261092 Tue Mar 19 13:58:42 -0800 2002 4 26 International 0 1379758 Can anybody recommend good restaurants in both Hamburg, Germany and Copenhagen, Denmark? Especially great smorgasbord in Copenhagen? Years ago I went to Oscar Davidson's but I don't know if it still exists. Anything worth while in Tivoli? Tue Mar 19 13:58:42 -0800 2002 0 Joan Winston 1 1379777 First let me clear up a common misunderstand (at least in my opinion). Smorgåsbord is a Swedish tradition. It is a buffet. It literally means sandwich table and is a common occurance at Christmas time. It will contain fish and seafood (like herring and gravlax), cold cuts and pates, ham, warm food like meatballs, , sometimes porridge, desserts and candy. One should have a dish of each and in the order noted above. Smörrebröd is the Danish tradition. It is literally sandwiches, ie not a buffet. But a lot of small open face sandwiches often an a dark bread. It is a traditional lunch in Denmark even today. In Denmark you should looking for a place to eat smörrebröd, open face sandwiches, not a buffet. Most of the good ones are only open for lunch, such as Ida Davidsen, which has about 45 different kinds including herring and ones with roast beef and caviar!!!. There will be bottles of akvavit on the table to help yourself too. Ida herself will present orally all the different sandwiches from the display cases. Take 2-3 and save room for a dish of her husbands duck (warm food) that is available most days. A great lunch experience. A good dinner restaurant is Kong Hans Keller, one michelin star can be found on www.viamichelin.com They serve some very good wine by the glass, including a French Christmas drink call Vin Cuit (boiled wine) that goes surprising well with milk chocolate even though a French man would probably die of laughter if you suggested it. There is one nice restaurant in Tivoli serving modern food but only in the summer. There are several restaurants so since I do not remember the name look at the menu and choose the one that seems most modern and inventive. Have fun. Wed Mar 20 10:31:11 -0800 2002 1379758 0 mdibiaso 2 1379779 Thank you so much for your informative and very helpful response! I wonder if Ida Davidsen's has any relation to Oscar Davidsen, where I ate years ago. Wed Mar 20 10:45:19 -0800 2002 1379777 0 Joan Winston 3 1379787 I just did some research and it is the same place. Ida is Oscar's oldest daughter. Her son Oscar now runs that place but Ida is there every day. There is a link below to an article (in Danish) with a little of the history Link: http://www.aok.dk/E/V/CPHDK/0001/37/41/ Wed Mar 20 15:07:35 -0800 2002 1379779 0 mdibiaso 2 1379860 Ida Davidsen is a must but it might be quite hard to get into - book ahead. Unostentatious but very friendly in a brisk Danish way. I had delicious smoked eel smorrebrod with a raw egg on top washed down with beer and a selection of akvavits (including I think a dill and a caramel) - this is of course obligatory. Sat Mar 23 08:08:57 -0800 2002 1379777 0 peter hall