Grisen

My favorite restaurant in all of Copenhagen is, of course, my neighborhood Grisen. Grisen has a special place in my heart since this was the first place I ate when I moved to Copenhagen. They are by far the most affordable high quality food option in Copenhagen (Copenhagen is SUPER expensive if you haven’t already noticed) and it’s a great Danish bbq spot. I’ve tried every option on the menu and it’s all hearty and yummy. You can’t go wrong. The people that work there are super nice and the atmosphere is cozy and eccentric.

We were looking for a nice quick dinner and this was awesome the ambiance is relaxed the sandwiches delicious and being a pork restaurant they have a veggie option! The flaeskesteg sandwich is really good and messy the fries are awesome and they have home made dips and hand crafted beer all very tasty! My veggie option was really good with broccoli, egg and red cabbage and sweet pickles.
I tried now a second time and I was very disappointed the amazing fries from last time were extremely salty to a point that you were barely able to eat them. The sandwich was soggy and the flaeskesteg not even crunchy so maybe it was the best place a couple of months ago today it was quite crappy.

Awesome place with great old-​fashioned danish dishes, but with a modern twist. The décor is really cosy and has this really danish vibe to it. The food is great and almost comical, but hey, it works!
The prices are really low which really choked me, so hurry out and try this place before they have to raise the price! :)
The only critique I have is that some of their dishes lack a bit of flavour. For instance, the beef sandwich drizzled with sauce, has a «brown sauce» which mostly tastes artificial (Kulør) and it would have been suiting to have a real homemade sauce.

I’ve always admired people who can pile a lot of seemingly random trash in their home and still make it look like it’s ready for a magazine photoshoot. Grisen just went all in and looted your grandmother’s country house, displaying one absurd item after the other. Being a bit of a hoarder myself I can’t help being very much in awe of this place. Fantastic!
We ordered the flæskestegssandwich, bøfsandwich+egg and fries with mayo. The service was super friendly and the food came out in no time.
I experienced instant regret when I saw my bf’s sauce glazed bøfsandwich come out of the kitchen. Alas, I had committed to the flæskestegssandwich and unfortunately found it just OK. It had good size, the pork was tender, but without much flavour and the red cabbage was too sweet for my taste. But I’m happy that Denmark is finally embracing the brioche type of bun and this one was delightful. The fries were crispy and the homemade mayo I could eat with a spoon if nobody was watching. The bøfsandwich received much praise from my companion, so I will definitely come back again to try that one.
At some point my bf happily exclaimed: «Ah, I feel like I’m in America!», meant to be taken as a compliment. I would recommend everyone to come here if only to enjoy the atmosphere and marvel at the riches.

Upon entering, it seems like they got everything from an estate sale or maybe your grandma opened a grill bar. Very entertaining just to look around at everything. Oh, look. A table with a row of herbs planted down the middle. And «Grisen» spelled out on the wall in pork crackling. Woah, our food is here! It came out quickly and all three of us received our dishes at the same time. I’ve had quite a few flæskestegssandwiches since I moved to Denmark, and this one is one of the best (so far Meyer’s is in first place). I went with Sofie A.‘s suggestion and asked for it without mayo and I didn’t miss it at all. The sandwich was well-​seasoned with pickles, red cabbage, mustard, and the absolutely perfect crackling. You know how sometimes you get that piece that is kind of too hard and you have to chew it? Nah, all these were airy and crispy. I also had the sense to order it with a fried egg and that just brought it to a new level of greatness (and cholesterol).
The price is a little higher than most grill bars and the portion is smaller, but I was definitely full after that sandwich and you can taste the effort that’s put into the food. The menu is also a lot shorter than a grill bar’s but I like that. I would love to give it 5 stars but the fact that they don’t have a bathroom or take Dankort brings it down a half star.

