Art is life at Karriere, or rather art is nightlife. Transformed by a crack squad of world class artists from a meat packing district dullard into a funky yet functional social space, this artistic impresario of a bar-slash-club has become one of the city’s buzzing nightspots. Replete with enough design flourishes—crazy lamps, an L.E.D wall mounted world map and a polished metal dance floor—to keep you distracted for hours, the big space gets raucous with the best of ‘em later on when the DJs start spinning and CPH’s cool crowd come out to play.

The integrity of tangible books might be in jeopardy, but places like Motto Charlottenborg remain ever-resilient to change. Cross-genre in nature, Motto is housed in an elegant art hall and cultural hot spot. A self-publishing showcase, the walls boast an array of vibrant pièces de résistance of the aesthetic world, while open space for exhibitions, forums, and lectures allows lovers of the medium to wax poetic about the function of publishing and writing in a fast-paced world.

The store’s concept, clothing and staff are one in the same here: young, beautiful and devoted to fashion. This European designer boutique could just as easily be found along New York’s Madison Avenue row of name brand storefronts; but instead it’s where Copenhagen answers to the calls of high fashion.

Presenting a choice selection of lines such as Dior Homme, Burberry Prorsum and Dries van Noten on the men’s side; and Chloé, Ann Demeulemeester and Haider Ackermann on the women’s, there aren’t many stores that can compete with Storm’s caliber of clothing in Copenhagen.

And for the fashion-indifferent significant others who are dragged along, Storm also has an excellent selection of magazines, records and art books to keep them occupied.

The first thing you’ll notice about this dark, dingy spot is the rust colored walls and stuffed animals in human clothing dotted about the interior, like the stuffed polarbear greeting guests in his tuxedo, drink in hand and baring his gritty teeth, or the antelope dressed in a priest’s robe. The artwork adorning the rooms has a haunting and sometimes horrible beauty.

It’s common to find people in here already drunk since lunchtime, giving Bankeråt a relaxed vibe that makes every day seem like a Saturday and coaxing everyone to join in the fun.

Bankeråt also offers food inspired by international recipes, (serving items such as African tortillas, English breakfast, or the E speciale—our favorite) prepared with natural ingredients, priced reasonably and well portioned. Mornings are particularly busy due to the popularity of breakfast here, although the primary reason for coming is the endearing atmosphere and crowd of regulars. This is not a place where you’re likely to feel alone.