Copenhagen Opera Festival treats you to opera on the streets and squares of the city, in theatres, aboard ships, in Tivoli and many other places within the urban space of Copenhagen (pictured The Operetta Boat).

Music lovers, opera connoisseurs and Copenhageners of all ages will be treated to 35 opera performances which will illustrate the impressive versatility of the genre, when Copenhagen Opera Festival takes the Danish capital from Friday 27 July to Friday 3 August 2012.

“We love the Versatility of Opera”
“Our focus has been on putting together a festival that perfectly encapsulates everything we love about opera. And the thing we love more than anything is the versatility of the genre”, says Anders Beyer, Artistic Director at Copenhagen Opera Festival.
“So it’s a pleasure to be able to present both new, innovative shows as well as big classics, while the beautiful and romantic performances are featured side by side with the scary and spooky ones.”

“It’s a pleasure to be able to present both new, innovative shows as well as big classics, while the beautiful and romantic performances are featured side by side with the scary and spooky ones,” Anders Beyer, Artistic Director at Copenhagen Opera Festival (pictured Opera Jam).

Event: Copenhagen Opera Festival – Eight days in the name of opera
When: Friday 27 July to Friday 3 August 2012
Where: In traditional and quite unexpected places all over the city
Price: Vary, many of the street performances are for free
Booking: Buy your tickets through Copenhagen Opera Festival

Enjoy Copenhagen Opera Festival
Find more information about performances, like the Verdi classic, Rigoletto, in an outdoors setting at Frue Plads, the musical melting pot that is Opera Jam at Pressen and the ever-popular Operetta Boat at Copenhagen Opera Festival.
And remember most of the performances are less than a ten minute leisurely bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

Photos by Mathias Bojesen

“There are no longer any rules or norms,” say Lo Østergaard and Rud Christiansen. The dynamic duo combines Danish gastronomy with Danish design from the classic to the quirky at The Royal Cafés and in their coffee table/cookbook, Royal Smushi.

“Our philosophy is to combine gastronomic experiences with Scandinavian design classics from the baroque era to the present day,” say entrepreneurs Lo Østergaard and Rud Christiansen, as they present their coffee table/cookbook, Royal Smushi.
The enterprising couple are conquering the world with their fabulous designer cafés, Royal Café, opening outlets in Copenhagen, Tokyo and Beijing.
They have joined forces with Danish-born, Asian-trained chef, Frederik Jensen, focusing on Danish cuisine with their ‘smushi’, contracting the Danish ‘smørrebrød’ (the famous Danish open-faced sandwiches on dark rye bread), and the Japanese delicacy, sushi. In Royal Smushi the trio presents the fabulous interiors of the cafés alongside hands-on recipes for the most beautiful, and yummy, smushi.

More Information about Royal Smushi
Find more information about (or buy!) the coffee table/cookbook (it’s in Danish as well as English), Royal Smushi, or sample the delicacies at The Royal Café before you decide whether or not to venture into the kitchen yourself.
And remember, the Copenhagen branch of The Royal Café is a leisurely ten minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

Danish magazine COPENHAGEN FOOD keeps you updated about food, trend-setters, travel and other enjoyable things. Enjoy the summer issue in the comfy loungers on the charming patio at Avenue Hotel.

COPENHAGEN FOOD, the Danish food lovers’ favourite magazine, celebrates the season’s specialties in their July/August issue.
Join Gorm Wisweh, celebrated TV chef and owner of our favourite pizzeria, Magstræde 16, as he hunts down the best store-bought version of the cherished Danish summer dessert, cold buttermilk soup (it may sound yucky but to Danes it tastes of childhood and summer), and reveals his secrets on how to cook the perfect gourmet meal over an open fire .
Further to this COPENHAGEN FOOD guides you to the best eateries in Copenhagen Airport (very useful for the holiday season), the most interesting wine bars in Copenhagen, where to find the best of the Danish summer crop, and much more…

More about the July/August issue of COPENHAGEN FOOD
Pick up a copy of COPENHAGEN FOOD at your newsagent’s, subscribe and get special offers, and remember to join the community at their Facebook-page.
Or browse the July/August issue of COPENHAGEN FOOD in the comfy loungers on the charming patio at Avenue Hotel.