Visited Grisen second time few days ago and had to try other things on their menu, which means an update from my first review ;)
First visit was all about the Flæskestegssandwich, now I tried the bøfsandwich and the frikadellersandwich.
Madness!
Both were delicious but the dirty and messy bøfsandwich beats it all :)
It’s really hard to decide whether the flæskestegssandwich or the bøfsandwich is better– both are equally YUMMI!
I don’t mean to diss the frikadeller sandwich but in comparison with the other two it has to be my number three choice. Delicious though.
Service was great just like during my first visit. Simple, fast, friendly and with a big smile.
P.S I love their brioche buns which are the base of all their sandwiches.

Great new place in Norrebro!
Forget the healthy hipster stuff. Grisen has traditional Danish comfort food. This place is tiny and cute and in combination with the Danish folks music it looks like a Danish hidden gem. The owner is very nice and recommended me the signature dish ‘flaeskestegs sadwich. My boyfriend chose the polsemix and we had fries with Danish mayonaise to share. The food was very fresh and delicious and boyfriend loved the homemade chocolate milk.
I guess we are the first non-​residents who explored Grisen, because the owner was wondering that we found this place.
Well, the Unilocal Elites know those hiddem gems. Thank you, Mads E!
If you want Danish comfort food for affortable prices in an restaurant without tourists, go to this place! Perfect start for a night out or after a day in Norrebro.

Danish Streetfood the way I like it. Quickly made, quickly fixes the hunger and does not drain your wallet. Imagine stepping into a living room walking straight towards a nice meal made by your beloved wife. Such nice interior.
I got the Polsemix with tiny discs of cut up sausage, frites, onions and pieces of pickle. Even though it was presented in a compact box it fixed my hunger completely. Together with a nice big glass of fresh homemade chocolate milk I was happier than ever.
Very friendly staff, and funny schlager-​like music was played in the background when we were there.
This is a hidden gem and let’s just hope it doesn’t get too touristic so that when we come to visit next year, there’s still a table left for us to enjoy our fantastic meal. Haha just kidding because I wish this place gets the customers they deserve. Five stars from the five star searchin Unilocal general!

Aporkalypse Now! Wonderful roast pork sandwich, homemade sauces and décor, but a couple of nagging misses.
I have been so excited about this place. The Instagram pictures alone (seriously, follow @umutsakarya if you like your food porn) have had me salivating for weeks. This Sunday evening, I finally went.
The main attraction — the roast pork sandwich (flæskestegssandwich) — was no disappointment. Juicy pink meat and plenty of perfect crackling. Red cabbage with a wonderful zing. Sweet freshly baked brioche with a softness to die for. I had been sceptical about the addition of mayo — highly unorthodox — but it worked and was delicious and, like everything else, handmade. Still, I felt there was too much of it and I will probably ask for it to be left out altogether next time. That is probably a question of taste, though, and the sandwich is a treat either way. It’s a bargain too, at only 55 DKK, which is not much more than your run-​of-​the-​mill local grill (grillbar) would charge. My friend also ordered the sausage and fries mix (pølsemix), which was also excellent — with fantastic homemade pickles to boot. Cute kitschy interior and very kind and attentive service. The young woman serving us even brought us a free bowl of pork scratchings when she saw us constantly nipping into the bowl at the till!
So why only the 4 stars? A number of small things, all of which would probably be forgiven, and one big one that I really can’t.
The small things: 1. No English menu. I speak Danish but my friend doesn’t. These days I really think an English menu is a basic requirement. 2. One drink (sparkling water) was listed at 15 kroner but charged at 20. Why not just change the menu then? 3. The music was just a little too loud. I get that this is not a place to linger, but I would be happier with a one-​hour table limit than music so loud it’s difficult to speak over.
All of these complaints are minor but this one really isn’t: there was no bathroom. Maybe I am spoilt but I do consider that a basic requirement: you give us things to put in our body, you gotta provide a place to get rid of them again — even if this is not a five-​course dinner type place. This is my reason for not giving Grisen five stars.
Two final tips:
1. The place accepts cash and mobile pay but not cards, so make sure you come prepared.
2. Our food came at very different intervals. We did order separately but in general in Copenhagen you can order separately and get the food more or less at the same time. Not here, so make sure to put your order in at the same time.
All this being said, I will definitely be back! That flæskestegssandwich really is to die for. I loves you, Porky.