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Vesterbro is located just outside Copenhagen’s city center - the Inner City or Indre By - making it a very attractive place to live, as are the other areas immediately outside the center: the Indre Nørrebro (“Inner Nørrebro”), Indre Østerbro (“Inner Østerbro”), Frederiksberg, and Christianshavn.

The district is located west of the city center at the location of the old Western Gate (‘’Vesterport’’), access way into the old city. The gate, along with the other three gates into the old city-- Østerport ("Eastern Gate") near the current Østerport Train Station), Nørreport ("Northern Gate") near the current Nørreport Train Station, and Amagerport ("Amager Gate", i.e. functionally the Southern Gate) between Christianshavn and the island of Amager - were dismantled in 1856.

The name "Vesterbro" causes some confusion as to its literal translation into modern Danish, as English, "Western Bridge". The word is an old word and does not refer to a bridge, but rather to the paved (Danish, brolagt) road leading into the city through the Western Gate.

The area has in recent years been renovated to a great extent, and its central location makes it a favored place to live. It has had a reputation as a center for prostitution and drug trafficking, where only the poorest would live, and there is still a certain amount of these activities in the area, especially on Istedgade and near Halmtorvet, but there has been police focus on clearing up troublesome areas.

Contents 1 Get in 2 See 3 Do 4 Buy 5 Eat 5.1 Budget 5.2 Medium 6 Drink 7 Sleep 7.1 Budget 7.2 Medium 8 Contact

Get in

Copenhagen Central Station is located at the east end of Vesterbro.

See

• Museum of Copenhagen [1] Vesterbrogade 59. +45 33210772. Covers Copenhagen history, past and present. Entrance DKK 20.
• Øksnehallen, Istedgade/Abel Cathrinesgade, [2], Old cattle market, turned exibiton hall.

Do

• Planetariet [3] Gammel Kongevej 10, +45 33121224. Planetarium, OmniMax theatre, and restaurant.

Buy

Eat

Budget

• Den Sorte Gryde (The Black Pot) [4], Vesterbrogade 79, tel: +45 38880085. Open mo-fr: 3-11 pm, sa-su: 2-11 pm. Mostly take-away. It is best know for its DKK 39, 300 gram Buggi-Burger, but also have good solid danish food, e.g., pork rost, "Brændende Kærlighed" (Butter-fried bacon and onion on top of mashed potatoes). The portions are big, usually one is plenty for two people.

• Cafe Høeg's, Enghavevej 20 A, tel: +45 33 31 34 89. Has a large selection of domestic and imported beer, and a menu with pasta, sandwiches and burgers.

• Obelix, Vesterbrogade 53 (on Vesterbro Torv), tel: +45 33313414, has good beer and sandwiches. In the summer you can sit outside on Vesterbro Square.

Medium

• Brasserie Degas, [5], Jernbanegade 7, tel: +45 33110891, Email:info@degas.dk. French kitchen, excellent choice of beers (and wine of course). Daily 3 course menu for DKK 269. Open noon to midnight, kitchen close at 10 pm.

• Bryggeriet Apollo and Hereford Beefstouw, Vesterbrogade 3, at the Tivoli main entrance. +45 33127441. Brew pub with solid food such as steaks, spare-ribs, etc.

Drink

• Estate Coffee, Gammel Kongevej 1, tel: +45 38111211, Partly owned by Claus Meyer of TV fame and danish importer of Valrhona chocolate Estate Coffee specialise in luxury coffee, gourmet chocolate, and chocolate desserts. Small pot for coffee for DKK 28.

• Vinstue 90, Gammel Kongevej 90. Tel: +45 33318490, Very traditional wine bar with wine, port wine, and slow beer which is poured in exactly 12½ minute without the use of carbindioxide.

• Vega [6], Enghavevej 40, tel: +45 33257011. Bar, Concerts, night-club. Located in a 1956 Vilhelm Lauritzen building with dark wooden panelling, mahogany floors, friezes, 50's lamps lamps, etc. the building itself is worth a visit. The largest concert hall, Store Vega has room for 1500 guests. The smaller Lille Vega has room for 500 guests. Ideal Bar is also kept in 50's design and open we: 7 pm-3am, th-sa: 7 pm-5am.

Sleep

Budget

• Sleep in Fact [7] Valdemarsgade 14, tel:+45 33796779. Dormitory style hostel. Open June 27 to August 28. DKK 100-120 including small breakfast.
• YMCA Interpoint [8], Valdemarsgade 15, tel:+45 33311574 Open start of July to medio August. DKK 90 per person.

Medium

• Hotel Centrum [9], Helgolandsgade 14, tel:33313111, hotelcentrum@dgi-byen.dk, . Near the central station. Have free wired internet. Rooms from DKK 500.

• Hotel Fox, [10], Jarmers Plads 3 +45 33957755, Each room is an individual and a unique piece of art and somehow a promotion for the VolksWagen Fox car . Rooms from DKK 945 (smallest room).

• Hotel Astoria [11], . +45 33429900, Banegårdspladsen 4. Located right at the Central Station.

Contact

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