Gefaehrlich
Gefaehrlich at Faelledvej 7 fills a ground-floor space with mismatched vintage furniture, creating an atmosphere that falls somewhere between a 1970s living room and a Berlin bar. The name means 'dangerous' in German, which is either ironic or aspirational given the venue's friendly, low-key character. The front room functions as a bar with couches, armchairs, and small tables. A back room hosts DJ nights, live performances, and occasional art exhibitions. Capacity is around 150 across both spaces. Gefaehrlich opened in 2007 and has become one of Norrebro's most reliable evening venues, attracting a creative crowd of designers, musicians, and media workers who live in the neighborhood. The drink selection is solid for a bar of this size, with a small cocktail menu, good beer options, and fair wine pours.
What to Expect
Walk in and feel like you've entered someone's eclectic apartment that happens to have a bar. Mismatched chairs, vintage lamps, and a crowd that's been coming here for years. It's warm and social without trying to be trendy.
Cozy, eclectic, and community-oriented. The kind of bar where you become a regular after three visits.
Vintage soul, funk, disco, and indie. DJ nights lean toward vinyl sets with eclectic taste.
Creative casual. The crowd here tends toward vintage and secondhand fashion, but nobody is checking.
Norrebro locals, creative types, people who prefer bars with personality over polish.
Card and contactless accepted. Cash works too.
Price Range
Beer DKK 50-65, cocktails DKK 90-120, wine DKK 70-90
Beer ~$7-10/~7-9 EUR, cocktails ~$13-18/~12-16 EUR, wine ~$10-13/~9-12 EUR
Hours
Tue-Thu 4 PM to midnight, Fri-Sat 4 PM to 2 AM. Closed Sun-Mon.
Insider Tip
The vintage furniture is surprisingly comfortable for long evenings. Grab a corner couch if you can. Friday night DJ sets in the back room are free entry and worth checking. The bar makes a good early-evening stop before heading to Rust or elsewhere on Norrebrogade.
Full Review
Gefaehrlich has the feel of a place that grew organically rather than being designed. The vintage furniture looks like it was collected over years from flea markets and apartment clearances, and it probably was. No two chairs match, the lighting is warm and uneven, and the overall effect is a bar that feels like someone's overstuffed living room. It works because the aesthetic is genuine rather than manufactured.
The front room is where most evenings start. Grab a beer or cocktail, settle into a couch, and let the evening develop. Conversations here happen naturally because the furniture arrangement encourages interaction. You're sitting close to other groups, the music is low enough to talk over, and the crowd is generally open to strangers. This is one of the better bars in Copenhagen for meeting people without the forced social dynamics of a club.
The back room transforms depending on the night. DJ sets, usually vinyl-based with a lean toward soul, funk, and disco, create a dance floor on Fridays and Saturdays. Live music and art exhibitions appear irregularly. The programming is low-key rather than ambitious; this isn't Rust or Vega competing for touring acts. It's a neighborhood space that sometimes has music.
Gefaehrlich's prices are reasonable by Copenhagen standards. Beer at DKK 50-65 and cocktails at DKK 90-120 undercut the Meatpacking District by a noticeable margin. The location on Faelledvej puts it in a quieter section of Norrebro, away from Norrebrogade's bustle, which contributes to the unhurried atmosphere.
The Neighborhood
Gefaehrlich is on Faelledvej, a residential street one block east of Norrebrogade in central Norrebro. The surrounding area is primarily apartments with a scattering of small shops and cafes. Assistens Cemetery is a five-minute walk west, and Rust is a similar distance north.
Getting There
Metro Norrebros Runddel (M3) is a 7-minute walk. Bus 5C on Norrebrogade stops three blocks west. Walking from the city center via the lakes takes about 18 minutes. The bar is easy to miss from the street; look for the ground-floor lights on Faelledvej 7.
Address
Fælledvej 7
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