Club 34 sits in the middle of Istedgade and reads as the rare Vesterbro room that treats its beer list and its screens with equal care.
The address is Istedgade 34, deep in Vesterbro, a short walk from Central Station. The premises carry years of history on the street, and a recent rebuild left the place looking sharp without scrubbing out the character. The local guide MigogKBH describes the legendary rooms as housing a rustic sports bar after the renovation.
The bar is built around 16 taps, which is a serious count for a room that still calls itself a sports bar. The pours lean Danish and independent, with beers from Anarkist, Albani and PIFT in rotation. Prices start at 35 kroner for a draught, and a tasting board of four different beers runs 125 kroner for anyone who wants to work across the list.
The sports half of the brief is handled without gimmicks. Screens carry a wide spread of sport, with Champions League football and the major tennis matches the headline draws. There is plenty of seating, so this is a room you settle into rather than fight for a spot in, and an old fashioned slot machine keeps the corner busy between games. Anyone touring the best sports bars in Copenhagen who also wants a real beer list should put this near the top.
Istedgade gives the room its character. The street has shed its rougher reputation over recent years, and Club 34 fits the newer Vesterbro of independent beer and unhurried evenings. The rebuild sharpened the space without erasing the history in the walls.
The tap wall is the statement piece. Sixteen lines is a brewery bar count rather than a sports bar one, and the rotation through Anarkist, Albani and PIFT keeps regulars checking what is new. A four beer board at 125 kroner turns a casual visit into a short tasting.
The seating matters more than it sounds. There is room to settle in for a full match rather than perch and leave, and the old slot machine keeps the corner ticking between games. It is a room built for the long sit, not the quick one.
What to order: start with a draught at 35 kroner, then split the four beer board at 125 kroner across the table to taste the Anarkist and PIFT pours side by side. Drivers and non drinkers get the classic Frem sodavand, a nod to the local football club. Food is light, so this is a drinking and watching room first.
The room never loses sight of either half of its name. Beer and sport share the billing, and neither feels bolted on as an afterthought. That balance is the reason it earns a place on a city sports bar list rather than a pure beer one.
Who it is for: craft drinkers who refuse to give up the match, Vesterbro locals who want a sharp room without West End prices, and small groups who want to taste their way through a tap list. It is less suited to anyone after a giant single big screen. For that scale of room, Southern Cross Pub near the square carries the widest sports schedule in the city.
Best time to go: midweek for Champions League nights, when the screens and the tap list both earn their keep, or a quiet weekday afternoon to work through the board without a crowd. Check the current schedule on the bar's own site before a big fixture. Our guide to the best bars for watching the game sets the wider context, and the Copenhagen city guide covers the rest of Vesterbro.
Sources
Club 34 official site · MigogKBH: sportsbarer i København · LiberoGuide: football bars in Copenhagen
