TATA Bar

TATA sits on the ground floor of Hotel Sanders at Tordenskjoldsgade 15, a few steps from the Royal Danish Theatre in Indre By. The name comes from the theatre's red velvet curtain, and the room leans into it: armchairs, velvet drapes, and lamplight.

The bar won Best Bar in Denmark at the 2019 Bartender's Choice Awards, and the 50Best Discovery listing keeps it on the international map. The Martini Socialist called the classics among the best poured in Copenhagen.

This is the city's reference room for a proper Martini before or after a performance.

Visitors on Tripadvisor keep reaching for the same image: a grand relative's sitting room, upholstered armchairs, velvet curtains, and a bar trolley intimacy that most hotel bars design away. It is playful and at times decadent, by the hotel's own description, and it photographs like a stage set.

The menu celebrates the canon with a short list of house twists, backed by wine, beer, and snacks from Sanders Kitchen. Expect Copenhagen hotel bar pricing, with cocktails from around 150 DKK. Order the Martini or a Hanky Panky and judge the room by how little it needs to add.

Pre theatre couples take the armchairs at 6pm; hospitality folk and hotel guests close it out. The room stays conversational all night, every night, from 5pm.

What regulars say:

• Won Best Bar in Denmark at the Bartender's Choice Awards 2019.
• The Martini Socialist rates the classics among Copenhagen's best pours.
• Tripadvisor reviewers single out the bartenders' knowledge and the vintage room.

Who it is for:

• A Martini before the Royal Theatre curtain
• Hotel bar lovers who want charm over spectacle
• Avoid if you want a long creative tasting menu; this room honors the canon

Copenhagen's most charming classic cocktail room. Book the armchairs, order the Martini, arrive before the curtain.

Getting there: Tordenskjoldsgade 15, two minutes from Kongens Nytorv metro, beside the Royal Danish Theatre.

Timing: Open daily from 5pm. The 6pm theatre hour is the prettiest; after 10pm is the quietest.

Cost: Cocktails from around 150 DKK, snacks 65 to 125. Cards accepted everywhere.

Make a night of it: Book the Royal Theatre first, take the 6pm Martini at TATA, and finish at Ruby across Kongens Nytorv. Central Copenhagen's best three act evening runs inside ten walking minutes.