Frankies Køkken

After a recommendation for a place we couldn’t find, we saw Frankie’s Kokken further down the list of suggested restaurants.
We didn’t have a reservation, so it’s good we were early (hint — get a reservation). Our waitress was friendly and kind, patient as we sat with our translator app trying to decipher the menu (they don’t have English menus, but everyone was happy to offer help). Once we got an explanation that what translated to «Duck Orgy» was actually «Duck Two Ways» it took about 2 seconds for us to figure out what we wanted.
Our starters were the Iberian ham and the mussels in tomato water. Both were much larger than we expected (very pleasantly surprised). We probably would have been fine with just one.
For dinner, the melon salad came with some of the most amazing goat cheese I have ever had. It was smooth, and creamy, and somewhat nutty. Hazelnut maybe? They don’t make it there, but they also couldn’t/wouldn’t tell us where it came from. The duck two ways was two very interesting presentation — a slider-​type confit with picked radishes (I think) and the other was maybe roasted with a grilled cabbage/​lettuce wedge. Whatever it was, it was all gone within minutes.
Stuffed, but still room for dessert, we got one of each of the options — a berry-​topped bowl of magic with a sweet bread pudding. The other was called «Banana Mess». no idea what to expect, but it was a banana ice cream with sweet crunchies and caramel. Either would have been enough to share.
Thankful for the walk home, we waddled back to the hotel. At the end of the night, it was the best meal we had eaten in Copenhagen. I can only assume the menu changes regularly, so I wouldn’t think twice about returning when I am next there.

If there was an opportunity to give it a 6 and raise this place to a perfect 5 on Unilocal,I’d do it. They have the whole package for me: unpretentious atmosphere, unpretentious waiters, great food and beer. Plus, can’t get much better than 55 GBP for a three course menu and drinks in Copenhagen.
Meat board and nicoise salads to start, pork cheeks and brisket for mains and chocolate caramel crumble cake and fruitty ice cream rhubarb soup thing (technical description, I know!) for dessert.
Enough gushing (I promise I don’t work here or have a stake in it’s success), just go already.

I feel like I have heard the soft echoes of Frankies Køkken and its obvious presence on the Copenhagen Food Scene (caps necessary here, amiright?) since my arrival in CPH a year and a half ago. A big brother to the famous Madklubben restaurants, I was pleasantly surprised by my experience here last night.
On the menu it proudly boasts that the reason the waitstaff were hired was for their sparkling personalities and their contagious laughter, not for their knowledge of wine and cheese. If there’s anything I like less, it’s a pretentious restaurant that thinks they’re better than they really are, and while there is a clear necessity for the sommeliers of the world (loved ours at Relæ, for example), it’s a breath of fresh air to walk into a restaurant, sit down, get a few friendly (and hopefully genuine?) smiles from our waitress, and enjoy a pure, unadulterated meal.
The ambiance is clean and warm. Like many Danish restaurants far and wide, the kitchen is omnipresent in the restaurant, and while you enjoy reading about Frankie’s simple food-​focused concept, you can watch the chefs scurry about preparing your meal in the background. Cookbooks about Provençal ingredients and world famous restaurants (Elbulli) are perhaps not-​so-​carelessly scattered about the window sills much in the way I think I might decorate my own kitchen, should I ever have the space to do so.
The prices are reasonable (3 courses for 200kr, or 4 for 250kr), the bottles of wine are too, and the food is creative and delicious. An excellent spot for some hygge with friends, a group dinner with your favorite colleagues, or that potentially awkward first date that begs for a meal that promotes a good conversation.
Happy Eating, CPH!

Frankie’s Kokken is a very nice and stylish restaurant in the old part of the city (Indre By). We had a reservation for about 16 people. All other tables were also occupied that night.
The 3 course diner was all the same for us and delivered with perfect timing. We had various starters with sardines, ham, salami, and other delicacies.
The main course was almost raw meat with potatoes spiced with various herbs.
It was no problem at all to get fish or a vegetarian meal if you’re not into meat.
The desert was two types of tarte (one with almonds). They also served some sorts of cheese.
Spasrkling wine came with the starters and a lovely Spanish red wine with the main course.
The 3 course diner starts at 200 DKK and you get 4 for 250 DKK.
The Pilsner Urquell is yours for 35 DKK.
The staff is oustandiing friendly (in particular that really tall blond guy who was taking care of us) and happy to explain all the food they serve.
Definetly a must go for this nice place in the center of Copenhagen!