Copenhagen King's New Square
Copenhagen King's New Square
3.5
Tours & experiences
Explore different ways to experience this place.
Full view
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Top ways to experience Copenhagen King's New Square
The area
Address
Neighbourhood: Indre By (Inner City)
This is the heart of old town Copenhagen, with its blend of charming old buildings and bold new architecture, broad avenues and tiny streets as well as picturesque canals and a modern harbor. The inner city is home to the Royal Danish Theatre, which consists of three buildings, two of which are new and situated on the harbor front. The streets, squares and venues of the inner city and its surrounding neighborhoods, are alive all year round with everything from jazz festivals to outdoor ice skating rinks and parachuting at the lakes right in the center of the city. This compact area boasts beautiful old castles, tranquil parks, and bustling squares where you can always find a bench to stretch out your legs whenever you need a break.
How to get there
- Kongens Nytorv • 2 min walk
Reach out directly
Best nearby
We rank these restaurants and attractions by balancing reviews from our members with how close they are to this location.
Restaurants
3,087 within 5 kms
Attractions
551 within 10 kms
Contribute
Most Recent: Reviews ordered by most recent publish date in descending order.
Detailed Reviews: Reviews ordered by recency and descriptiveness of user-identified themes such as waiting time, length of visit, general tips, and location information.
Popular mentions
We perform checks on reviews.
Tripadvisor’s approach to reviews
Before posting, each Tripadvisor review goes through an automated tracking system, which collects information, answering the following questions: how, what, where and when. If the system detects something that potentially contradicts our community guidelines, the review is not published.
When the system detects a problem, a review may be automatically rejected, sent to the reviewer for validation, or manually reviewed by our team of content specialists, who work 24/7 to maintain the quality of the reviews on our site.
Our team checks each review posted on the site disputed by our community as not meeting our community guidelines.
Learn more about our review moderation.
3.5
278 reviews
Excellent
52
Very good
118
Average
77
Poor
22
Terrible
9
permia
Ireland64,714 contributions
Oct 2021
We often visited here and enjoyed the wonderful space, strolling around the fine cobbled area and admiring the exceptional buildings that are an integral part of it.
At its centrepiece is the grand equestrian sculpture of Christian V, honouring the Monarch who in 1670 commissioned what is the largest square in the city. Around the monument lovely gardens add to its attraction.
Numerous eateries abound and we enjoyed fine dining in a number.
At its centrepiece is the grand equestrian sculpture of Christian V, honouring the Monarch who in 1670 commissioned what is the largest square in the city. Around the monument lovely gardens add to its attraction.
Numerous eateries abound and we enjoyed fine dining in a number.
Written 4 January 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Mikael F
Helsinki, Finland31,143 contributions
July 2022
This big square in the heart of the old town has many beautiful buildings surrounding it like the Royal Theatre, Magasin du Nord, Hotel D'Angleterre, and Kunsthal Charlottenborg.
Despite the name, the square dates back to the 17th century. Its centerpiece, the equestrian statue of Christian V is from 1688.
As a tourist, you cannot avoid seeing this square. It is steps from Nyhavn and from Strøget, the city's main shopping area.
Despite the name, the square dates back to the 17th century. Its centerpiece, the equestrian statue of Christian V is from 1688.
As a tourist, you cannot avoid seeing this square. It is steps from Nyhavn and from Strøget, the city's main shopping area.
Written 4 August 2022
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Mark_Dornoch
Dornoch, UK1,491 contributions
July 2019
Large square in the centre of the city, with Nyhavn at the eastern end. Lovely Theatre building and good place to park bikes. Also good for the Golden Arches Ice Cream!
Written 10 June 2020
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Thomas V
Oakland, CA17,546 contributions
July 2024 • Couples
This is one of many places we passed on our tour bus. A big open square with a big statue of the King in the center. The landscaping was nice and we could see a lot of people around. The bus kept moving us toward the center of town.
Written 18 July 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Coryy20
Port of Spain, Trinidad6,366 contributions
Nov 2022 • Solo
I don't know if it was the time of year I visited but this square was bit boring. It has many lovely buildings but it gave a feeling as though just for show. Because not much people was hanging around. Maybe in the summer it comes alive.
Written 25 August 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
AustininLondon
London, UK70 contributions
Aug 2024 • Solo
Good cheap place for a coffee and pastry in the morning. Go before 11 am for their breakfast deal. Good location to enjoy the sun and watch the world pass by.
Coffee is not bad but the pastries are tasty.
Coffee is not bad but the pastries are tasty.
Written 21 August 2024
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
DavidL120584
Dublin, Ireland841 contributions
Dec 2017 • Friends
A free trip probably wouldn’t take me back to Copenhagen. Absolutely nothing at all to the city. Very boring, drab place. Little character to the place and the square specifically. There’s limited resources to enjoy a full day let alone a full weekend. To make it worse, it’s easily one of the most expensive places I’ve ever been.
Far better places and cities to see around Europe. Would not recommend.
Far better places and cities to see around Europe. Would not recommend.
Written 11 December 2017
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
Chang Percy
Taipei, Taiwan505 contributions
Oct 2023 • Solo
It is a beautiful square decorated with flowers and surrounded by notable buildings, such as the Charlottenborg Palace, Hotel d'Angleterre, Magasin du Nord and Royal Theatre. The landscape is picturesque.
Written 9 November 2023
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
EmmoLondon
London, UK362 contributions
I visited Kongens Nytorv in January when the square was turned into an open air ice rink. You can rent skates (as long as you give them a credit card or driving license for insurance, to guarantee you won't steal the skates - this is pretty standard so don't worry) and spend a few hours whirling around on the ice and living your winter olympic dreams. The square is just west of Nyhavn (New Haven) which is a stunning harbour with great restaurents and bars and looks like you imagine Copenhagen to look like. V Hans Christian Anderson. Besides the square - which I asumme if where shoppers chill out during the summer because the end of the main shopping street "Stroget" - there is a huge glitzy department store called Magasun Du Nord and some hotels.
Written 16 March 2006
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
737marilynd
18 contributions
Sept 2014 • Solo
The most attractive French-style kiosk in the King's Square, playing lovely old chansons francaises, draws people to it like a magnet - especially when they are able to lounge in the sun in the provided deck chairs. But beware. The wine-imbibing proprietor/manager charges like a wounded bull. He seems to pull a price out of the air. From memory I paid 180 DKK for a latte and a chicken roll. I was so gobsmacked I didn'nt even try to query. Caveat emptor, my fellow travellers.
Written 25 September 2014
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews as part of our industry-leading trust & safety standards. Read our transparency report to learn more.
No questions have been asked about this experience
Revenue impacts the experiences featured on this page, learn more.
Is this your Tripadvisor listing?
Own or manage this property? Claim your listing for free to respond to reviews, update your profile and much more.
Claim your listing