Torvehallerne

Torvehallerne is Copenhagen's glass-and-steel food market by Norreport, two bright halls holding some sixty stalls of fresh produce, fish and cheese alongside counters serving gourmet smorrebrod, coffee, porridge, tacos and more. It is the city's place to browse fine ingredients and graze from many kitchens in one lively space. The halls opened in 2011 on Israels Plads, a square that had been the city's wholesale vegetable market until the 1950s and then spent decades as a car park, and the market was built explicitly to bring food trading back to it. The two halls are divided roughly by trade, with raw ingredients on one side and prepared food on the other, and the open space between them holds additional stalls in the warmer months.

What you actually see

• The food stalls - the counters serving smorrebrod, coffee, porridge and street food.
• Fresh produce - the fish, cheese, meat and vegetables of the market halls.
• Gourmet grazing - the many small kitchens to eat your way around.
• The two glass halls - the bright modern market buildings.

When to go

Year-round; a warm indoor space good any day, liveliest at lunch. Weekdays are calmer than the busy weekends.

Honest expectations

It is a modern, curated food market rather than a rough traditional one, and prices are on the higher side. It can be busy at lunch. It is a place to graze and browse rather than a sit-down destination.

Nearby

Norreport station and the botanical garden are alongside; the city centre spreads around.