Scan Magazine – August 2018

Issue 115 | August 2018 | 43

Scan Magazine | Culinary Feature | Denmark’s New Street Food Markets

Web: http://www.reffen.dk

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Getting there:

Refshaleøen is connected to

Copenhagen Central Station by bus

9A. The island can also be reached via

waterbus routes 991 and 992, which

sail regularly between downtown

Copenhagen and Refshaleøen, as well

as by the hop-on-hop-off tourist boats.

In the evening, you can take Stromma

evening transfer from Nyhavn to Reffen

every half hour from 6.30pm. The trip

takes about 15 minutes and the ticket

(50 DKK — around 6 GBP) includes a

free beer or a soft drink in one of the

Reffen bars.

Reffen

Location: Refshaleøen, Refshalevej

167 A, 1432 Copenhagen K

Stalls: 54 start-ups including food

stalls, bars and creative workshops.

Area: 6,000 square metres

Opening hours:

May – September (plus w/c 15 October

and w/c 11 February, the autumn and

spring school holidays), open all week,

including bank holidays

Food stalls: 11am – 9pm

Creative workshops: 12pm – 8pm

Bars: Sunday – Thursday: 10am –

10pm

Friday – Saturday: 10am – 12am

October – March, weekends only

(Friday, Saturday and Sunday)

Food stalls: 11am – 9pm

Creative workshops: 12pm – 8pm

Bars: 10am – 10pm

feeling with some nice food, a beer in
hand and great tunes from the DJ.”

A more understated market environment
has been created in the capital’s other new
market, Broens Gadekøkken (The Bridge
Street Kitchen). A collaboration between
the team behind Reffen and some of the
owners of the Michelin-starred restau-
rant Noma, the market offers a number
of street-food kitchens and bars. The food
stands are carefully selected and include
Pal’ Pueblo by PMY, which serves ceviche
and empanadas, and Palægade Smørre-
brød, serving classic Danish open sand-
wiches. “We are very honoured to be work-
ing with some of the owners of Noma on
this market,” says Møller. ”While the other
markets aim to give start-ups a chance to
practise and get experience, this is the
place where top professional chefs can
give their take on street food.” The market
also hosts a number of pop-up stalls by
visiting international chefs.

Reffen is also the home of several young entrepreneurs working with sustainability and upcycling. Photos: Martin Kaufmann

Miss Piggi’s GourmetBurger. The Meatball Show. Reffen Enchanted Ataraxia.