Copenhagen's food coverage splits into 2 curated guides, restaurants and cafes, each carrying 12 verified entries. Both hit the 12-entry cap our shortlists allow, so every pick survived a full cut from a wider Copenhagen field. Restaurants and cafes tend to fill different parts of the Copenhagen day, the dining table for evening, the cafe counter for the long stretch of morning and afternoon.
Open the restaurants guide first if evening meals in Copenhagen are the priority. Open the cafes guide if your Copenhagen days lean toward pastry and coffee. With 12 entries in each, you can work through either across a full week in Copenhagen without repeating.
August in Copenhagen averages a high of 20°C with 11 rain days. September drops to 18°C and 8 rain days. That 11-day August count means rain roughly every other day, warm enough at 20°C but wet enough to plan around.
September's 18°C average high and 8 rain days make it the drier stretch for outdoor cafe tables in Copenhagen.