“Great food, fashionable crowd, advanced design, and endless cycling alleys - no wonder the UN again rated the Danes as the happiest people in the world,” writes the lifestyle bible, MONOCLE. Browse the magazine on the patio at Avenue Hotel.

“The UN rated the Danes as the happiest people in the world again in 2012, and you don’t have to spend much time in their capital to understand why…” writes the lifestyle bible MONOCLE in their annual ranking of the world’s 25 most liveable and loveable cities in their July/August issue.

MONOCLE elaborates: “Foreigners who move here to work always remark on Copenhageners’ work-life balance – the shorter but more efficient work hours, the emphasis on making the most of the outdoors and on family life.”

More Information about the Ranking of the World’s Most Liveable Cities
Sneak a peek at how the editorial team determines the world’s best cities to call home at monocle.com.
Or read the July/August issue of MONOCLE on the patio at Avenue Hotel.

Photo: Wonderful Copenhagen

CPH DISTORTION turns Copenhagen upside down as the festival celebrates club culture and street life 30 May to 3 June 2012. Most of the events are a pleasant ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

CPH DISTORTION invites everybody to celebrate street life and club culture in Copenhagen from Wednesday 30 May to Sunday 3 June.
For five days in a row CPH DISTORTION parties with 166+ dance floors, 166+ different locations and 166+ different hosts.
Every day CPH DISTORTION takes a new neighbourhood with free block parties and street events 4-10 pm, and Club Nights after 10 pm.

Event: CPH DISTORTION – Celebrating Club Culture & Street Life in Copenhagen
When: Wednesday 30 May to Sunday 3 June 2012 – from 4 pm till late.
Where: In a new Copenhagen neighbourhood every day (and night)
Price: Block parties (4-10 pm) are for free/Entrance fees for night parties vary
Booking: Buy your festival pass at CPH DISTORTION

CPH DISTORTION aims to remain a free street party with inexpensive drinks, as well as a club festival, and to finance the cleaning of the streets after the 275,000+ party-goers, they have introduced a ‘gadearmbånd’ (street bracelet).

Show Your Style with a ‘Gadearmbånd’
CPH DISTORTION works hard to remain a free-for-all street party and not only a club festival. In 2011 CPH Distortion attracted more than 275,000 party-goers over a five day period, which created quite a mess in the streets of Wonderful Copenhagen.
This year CPH DISTORTION has introduced a ‘gadearmbånd’ (street bracelet), which they sell at DKK 100, to finance the free parties and still leave Copenhagen nice and sparkling clean the day after.
To show your style, buy a ‘gadearmbånd’ at Billetto.dk.

Enjoy CPH DISTORTION
Find more information about communal dinner parties, street art, events, DJs and the amazing atmosphere at CPH DISTORTION and stay updated about all the events at CPH DISTORTION’s fanpage on Facebook.
And remember most of the events are less than a ten minute leisurely bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

Photo by Kenneth Nguyen

The new, free ‘Smørrebrød in Copenhagen’ app guides you to the best ‘smørrebrød’ restaurants in Copenhagen, and tells you everything you need to know about the only truly unique Danish contribution to gastronomy.

The much-loved Danish tradition with open-faced sandwiches on dark rye bread (a.k.a. ‘smørrebrød’) is back in fashion, and the tourist organization, Visit Denmark, is proud to introduce its very own ‘Smørrebrød in Copenhagen’ app.
The new, free ‘Smørrebrød in Copenhagen’ app guides you to the best ‘smørrebrød’ restaurants in Copenhagen, and tells you everything you need to know about the only truly unique Danish contribution to gastronomy.

How to find the Best ‘Smørrebrød’ in Copenhagen
The new ‘Smørrebrød in Copenhagen’ app was developed by Kleberg and Küttemann and you can download the app for free via Visit Denmark.
Or you can book your table directly at one of our favourite ‘smørrebrød’ restaurants, like cosy Kronborg, sociable Schønnemann or stylish Skt. Annæ.
And remember, all the restaurants are a pleasant ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

Danish magazine, COPENHAGEN FOOD, keeps you updated about food, restaurants, travel and other enjoyable things. Enjoy the early summer issue in the comfy loungers in the sun on the patio at Avenue Hotel.

