Restaurant in Copenhagen, Denmark
Award-ranked burger. Walk in, no wait.
Ranked on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats Europe list in both 2024 and 2025, Fatty's is Copenhagen's most credentialed budget burger counter. Walk-in only, open daily from 11:30 am, and carrying a 4.5 Google rating from nearly 500 reviews. If you want a serious burger without a reservation or a bill to match the city's fine-dining scene, book nothing and just show up.
Fatty's earns a clear recommendation for anyone after a serious hamburger in Copenhagen without the fine-dining overhead. Ranked #38 on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe in 2024 and climbing to #51 in 2025, it holds a position in the OAD Cheap Eats list that few burger spots on the continent can match. With a 4.5 Google rating across 473 reviews and no booking difficulty to speak of, this is one of the more direct decisions you'll make in Copenhagen. Walk in, order a burger, leave satisfied.
Fatty's sits at Njalsgade 19D in the Islands Brygge district, a neighbourhood that has shifted from industrial quiet to a dense cluster of cafes, bars, and casual restaurants over the past decade. The address puts you slightly outside the tourist-heavy centre, which keeps the room feeling more local than destination-driven. The format is casual: counter service, no-reservations, a space built for throughput rather than ceremony. It is not the place for a long group dinner with tableside service and a wine list. It is the place to eat a well-made burger and get on with your day.
For groups considering Fatty's as a sit-down occasion, that spatial reality matters. There is no private dining room, no dedicated group area, and no booking infrastructure to support a coordinated party experience. If your group runs six or more and you want a table held and a structured meal, look elsewhere. For two to four people who want to eat well without planning ahead, Fatty's is a practical choice on any day of the week, open from 11:30 am to 9 pm Monday through Sunday.
The OAD ranking movement tells a useful story. Moving from #38 in 2024 to #51 in 2025 within the Cheap Eats category might look like a small decline in placement, but making both lists in consecutive years confirms this is not a flash-in-the-pan operation. The Casual Europe list appearance in 2024 at #484 adds a separate credential. The awards are the clearest evidence that Fatty's quality has been consistent enough to register with serious food critics who cover the budget end of the European dining market. That kind of back-to-back OAD recognition is not common for a hamburger counter.
The cuisine type is hamburgers, and the focus appears to be exactly that rather than a broad American diner menu. If you have been once and want to go again, the OAD recognition suggests the core burger is the reason to return rather than peripheral items. For a regular, the practical question is whether any seasonal or rotating options have appeared since your last visit. Without current menu data in the database, the safest approach is to check at the counter on arrival rather than planning around specific items.
Fatty's competes directly with Gasoline Grill, Jagger, POPL Burger, and Tommi's Burger Joint for the Copenhagen burger-counter slot. Among those, Fatty's carries the most concentrated OAD recognition. Gasoline Grill has the higher public profile and the longer queue culture. If you want the critically validated option at the budget end without the line anxiety, Fatty's is the sharper call. For reference, the burger category at the international level includes 7th Street Burger and 5 Napkin Burger in New York, but Fatty's holds its own on the European Cheap Eats table against a wide field.
No booking is required. The venue operates walk-in only, which makes it one of the easiest decisions in Copenhagen to act on spontaneously. Hours run seven days a week, 11:30 am to 9 am, which covers lunch, early dinner, and the post-afternoon gap when other restaurants are between services. No phone or website data is in the current record, so plan to show up rather than call ahead.
Price range is not listed in the database, but OAD Cheap Eats classification is a reliable proxy: expect to spend well under what you would at any of Copenhagen's fine-dining addresses. For context on the broader Copenhagen food scene, see our full Copenhagen restaurants guide. For accommodation near Islands Brygge, our Copenhagen hotels guide covers the full range. If you are planning a broader trip that takes you beyond the capital, Jordnær in Gentofte and Frederikshøj in Aarhus are worth the detour for a very different register. For bars and experiences in the city, see our Copenhagen bars guide and our Copenhagen experiences guide.
Quick reference: Walk-in only, open daily 11:30 am–9 pm, Islands Brygge, no booking required, budget price tier.
Fatty's is a walk-in burger counter in Islands Brygge with back-to-back Opinionated About Dining Cheap Eats recognition for Europe in 2024 and 2025. No booking, no dress code, no pretension. It sits in a slightly off-centre neighbourhood, so budget a short journey from the main tourist areas. Arrive knowing what you want, order at the counter, and eat in. It is a budget operation by price but a critically recognised one by credential.
Lunch is the lower-friction option. The room is likely quieter mid-afternoon on weekdays, and with hours starting at 11:30 am daily, you can arrive early and avoid any post-work crowd build-up. Dinner is not a problem, but if you want the easiest, most relaxed version of the experience, aim for 12 pm to 2 pm on a weekday. The menu and quality should be consistent across the day given the counter-service format.
No specific dietary information is available in the current venue record. The cuisine type is hamburgers, which typically means a menu built around beef patties, buns, and standard condiments. If you have a specific dietary requirement, the practical step is to contact the venue directly or ask at the counter on arrival. No phone number or website is listed in the current database, so your leading option is to show up and ask in person, or check recent reviews for current information.
The venue does not publish a menu in the current database, but the OAD Cheap Eats recognition points clearly at the core burger as the reason the critics keep returning. For a return visitor, the burger itself remains the anchor order. If rotating or seasonal items are available, ask at the counter. Do not over-engineer the decision: a venue that makes the OAD Europe Cheap Eats list twice in a row is doing something right with its signature item.
Fatty's is a casual counter-service burger spot rather than a bar-format venue. Seating configuration details are not in the current database record, but the format at most operations of this type means you order at a counter and take a seat in the dining area. It is not a cocktail bar with a food menu — the focus is hamburgers. For Copenhagen bar options alongside dinner, see our Copenhagen bars guide for venues that combine a serious drinks program with food.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Booking Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatty’s | Hamburgers | Easy | |
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A quick look at how Fatty’s measures up.
Dietary accommodations can vary. Flag restrictions in advance via the venue's official channels.
No reservation is needed — Fatty's operates walk-in only, every day from 11:30 am to 9 pm. It ranked #38 on Opinionated About Dining's Cheap Eats in Europe list in 2024, which sets the expectation correctly: this is a focused, serious burger spot at an accessible price point, not a full diner menu. Come with a short appetite and a cash-or-card readiness; don't come expecting a broad menu or table service formalities.
Lunch is the lower-friction choice. The venue opens at 11:30 am daily, so an early arrival on any weekday means shorter waits and a calmer room. Evening slots, especially Friday and Saturday, are likely busier given the Islands Brygge neighbourhood's density of bars and cafes. If your schedule allows it, the 12–1:30 pm window on a weekday is the path of least resistance.
The venue's cuisine type is hamburgers, which suggests a tight, meat-focused menu. Specific dietary accommodation details are not documented in available venue data, so check the venue's official channels before visiting if vegetarian, vegan, or allergen options are a requirement. Don't assume flexibility given the format.
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