SidecarCity guide · Copenhagen · 5 min read
How to make friends in Copenhagen as a newcomer or visitor
Copenhagen is hygge made into a city: candles, coffee and small gatherings. Danes can seem reserved, but plans with a clear activity work well.
Top 3 things to do — and how to turn them into plans
- 1
Harbour swim at Islands Brygge
Free harbour baths where locals gather all summer. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
- 2
Smørrebrød lunch at Torvehallerne
The food market is the city's social kitchen. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
- 3
Freetown Christiania walk
The city's famous alternative quarter — best explored with company. On Sidecar, you can post exactly this as a plan — or join someone else's.
Sidecar is for locals meeting locals, travellers meeting locals, and fellow travellers meeting each other. Friends only.
Coffee and cake first
A café in Nørrebro or Vesterbro with good pastries is the classic low-pressure Copenhagen meetup.
Use the harbour and parks
A harbour swim in summer, a walk around the Lakes or a picnic in the King's Garden are simple group plans.
Follow your interests
Bouldering gyms, food markets like Reffen, and the many community dinners (folkekøkken) are built for meeting people.
Find your people on Sidecar
Sidecar shows small, platonic plans in Copenhagen in time order, each with a host introduction and a public meeting place. Join one, or post your own.