a real hidden gem that is easy to pass by called Café Det Vide Hus in the Indre By district next to our publishing house, Oak. It serves special edition coffee from The Coffee Collective. For me it’s the best breakfast in town. I have an acai bowl, avocado on rye bread, baked pastries and juice. It’s very simple but filling. It’s always full of locals – the kind of place where you can just relax and be yourself. And the homemade ice cream during the summer is amazing.


My Copenhagen Street eats on Paper Island 17 COMPANION


Copenhagen is small so you can cycle everywhere within ten or fifteen minutes. For me this is part of the essence of the city: crossing the many waterways and exploring on a bike. You must check out the new Olafur Eliasson- designed Cirkelbroen (Circle Bridge). It resembles a sailing ship and I like it a lot. When it was created it allowed Copenhagen residents to walk, run or


cycle around the harbour for the first time. Eliasson said he hoped it would make residents look at the city in a different way. Across the canal you’ll find Christianshavn, a small local neighbourhood full of beautiful old traditional houses and houseboats – it’s really very charming with cobblestones and traditional lighting along it. There’s a great coffee shop called Sweet Treat and a showroom called The Apartment for design hunting which is in a classically furnished apartment in one of the old, traditional houses along the canal. I think it’s an amazingly atmospheric place.


Touristy thing to do again


Riding a bike! And taking one of the canal boats along the harbour and out to Christianshavn and Refshaleøen. Along the way you’ll pass the harbour area and see some new architecture including Henning Larsen’s new opera house, the drama school, the architectural school, and the design school.


Cirkelbroen Bridge: By Olafur Eliasson SPRING 2017


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