My husband Matt B. and I rented bikes one day during our brief trip to Copenhagen, and wanted to…read moreexplore some of the districts outside of the city center. Nørrebro seems to be Copenhagen's trendy, possibly hipster neighborhood, so we decided to get lunch there, choosing Mirabelle as our destination. It was a lovely café on a clean, charming street (though in all fairness, I saw no other kind in this city). The space was open and airy, with bright, cozy decor and tons of natural light. We got there around 2:30 on a Tuesday, so it wasn't especially busy, but the place still felt vibrant. There was a counter set up for a quick coffee/wine/pastry stop, but we opted to sit down and get table service. Our servers were friendly and unobtrusive, and we had a pleasant, casual meal. We started with a couple glasses of Italian wine--a solid Sangiovese for Matt, a funky orange wine for me (to be fair, this was how it was advertised). The lunch menu was short and simple, and we opted to share a Mirabelle antipasti plate and the fresh pasta of the day. The antipasti brought plenty of housemade charcuterie: a selection of cotto, coppa, and classic salted pork salami, along with a potent mound of chitterlings. There was also a side plate of accompaniments--marinated olives and preserved Italian vegetables, artichoke and eggplant and peppers--and some good, rustic bread. The pasta was excellent, a huge bowl of rigatoni with parmesan, prosciutto ragout, oregano, and grilled leeks. The rigatoni was cooked right, and I loved the hearty tomatoey ragout and the tender morsels of leek. It was a warm day, so we finished our lunch with a lemon granita, which was nice, if more sour and less refreshing than expected. We left full but not overstuffed, and were glad we shared everything, as the portions were surprisingly enormous. I liked Mirabelle. It was a cute place to grab an easy sit-down meal with wine. I'd recommend it if you're looking for a place to eat in Nørrebro.

Coffee Collective Coffee Housemade Raw Jersey Milk Yogurt…read morewith House Granola and Raw Honey Butter Croissant with Blueberry Jam Almond Croissant Chocolate Chip Cookie More than a little impressed by Bæst, Christian Puglisi's nearby ode to Charcuterie, Cheese and Pizza, it was thanks to Leckerbaer being on Summer break that Wednesday Breakfast plans once again saw the Bike pointed towards Nørrebro, a stop at Mirabelle not quite as pleasant as the experience at any of the Chef's other restaurants thanks to severely disinterested service but the food every bit as good as expected. Offering three-meals daily, early hours allowing the kitchen to focus on Sourdough production for Bæst, relæ and Manfred's while also using that same Starter to fashion a handful of Pastries and Loaves, it was just past 09h00 that a seat was taken alongside two visitors from Sweden at the back of the restaurant, the male half of the wait-staff quickly stopping by with a menu while his female counterpart sauntered around the room stonefaced, neither of them appearing to be particularly motivated by a 25% filled dining room and just a trickle of take-away window activity. Taking Puglisi's expected approach to doing things the 'right' way, both the menu and in-store signage reading like his "Book of Ideas" as it described concepts of cool fermentation in the production of Rye Bread and slowly raised Heritage Øland Wheat Flour used to create a collection of Croissants, it was after a lengthy wait as the two clerks chatted that the two most recently seated tables were greeted simultaneously, a few questions related to the "Pastry of the Day" and Oatmeal answered with the eventual order 173DKK for Two Pastries, a bowl of Yogurt, Coffee and a Cookie. Serving items as they are readied, most pre-made or simple in assemblage including a few sous-vide Egg plates, it was with a cup of nicely balanced brew from Coffee Collective in hand that two Croissants were carefully examined, the all-Butter version golden crisp on the exterior with an inside showing evidence of Sourdough bubbles disrupting typical lamination patterns while the one topped in Almond Paste and Confectioner's Sugar was good but not 'great' thanks to a bit too much filling which rendered the bottom a touch soft in texture. Rarely one to order a 'Parfait' at Breakfast, but so impressed by Bæst's Stracciatella that it seemed pertinent to taste Puglisi's stab at fresh Yogurt, it would be a fool's folly for anyone to pass on the sizable 55DKK Bowl served with Housemade Granola full of dried Berries and a jar of Raw Honey, the nearly stick-a-spoon-up-straight texture sour with a pronounced grassiness well met by toasted Grains, Seeds and Brown Sugar while the Chocolate Chip Cookie to follow was not quite as impressive as that at 108, but still quite good with melted discs of Dark Chocolate used in place of the traditional Chips giving it a smooth and balanced texture.