Sky Bar at Nimb is the rooftop you cannot just walk into, and that is the first thing to grade it on. It sits on the roof of the Nimb Hotel, the white Moorish palace that has anchored Tivoli Gardens since 1909, and for most of the year the deck belongs to overnight guests and Nimb Club members. Catch it on the right summer evening and the trade is plain: a green mosaic pool, a short cocktail list, and the best seat over Tivoli in Copenhagen.
The building is the story. The Nimb opened in 1909 as a bazaar-style pavilion with domes, spires, and almond windows, and the roof sits at the very top of that silhouette, per VisitCopenhagen and the hotel's own listing. The Rooftop Guide flags the real centerpiece as the heated pool finished in green Italian mosaic, fed by a counter-current system so a full-length swim fits a compact roof.
The room
The deck is small and built around the water. There is an outdoor shower, a lounge run along the parapet, and a bar that serves the pool rather than a packed floor. Capacity stays tight, which is exactly why access is controlled and the roof never feels like a club.
When you can actually get up there
Here is the catch worth knowing before you book a cab. For most of the year the roof is reserved for hotel guests and members. During the warmer months it opens to the public on select evenings; in 2025 that ran Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 6pm to 10pm, by reservation only, per The Rooftop Guide. Turn up cold on a January night and you will not get past the lobby.
What to order
The list is short and built for sunset, not for a long session. Expect classic and seasonal cocktails around 150 kr, champagne by the glass, and a few snacks to share by the pool. This is a place to nurse one well-made drink while the light drops over the gardens, then move on. If the roof is closed, the ground-floor Nimb Bar in the hotel's old ballroom is the year-round fallback for a proper cocktail.
The crowd and the vibe
Hotel guests in robes early, a dressed-up reservation crowd later on the public evenings. It skews quiet, moneyed, and slow. Anyone hunting a loud party roof has walked into the wrong building, and the door will let them know.
What regulars say
Across Tripadvisor and Google reviews the pattern repeats: the view and the pool earn the price for most visitors, and the access rules frustrate anyone who did not read them first. The recurring advice is to book the public-evening slot well ahead in summer, because the roof sells its limited spots fast.
Who it is for
This is a roof for a Tivoli date that needs the view, for a hotel guest who booked the room partly for the pool, and for a single sunset cocktail before dinner in the gardens. It is the wrong call for a walk-in on a whim, a budget night, or a group that wants volume. For those, work the rest of Copenhagen's rooftop bars or the wider Copenhagen bar guide instead, and check the rooftop bars near me hub if you are staying outside the center.
Best time to go is a clear summer evening on one of the public nights, a drink in hand as the Tivoli lights come up below. Pair it earlier or later with a sibling roof like Arch Rooftop in Copenhagen or TwentySeven Rooftop in Copenhagen, or drop to the candlelit rooms of Brønnum in Copenhagen for a nightcap once the roof shuts at ten.
Sources: Nimb (official) · The Rooftop Guide · VisitCopenhagen · Tripadvisor and Google reviews
