Live music in Nyhavn happens in pubs and restaurants, not ticketed venues. Nyhavn 17 and Hyttefadet do late-night sing-along sets, and Cap Horn has jazz with dinner on selected Thursdays. There's no cover charge at any of them.
Music adds a special layer to the canal experience, with select venues in Nyhavn regularly hosting live performances. From traditional jazz and folk music to acoustic sets, these live sessions contribute to the historic harbor atmosphere.
Live music in Nyhavn follows the pub tradition: no cover charge, but arrive early if you want a seat near the band.
Nyhavn 17 has live music Wednesday to Saturday, 21:30–00:30. Hyttefadet plays Saturdays 22:30–01:30 (plus a few Fridays in the run-up to Christmas), and it's dance music everyone can sing along to. Cap Horn holds jazz evenings at 19:00 on selected Thursdays, where you book a table for dinner.
Price ranges are main courses, prices as of October 2026.
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Charming, historic restaurant serving traditional Danish cuisine with a modern twist. Highly rated on Google (4.4) and TripAdvisor (4.5).
Cozy restaurant and bistro serving classic Danish lunch dishes, fresh oysters, caviar, and herring platters.
Classic Danish ferry inn, opened at Nyhavn 5 in 1983. At lunch it serves a herring table with 12 homemade herring specialities, and the house makes its own spiced snaps.
McJoy's Choice is a rustic Scottish-style gastropub overlooking the Nyhavn canal, pouring beer and serving Danish pub classics alongside live music five nights a week and live sports. It sits in a historic Nyhavn building, sharing the address with Nyhavnskroen as a separate business.
Hong Kong Bar at Nyhavn 7 is a historic spot that served as a sailors' bar from the 1960s to the 1980s. Today it operates as a late-night dive and sports bar with resident DJs. No food is served.
| Place | Rating | Address | Opening hours | Main courses | Cuisine | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurant Hyttefadet | 4.5 ★ · 3,338 | Nyhavn 25 | Mon–Thu 09:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 09:00–02:00 · Sun 09:00–00:00 | 199–289 kr | Danish classics, smørrebrød | Smørrebrød, Outdoor seating, Historic interior, Canal views |
| Restaurant Heering | 4.1 ★ · 1,703 | Nyhavn 15 | 09:00–00:00, daily | 205–500 kr | Danish classics, European bistro, seafood | Smørrebrød, Outdoor seating, Canal views, Fine dining |
| Nyhavns Færgekro | 4.0 ★ · 3,273 | Nyhavn 5 | 11:00–21:00, daily | 185–275 kr | Classic Danish, smørrebrød, herring specialties | Smørrebrød, Seafood, Canal views, Historic interior |
| McJoy's Choice | 3.9 ★ · 1,307 | Nyhavn 47 | Mon–Thu 11:00–02:00 · Fri–Sun 10:00–03:00 | 159–399 kr | Scottish gastropub, Danish | Live music, Outdoor seating, Budget-friendly, Canal views |
| Hong Kong Bar | 3.0 ★ · 299 | Nyhavn 7 | Check with the venue | – | Classic dive bar, sports bar | Historic interior, Budget-friendly, Live music |
Nyhavn is a single 400 m canal with houses on both sides. The sunny side (odd numbers) is the colourful row with most of the activity; the shade side (even numbers) is quieter. Numbers match the round-up above.
Nyhavn 1 → 71 · approx. 6 minutes end to end on foot.
No — none of them charge entry. You only pay for what you eat and drink.
For dinner before the music, book Hyttefadet (recommended on Saturdays) or Cap Horn on jazz Thursdays. For the late sets themselves, just turn up — it's pub format.
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