Bo-Bi Bar

The Spis take

Reputedly Copenhagen's oldest brown bar, opened in 1917 by a sailor who bought the city's first bar counter, and it still feels frozen in amber: red lamps, aged wallpaper, and a long history as a haunt for writers, artists and drifters. Order a beer and, if you're game, one of the traditional hardboiled eggs with mustard, salt and pepper. This is a genuine piece of the city's soul, atmospheric and unpretentious, and exactly the kind of independent institution worth seeking out.