Our friends at the Danish food lovers’ favourite magazine, COPENHAGEN FOOD, celebrate Asian food in their May/June issue.
Join the foodies as they search out the best sushi, the best Vietnamese food and an exciting new supper club in Copenhagen. Further to this they alert you to APPetizer (a new app, which guides you to the most interesting food stalls at Roskilde Festival), celebrate the specialities of the season, like asparagus, and much more…

More about the May/June Issue of COPENHAGEN FOOD
Pick up a copy of COPENHAGEN FOOD at your newsagent’s, subscribe and get special offers, and remember to join the community at their Facebook-page.
Or browse the May/June issue of COPENHAGEN FOOD in the comfy loungers on the charming patio at Avenue Hotel.

Avenue Hotel congratulates René Redzepi and his team at Restaurant Noma on being awarded the title “The Best Restaurant in the World” for the third year running by 800 of their peers.

Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen was awarded the title “The Best Restaurant in the World” by the British Restaurant Magazine on Monday 30 April 2012.
It is the third year running 800 restaurant professionals award chef René Redzepi and his team the coveted title for their trendsetting New Nordic Cuisine.
In 2012 Restaurant Geranium with Rasmus Kofoed, in 2011 crowned ‘The World’s Best Chef’, at the helm entered the Top 50 in Restaurant Magazine’s annual search for the best restaurants in the world.

Accessible Alternatives to Noma
As Restaurant Noma is booked out six months in advance – and costs an arm and a leg –  we propose you try the below restaurants, which are more accessible and less costly alternatives inspired by the New Nordic Cuisine:
Chef Christian Puglisi serves creative, mainly organic, food in low-key surroundings at Restaurant Relæ in the vibrant neighbourhood Nørrebro
Serving Copenhagen’s freshest fish, and a groovy atmosphere, makes Fiskebaren the ideal place to start a night out in the happening Kødbyen (meat-packing district).

More information about Noma and Geranium
Find more information about Restaurant Noma and Restaurant Geranium.
And about Restaurant Magazine’s annual search for The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.
All the above restaurants are a leisurely ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

Copenhagen Beer Festival 2012 invites you to sample some of the most diverse and innovative beers in Denmark at Tap1 in the former Carlsberg Brewery on 10-12 May. Tap1 is a leisurely ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

The Danish Beer Enthusiasts invite you to experience the diversity in Danish – and selected foreign – beers at Copenhagen Beer Festival 2012 on 10-12 May.
The beer enthusiasts aim to please the visitors with innovative, hand-crafted and well-tasting beers from established breweries as well as new-comers to the industry.
The enthusiasts love their beers so much that the food offered at the festival will be prepared with beer, and they even offer ice-cream made with beer…

Event: Copenhagen Beer Festival 2012
When: Thursday 10 May 3-11 pm, Friday 11 May 12 Noon-11 pm, Saturday 12 May 12 Noon-11 pm.
NB If you buy your ticket in advance you will be allowed to enter the beer festival one hour before the ticket-sale at Tap 1 starts!
Where: Tap1, Ny Carlsbergvej 91, 1760 Copenhagen V (the former Carlsberg Brewery)
Price: From DKK 112 at Billetnet.dk

More Information about Copenhagen Beer Festival 2012
Find more information about Copenhagen Beer Festival 2012 or buy your ticket at Billetnet.dk.
And remember Copenhagen Beer Festival 2012 at Tap1 is a pleasant ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

“We call it ‘kolonihave’-style. Imagine a cheap wooden summerhouse, and you have the look,” say the guys from Royal Smushi. The takeaway is furnished in a fascinating mix of modern design, knick-knacks and kitschy details.

Our friends at the fabulous The Royal Café have just opened a quaint but charming little takeaway, Royal Smushi, in one of Copenhagen’s most popular parks for socializing, The King’s Garden (officially known as Rosenborg Castle Garden).
Royal Smushi specializes in small gourmet sandwiches and home-baked cakes – perfect for an improvised picnic.
Like The Royal Café the new takeaway is furnished in a fascinating mix of modern design, knick-knacks and kitschy details.

Visit Royal Smushi
Royal Smushi is open:
Monday-Friday 7.30 am-7 pm
Weekends 10 am-9 pm

Find more information about Royal Smushi at The Royal Café and stay updated via their Facebook-page.
You will find Royal Smushi at Kronprinsessegade 1, a leisurely ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.