Proud Mary Pub is the party room of the Rådhuspladsen strip, a place that shows the match and then clears the tables for dancing on top of them.
The address is Vesterbrogade 2A, next door to The Old Irish Pub and a four minute walk from Central Station. Until recently this was Rosie McGee's, the least noticeable of the pubs in this corner where Vesterbrogade meets the square. The rebrand changed the register completely.
LiberoGuide sums up the new direction in a single word, and that word is party. Pint prices start at 64 kroner, steep for a Scandinavian capital, but the number does not move whether you arrive at 2pm or 2am, and the same flat rate covers a pitcher of beer or a cocktail mix. The result, openly encouraged by the staff, is dancing on tables and a loud night out.
The room is built for volume rather than detail. Screens carry the football early, the kitchen runs until 10pm, and then the space tips into its real purpose once the plates are cleared. It is closer to a fan zone than a quiet pub, and it makes no apology for that. Anyone mapping the best sports bars in Copenhagen should file this under loud and late rather than considered.
The location explains some of the energy. This corner where Vesterbrogade meets the square is a vortex of late opening pubs, and Proud Mary won the loudest reinvention of the lot. Where Rosie McGee's blended in, the new room sets out to be the one people remember the next morning.
The pricing is the engine of the whole thing. A flat rate that holds from early afternoon to the small hours removes any reason to pace yourself, which is precisely the point. Add music bingo and a cash prize quiz earlier in the week, and the calendar reads as a slow build toward the weekend rather than a steady pub week.
The room rewards a group more than a solo visit. Tables fill, the floor clears, and the night runs on shared rounds rather than quiet pints. Arrive with numbers and the flat tab starts to make real sense.
What to order: keep it simple and lean on the flat pricing, so a pint of lager or a jug of cocktail mix for the table is the obvious move at 64 kroner. Food is a preamble to the night, so eat before the kitchen closes at 10pm if you want more than crisps. Earlier in the week the draw shifts to music bingo and an English language pub quiz with a cash prize, which is the calmer way to use the room.
Who it is for: groups who want the match as a warm up to a heavy night, visitors who want one flat tab they can plan around, and anyone happy to dance where they were just sitting. It is the wrong call for a quiet pint or a measured beer list. For a steadier screening two doors down, The Old Irish Pub keeps football front and centre for longer.
Best time to go: come before kick off on a big Premier League or Champions League night to get the football and a seat, then decide whether to stay for the party. Friday and Saturday run until 5am, so this is a closer rather than an opener. Our guide to the best bars for watching the game frames the wider scene, and the Copenhagen city guide covers the surrounding square.
Sources
Proud Mary Pub official site · LiberoGuide: 10 best football bars in Copenhagen · MigogKBH: sportsbarer i København
