Nimb Hotel

Copenhagen, Denmark

Evoking the Iberian Peninsula with its Moorish facade, this striking property forms the outer wall of the Tivoli pleasure garden. Its whimsy belies a century of gastronomic heritage. Built in 1909, on the site of the old Chinese-style food bazaar, it was first a fine-dining restaurant named after chef-restaurateurs Wilhelm and Louise Nimb, who made a place on the formal dining table for the Danes’ iconic open sandwiches. Their daughters created a space and menu beloved by artists, actors and the upper echelons and, when Nimb launched as a hotel in 2008, it maintained the culinary cornerstones it was founded on. Today, seven restaurants traverse smørrebrød to Asian street food via a French brasserie, a green-eating diner and a pastry shop. The new wing houses the Tivoli Food Hall and many a Noma alum, as well as a rooftop pool and spa, plus a further 20 rooms (to the original 13).

Doubles from £339. 0045 8870 0000, nimb.dk

Words by Blossom Green.

This review was taken from the October/November 2020 issue of Food and Travel.

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