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The World’s 100 Best Pastry Shops

Skt. Peders Bageri

Copenhagen, Denmark

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST PASTRY SHOPS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 12 2026
Skt. Peders Bageri

A small, long-established Copenhagen bakery that is the city's oldest, selling Danish pastries, buns and coffee, mostly to take away. Cinnamon rolls, with or without icing, and cardamom buns come warm from the oven to a steady queue.

Highlights

  • Cinnamon rolls, iced or sugared
  • Cardamom bun
  • Chocolate pistachio pastry

Good to know

  • Queue most mornings, moves quickly
  • Few seats; nearby park for eating
  • Popular items sell out by midday

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