Cafe Olai Helsingør

Run, don’t walk to this restaurant!! We are traveling as a family of 2 adults and 2 children. We arrived in Helsingor with tired cranky hungry child and needed to find a place to eat ASAP that was ideally authentic Danish food and met our dietary restrictions. ChatGPT suggested Cafe Olai so we immediately headed there. The staff were gracious and welcoming and after being seated we saw how beautiful the other table’s food looked and smelled and got excited for our upcoming meal. The kids both ordered the lox egg asparagus plate and begged the waitress for more asparagus. They said “it tastes like dessert”. My spouse ordered the Christians herring plate and I ended up switching with him because it was so good. The waitress let me sample their beer selection and although I don’t normally drink beer, it looked so refreshing at the next table that my spouse and I split the IPA. The sweetest and most unexpected moment was that when my children’s plates were brought out the staff had put sparklers, candy, and little toys on their plates. They were delighted and will remember Cafe Olai as one of the highlights of their 2 week trip to Denmark. PS - we tried 3 different types of bread, all were good, but one particular brown toasted bread was the best we have had in our life! We also asked for a second serving of that and fought over the last piece.

Great cafe with Danish dishes which were exceptional. The staff are amazing and helped mage a great night

Excellent food and service but a lot of noise from Swedish company. The restaurant is also very small. Highly recommended.

So good that you can get gluten-free sandwiches!

So nice and tasty sandwiches and friendly staff

We called and booked a table today for around 11:30. We were greeted by a very friendly voice who wanted to reserve a table for us. When we arrived we were greeted kindly and given the menu. Shortly afterwards we placed our order. We both wanted no. 384 - Platter with Faroese smoked salmon for Kr. 229. The waiting time was short for both drinks and food. The dish was made very delicately, the fish fillet was warm and everything tasted delicious. There was something for both the eyes and the palate and the staff were very friendly.

A bit loud but cozy on their patio, Small and charming The food is fantastic

Nice shooting star, 2026, good service.

Really good food, friendly service-minded staff. Nice cool courtyard with shade in the heat. Cozy place.

Thank you Café Olai for a wonderful birthday dinner for my husband! We were so noticed with good service. Incredibly delicious food and nice presentation in generous portions! We thank Phillip for good service and a lot of humor! We also want to thank all the other staff for their cheerful and friendly welcome! We love it!😁🙌 PS. Dad's homemade schnapps with elements of strawberry, ginger and chili was a positive taste experience! We will be back!! /Erika & Magnus from Dalarna in Sweden.