EBG Rating: 8.2/10

Choice/Quality of Drinks:
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The drinks selection is basic, a little above perfunctory, but some back bar concoctions can be rustled up. Their own label beer brewed by Hancock is a minor novelty.

Style/Décor:
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A one-room bar with tinted glass at the front, bar area to the right, and booths/café style tables to the left. Worn in to the point of worn out.

Atmosphere/Character:
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During the afternoon there is a sleepy, deeply atmospheric inertia as light is filtered through tinted glass to dimly illuminate old wood fittings.

In the evenings it can become bustling, raucous and vibrant.

Amenities/Events:
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Snacks, late opening, food on special occasions, smoking permitted, late opening.

Value For Money:
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Given the location, reasonable value on par with the standard of offerings.

Description:
Although records show the building operating as a bar since the 1700s, this operation, “Eiffel” dates back to the 1970s. Throughout, there vague (but probably correct) assurances are given that this was a sailor’s hangout in Christianshavn. 

There were efforts to rebrand it to become a high society Parisian style café. The customers did not arrive, so it reverted back to its roots, yet with the French decor and signage intact.

These days it is a dive bar. Let’s not try and second-guess: this place is a god damn low-down smokey boozer with cheap prices and an excellent, bordering on sordid atmosphere. There’s a sense that all involved, from staff to customers are aware of their complicity, adding a patina of transgression on an already fairly vivid tableaux. 

Even though the pub is ‘known’, and part of a tourist circuit, you’ll still find many locals here. Late opening 7 days a week ensures custom is spread out over the opening hours and rhythms of the day.

During the afternoon there is a sleepy, deeply atmospheric inertia as light is filtered through tinted glass to dimly illuminate old wood fittings. In the evenings it can become bustling, raucous and vibrant. Both are, in their own ways excellent moods to capture.

The drinks selection is basic, a little above perfunctory, but some back bar concoctions can be rustled up. Their own label beer brewed by Hancock is a minor novelty.

An essential stop off for anyone remotely interested in sampling, perhaps even understanding Danish pub culture.