7 of the best · Copenhagen, Denmark
Shopping in Copenhagen: Design, Porcelain and the Department Stores
ILLUM and Magasin du Nord, Royal Copenhagen (1775), Georg Jensen (1904) and Illums Bolighus (1925) on Amagertorv, HAY House and Strøget.
Our 7 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Founded 1775
Royal Copenhagen Flagship Store
The porcelain house founded in 1775, in a Renaissance house of 1616 on Amagertorv, with The Royal Café.
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Since 1925
Illums Bolighus
The design store on Amagertorv, dating back to 1925: Danish, Scandinavian and international design, purveyor to the Royal Danish Court.
Amagertorv 10, 1160 CopenhagenExplore View on map
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Department stores 2
The great stores.
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Copenhagen’s premium department store
ILLUM
Copenhagen’s premium department store on Amagertorv, with a food market below and a rooftop above.
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Since 1868
Magasin du Nord
Copenhagen’s historic department store on Kongens Nytorv, with five floors and a food market below.
Danish design 4
Porcelain, silver and furniture.
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Founded 1904
Georg Jensen
The silversmith founded in Copenhagen in 1904 by Georg Jensen: silver, jewellery, home and watches.
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On Strøget
HAY House
HAY’s design store on the second floor of Østergade 61, on Strøget.
Østergade 61, 2nd floor, 1100 CopenhagenExplore View on map
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Since 1925
Illums Bolighus
The design store on Amagertorv, dating back to 1925: Danish, Scandinavian and international design, purveyor to the Royal Danish Court.
Amagertorv 10, 1160 CopenhagenExplore View on map
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Founded 1775
Royal Copenhagen Flagship Store
The porcelain house founded in 1775, in a Renaissance house of 1616 on Amagertorv, with The Royal Café.
Shopping streets 1
On foot.
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Europe’s long pedestrian street
Strøget
The 1.1-km pedestrian shopping street from City Hall Square to Kongens Nytorv, with the great fashion houses at its Kongens Nytorv end.
