3 New Asian Restaurants to Try in Copenhagen

Copenhagen’s Asian food scene is moving fast right now, and the newest openings are some of the most exciting tables in town. So if you are hunting for new Asian restaurants in Copenhagen, start with these three. Handmade Chinese breakfast on one of the city’s prettiest squares, Japanese omakase built on dry-aged tuna, and a sake-led izakaya hiding inside the most famous food market in town. Three brand-new spots, zero misses.

Steam: Chinese breakfast on Gråbrødretorv

The most unique brunch in Copenhagen right now is not eggs benedict. It is Chinese breakfast. Steam sits at Gråbrødretorv 9, a couple of minutes off Strøget, and everything is handmade from scratch that same morning. The team gets up at 3am to grind their own soy milk. You taste it in everything that lands on the table.

Get the golden pan-fried pork buns with a crispy base and a juicy middle. Dip the youtiao, the airy fried dough, straight into that warm soy milk. And do not skip A Taste of Fuzhou: wontons where the wrapper itself is made from pork, pounded paper thin by hand, floating in a light, clear broth. Pricing is easy, 139 kr. gets you three items and you add as you go. Brunch runs Friday through Sunday, and the square is at its best in the morning light. We were invited, and this visit was sponsored.

Kinyōbi: Japanese omakase on Antonigade

This is a Japanese meal at the highest level. Kinyōbi on Antonigade, which means Friday in Japanese, treats dinner as a full experience, and the obsession starts with the fish. Wild bluefin tuna from Spain rests in a dry-aging fridge for up to two weeks, same principle as the best steakhouses, and comes out deeper, richer and more tender.

From one fish you get three completely different experiences on one plate: akami, the lean loin, chutoro, the middle belly with bite, and otoro, so fatty it practically dissolves on the tongue. Each piece arrives pre-seasoned and perfectly balanced, no soy sauce needed. The night rolls on through wagyu with yuzu and sansho pepper, Iberico pork with grilled scallions, and a dessert of soft serve with caviar and olive oil. Book it for a night that means something. We were invited.

Kiko: the izakaya inside Torvehallerne

Copenhagen’s most famous food market is hiding a sake bar. Kiko Izakaya sits in Hal 2 of Torvehallerne by Nørreport, where Danish produce meets Japanese technique and the sake is poured until it overflows, the old sign of generosity.

The hiramasa sashimi arrives in a tomato broth you finish straight from the bowl. Rømø oysters come ice cold under an elderflower and sake granita. And then there is the pork katsu sando: sixteen hours of slow-cooked pork, crispy outside, packed into soft milk bread with a smoky, spicy relish. Comfort food done the Japanese way. Book ahead if you want the seats at the sake bar. Our visit was sponsored.

Which one first?

Easy. A weekend morning with something you cannot get anywhere else in town: Steam. A celebration where every detail counts: Kinyōbi. An after-work evening of small plates and serious sake: Kiko.

All three are pins on our map of Copenhagen, which only has one rule: every pin is somewhere Mikey has actually eaten. Want more options? The full list is over at All eats.

But now… the real question is… where do we go next?