Silas Adler was awarded the title 'Designer of the Year' at the prestigious DANSK Fashion Awards 2012 on Thursday 10 May

We have been keeping an eye on local designer, Silas Adler, since he started his label Soulland in 2002 by printing t-shirts for his skater friends.
Soulland has since grown into an established menswear label, and on Thursday 10 May Silas Adler was awarded the title ‘Designer of the Year’ at the prestigious  DANSK Fashion Awards 2012.

Cutting-edge Menswear
Silas Adler’s label, Soulland, shows twice yearly at Copenhagen Fashion Week and is represented in trendsetting stores worldwide, like Opening Ceremony (NYC and LA), Goodhood (London)  and Beams (Tokyo).
Drop by Soulland’s small shop, U. S. Import, at Gl. Kongevej 37 to check out the cutting-edge brands chosen by Silas Adler himself and this season’s Soulland collection, or to pick up Soulland’s new classic, the Adler Fedora, which merges a classic Fedora with a baseball cap.

More information about Soulland
Find more information about Silas Adler and Soulland, stay updated via the label’s page on Facebook or whet your appetite by visiting Soulland’s web-shop.
And remember Silas Adler’s shop, U. S. Import, is a pleasant ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

Filippa K, the Swedish masters of minimalism, opens a new store on Gl. Kongevej in Frederiksberg,. The new store will sell Filippa K’s complete women’s collection as well as shoes and accessories - and it is a pleasant ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

The Swedish masters of minimalism, Filippa K, open a new store on Gl. Kongevej, one of our favourite shopping streets in Frederiksberg.
Filippa K’s new store is designed by Albert France-Lanord, who took inspiration in the Filippa K brand, its timelessness and Scandinavian simplicity. The new store will sell Filippa K’s complete women’s collection as well as shoes and accessories.
We are truly excited that Filippa K chooses to open their new store in Frederiksberg.

Event: Filippa K opens a new women’s wear store in Frederiksberg
When: From Friday 11 May 2012 at 10 am
Where: Filippa K, Gl. Kongevej 99, Frederiksberg

More Information about Filippa K
Find more information about Filippa K and stay updated about their collections, special offers and other news by joining their community on Facebook.
And remember the new Filippa K store is a pleasant ten minute bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

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.

Nicolai Klingenberg skriver om "feinschmeckeri i øjenhøjde" på sin livsstilsblog My-Pleasure.dk, så det var oplagt for tv-journalisten Adam Duvå Hall at spørge ham til råds om ”Det gode liv” til tv-serien ”De ti bud” på TV 3. Og i dette tilfælde begyndte ”Det gode liv” i loungebaren på Avenue Hotel. Foto: TV 3/Lotta Lemche

Livsstilseksperten og bloggeren Nicolai Klingenberg gav sit bud på ”Det gode liv” i Adam Duvå Halls nye tv-serie ”De ti bud” på TV 3.
I dette tilfælde begyndte ”Det gode liv” i loungebaren på Avenue Hotel.

Nicolai Klingenberg om ”Det gode liv”
”Min blog My-Pleasure.dk samler nogle af mine oplevelser og møder med personligheder og livsstil i bred forstand,” fortæller livsstilseksperten og bloggeren Nicolai Klingenberg.
”Her er plads til drømme, store armbevægelser og af og til dekadent livsførelse – alt sammen serveret i øjenhøjde.”
Nicolai Klingenberg er en af Danmarks førende eksperter på, hvordan du lever ”Det gode liv”, så da tv-journalisten Adam Duvå Hall skulle finde en ekspert på netop ”Det gode liv” til sin nye serie ”De ti bud” på TV 3, fandt han det oplagt spørge Nicolai Klingenberg.
Og Nicolai Klingenberg fandt det – som du kan se på YouTubeklippet nedenfor – oplagt at lade ”Det gode liv” begynde i loungebaren på Avenue Hotel …

Mere om Nicolai Klingenberg og ”Det gode liv”
Læs flere af Nicolai Klingenbergs fascinerende bud på “feinschmeckeri i øjenhøjde” på bloggen My-Pleasure.dk, hold dig opdateret på Nicolai Klingenbergs tips, idéer og oplevelser på hans Facebook-side og find mere information om Adam Duvå Halls tv-serie ”De ti bud” på TV 3.
Eller begynd selv ”Det gode liv” i loungebaren på Avenue Hotel.

Save 30-90 % on Soulland and Libertine-Libertine at the ‘Crazy-Spring-Mayhem’ stock & sample sale at Soulland on 3 & 4 May 2012.

Local menswear designer Silas Adler invites you for a ‘Crazy-Spring-Mayhem’ stock and sample sale on his own brand, Soulland, as well as on acclaimed surf/streetwear brand, Libertine-Libertine.
Soulland and Libertine-Libertine offer 30-90 % discount on old collections, show pieces and one-offs, and they say to bring cash…

Event: ‘Crazy-Spring-Mayhem’ stock & sample sale at Soulland
When: Thursday-Friday 3-4 May 2012, 11 am-8 pm
Where: Fake Diamond Records, Gl. Kongevej 39 D (rear building), Frederiksberg

More Information about Soulland
Find more information about Silas Adler, Soulland and Libertine-Libertine, and stay updated via Soulland’s page on Facebook.
And remember the stock & sample sale at Soulland is a pleasant five minute bike-ride from 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.

The reopening of Storm P. Museet is celebrated with the special exhibition, FIRST CLASS!. In FIRST CLASS! eight fans of Storm P., all of them notable personalities in their own right, select and explain their favourite works by the beloved Danish artist.

Robert Storm Peteren, almost exlusively known by his pen name, Storm P., was a much-loved Danish humorist, cartoonist and artist, who died in 1949. The museum in his honour, Storm P. Museet, will reopen on Thursday 3 May 2012 after a thorough renovation.
The reopening is celebrated with the opening of the special exhibition, First Class!

Experience the Updated Storm P. Museum
In the updated Storm P. Museum visitors will be invited to enter Storm P.’s personal workspace and peek over his shoulder. IPads allow museum guests to enter Storm P.’s life, his age and his artistic universe.
The general exhibition features a string of Storm P.’s paintings and drawings, as well as cartoons with many of his well-known (to the Danes, at least) figures, like Peter & Ping, ‘The Three Little Men’ and his ‘flies’ (satirical cartoons).
Children have their own trail through the exhibition, guided by iPods or smart phones, and they can explore Storm P.’s ingenious inventions hands-on.
The reopening of Storm P. Museet is celebrated with the special exhibition, FIRST CLASS!, where eight fans of Storm P., all of them notable personalities in their own right, select and explain their favourite works by the beloved Danish artist.

Event: First Class! at Storm P. Museet
Where: Frederiksberg Runddel, 2000 Frederiksberg
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 am-4 pm
Price: Adults DKK 45, children enter for free

More about Storm P. and First Class!
Find more information about Storm P. Museet, the opening exhibition, First Class!, and about the much-loved Danish humorist, cartoonist and artist, Robert Storm Petersen.
And remember, Storm P. Museet is a pleasant 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.