Selma
Rømersgade 20, 1362 København K, Copenhagen, Denmark
Selma is a well-documented Copenhagen restaurant dedicated to modern smørrebrød, and it gives this ranking an essential link to one of the city’s defining lunch traditions. The restaurant’s official site confirms its address at Rømersgade 20 in central Copenhagen, while VisitCopenhagen identifies it specifically as a smørrebrød restaurant in the city and notes its Michelin Bib Gourmand status. That matters here because Selma is not simply a generic Nordic restaurant: it is built around a distinctly Danish format, but presents it with a contemporary restaurant structure, seasonal ingredients and a more polished, chef-led expression than a purely traditional lunch room. The current access picture is clear from the official site. Selma lists lunch from Wednesday to Monday and dinner from Wednesday to Saturday, making it more than a quick midday stop while still remaining especially relevant for lunch planning. VisitCopenhagen also notes both an à la carte smørrebrød offer and curated multi-serving menus, which helps explain why it stands out in a city crowded with casual sandwich counters and classic institutions alike. It ranks eighth not because it is minor, but because this part of the list should still leave room for restaurants with a narrower specialism. Within that specialism, however, Selma is highly representative of how Copenhagen updates its own food heritage rather than merely preserving it.