Paté Paté — Restaurant in Copenhagen Municipality

Food lovers!  If you find yourself on Copenhagen (and you should!) get yourself over to the meatpacking district and throw yourself into the arms of Pate Pate.

We chose the Pate Experience, nine dishes served over 3 servings.

The first serving was tuna cerviche, pate de champagne and a Burrata with pine nuts and rhubarb with bread and oil.  I paired mine with wines chosen by the waiters (for the first course a light fruity white) and my dining partner did the same for soft drinks.  The dance of textures and flavours was a delight and had us salivating for more.

Where the first course was an exercise on delicacy the second was a lesson in intensity.  Tri Tip with a potent Ras el Hanout sauce (liquid gold) paired with a peppery red wine, White Asparagus with anchovies (I will be trying this back home), potato salad with egg and capers (interesting cold potatoes!).  I would have been satisfied with this but we were also treated to Arancini in a sweet tomato sauce which I ate after a palate cleanser.  It sang well with the wine but needed it's own show away from the Ras el Hanout.

The last three dishes were dessert and time to dive into some velvety luxury.  A glass of Domaine Gulliaman heralded the arrival of baklava and creme brulee.  The Baklava is the best I have ever tasted.  Firm, nutty, well textured and kissed by floral honey rather than drowned in it.  The creme brulee base tones were cut with a hint of citrus and cinnamon both cleansing the palette and staying interesting to the last bite.

In summary, dine here and...

I could probably come up with a million reasons why Paté Paté is one of my fav places in CPH.

First of all, like all the other restaurants in this "chain" (ie, Falernum, Adendum, etc), their motto is: For the Love of Food and Wine.

When I first discovered this place, I can't tell you how excited I was to read those beautiful words, faded on a chalkboard, in the late and chilly autumn of last year. "These are my people", I instantly thought.

True story.

The food is great. They offer a well thought-out, constantly changing menu that follows the seasons, a variety of different selections of French inspired staples, and that rustic environment that goes so well with comfort French food.

They have a fantastic variety of wines from all over the world, most notably some excellent pinots from California, up and coming rustic reds from Chile, and a killer Rose from my home state (Washington): Charles & Charles. Obviously there are also plenty of French and Italian wines to chose from as well, if you prefer to stick with the classics.

This place brings me back to my foodie and wino NYC roots in ways that no other place in Copenhagen has done yet.

The hygge is pumping on Friday and Saturday [late] nights when they bring out DJs, and there is minimal, albeit strangely inviting, space for impromptu [chair] dance parties. Occasionally the crowd gets a little pretentious, which is slightly obnoxious, but to be expected and tolerated, as it undoubtedly goes with the Kødbyen territory.

Overall, not...

I came here as a solo diner and thoroughly enjoyed the laid back atmosphere and good service.

There is an extensive wine list and many of the wines are on display behind the bar. You could come and enjoy a few glasses of wine at the bar here. The cocktail list is also varied and interesting. I had the Amaretto Stone Sour which was fantastic if you like the almond taste.

They recommend 2-3 small plates per person. I had 2 small plates and a side and this was more than enough. A small plate of bread with accompanying oil is also brought to the table with no additional charge-- I was offered more when i finished this

I ate the burrata with a tomato and rhubarb compote which was completely divine, possibly the very best burrata dish I've ever eaten. I had a side order of fried pickles which were awesome, and I had white asparagus which was cooked very well.

Still or sparkling water is available for 25kr for a bottle with unlimited refills.

One change I would love to see is vegetarian indicators on the menu or a vegetarian section. I assumed the 'greens' section was vegetarian but accidentally ordered a dish with meat on it. If there was a clear vegetarian indicator on the menu this might be avoided for others.

Overall the restaurant provides good value, fantastic food in a relaxed...