Lundgren V.I.P.

Wow. Seriously, if you are a wino and appreciate quality, it really doesn’t get any better than this, but be warned BOOK AHEAD. As the right people know about this place, it is always busy… even on a Monday and Tuesday night…
I came here with my girlfriends, and you are immediately greeted with the scents of cheeses and meats, and the ambiance of being at a really great friend’s house party. Laughter and conversation fill the air, as well as a great interior décor with candles and old Danish pictures and wine peraphilalia.
You are then sat and greeted by the waiter with a welcome drink, which I think is such a classy touch, and then he just chatted with us a bit, and brought over a bottle of white to start, and an assortment of 4 different reds. The tapas plate was HUGE and AMAZING with a great assortment of meats and cheeses, homemade tomato pesto, olives, etc.
I think my favorite thing though is that you only PAY FOR WHAT YOU DRINK. if you drink half a bottle of white, and half a bottle of red, you only pay for that. It’s a genius concept I’ve seen at another restaurant in LA once, but I hear is very Italian. I wish more places did it this way.
The whole atmosphere, ambiance, and everything of this place has made it my favorite winebar in Copenhagen for sure. I am determined to become a regular, come once a month, and have ”my table” because the service, food and wine really give you the full package of what a night out should be!

As a wedding present, a couple of friends of ours had made reservations at Lundgren VIP for wine tasting extravaganza. We finally managed to align our calendars and find a day for a great couples date.
We’d made a 7.30pm booking and arrived a few minutes late only to find that a small crowd had already gathered outside the place waiting for it to open and to be seated. Within a few minutes after opening, the place was packed.
I was really looking forward to the wine tasting and actually thought that it was mandatory at the restaurant, but we were only 2 groups (us and a group of 6 friends) who had made booking specifically for that. So we were all seated at a long table happily waiting for our 10 different wines — all Italian.
I really — really! — liked the wines. They were carefully picked out by the owner, who waited on our table himself. I have to admit that he’s a curious person, quite blunt and odd, so I guess it’s a matter of taste whether you love or hate him. I found him utterly delightful and enjoyed his peculiar comments and stories about each wine, as — according to him — he apparently knew all the wine farmers personally and found every single wine to be the best one of the night! However, as the comments got more and more voluminous I have a strong suspicion that he carefully tasted each bottle before serving us ;-)
We had amazing charcuterie and cheese to accompany the wines, and as I eat little meat they made sure to bring a larger portion of cheese just for me — huge amounts of food!
If you’re a wine lover and haven’t visited the place yet — this is your cue.