18 Best Shopping in Denmark

The high-tech design and acoustics of Bang & Olufsen products are so renowned that many are in the permanent design collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.

Follow the delectable smell of home-baked waffle cones—or just follow the crowds—to Brostræde Is. It has been making summer days more tasty since 1922.

This elegant, austere shop is aglitter with sterling, which is what you'd expect from one of the most recognized names in international silver. Jensen has its own museum next door.

At the Bülow Duus Glassworks you can browse among delicate and colorful items, including fishbowls and candleholders. While you're here, visit Mette Bülow Duus's workshop and see how all this beautiful glassware gets made.

Built in what was once Copenhagen's old fish market, this popular mall is near the canal, south of Centrum and within walking distance of Dybbølsbro Station and the Marriott Hotel. It includes 100 shops, including chain clothing stores (Mango, H&M) and shoe shops (there's the ubiquitous Ecco) as well as a smattering of jewelry, watch, and stereo retailers. Fast-food outlets abound, and there are 10 cinemas.

This elegent and modern complex at the intersection of Pilestræde, Antonigade, and Kristen Bernikows Gade houses a number of popular Danish designers, including By Marlene Birger and Designers Remix Collection.

For the best selection of Georg Jensen designs, head to the official Georg Jensen store. It stocks Jensen-designed and -inspired watches, jewelry, table settings, and art-nouveau vases. The textile designs of Georg Jensen Damask, in a separate department, are truly beautiful.

Discover the Faroese art scene at this downtown gallery showcasing oil paintings, watercolors, lithographs, and prints by island artists like Anita K. Petersen, Bjorg Mohr Anderssen, and Torhild Tolfsen—both on display and for sale.

For colorful, innovative handblown glass, head to this large glassblowing workshop, housed in what was once Skagen's post office.

With so many sheep on the Faroe Islands, it's no wonder wool products are featured in most gift shops. At the luxury level is this shop run by two local women, who use the Faroe's isolation and natural beauty as inspiration for their designs of sweaters, hats, cardigans, vests, and dresses.

One of the most popular design houses for contemporary Danish furniture.

Carrying a wide selection of amber jewelry and other objects, this shop and museum has another location on Strøget.

Not to be confused with Illums Bolighus, this well-stocked department store has a lovely rooftop café and excellent basement grocery.

Part gallery and part department store, Illums Bolighus will surround you with cutting-edge Danish and international design—art glass, porcelain, silverware, carpets, and loads of grown-up toys. Staff will help you file your value-added tax refund on site—don't forget to get some documents stamped at customs upon leaving Denmark and mail them back.

This store opened just after World War II to cater to all the American soldiers on leave who wanted to bring back Danish gifts. It's still jam-packed with mobiles, cutouts, and Danish flags and dolls.

At Scandinavia's largest department store, there's also a top-quality basement marketplace.

Visit this brand's store for innovative and playful—and pricey—Danish designs.

The flagship store for Royal Copenhagen beautifully displays its famous porcelain wares and settings fit for royals. The shop also has a museum on the second floor, where you can see the painters in action.