Ida Davidsen in Copenhagen, Zealand and Amager, Denmark | Restaurant
"They are rather crazy about â€Âsmørrebrød†(Danish open sandwiches) in that family. That crazy that they have now reached the fifth generation who has made a living out of high-piled â€Âsmørrebrødâ€Â.
If something is unbearably long, you say that it is as long as Oskar Davidsen’s list of â€Âsmørrebrød .†There is a reason for this, as in 1888 the one and same Davidsen started out with an open sandwich business on Nørrebro with no less than 177 pieces of â€Âsmørrebrød†to choose between.
So, today it is the fifth generation, also an Oscar (with a c) who runs the business, which is now situated in Store Kongensgade and is also a luncheonette.
It is named after the great-grandchild of the old Oskar, namely Ida Davidsen, who runs the kitchen (queen Ida, her son calls her), and the list of â€Âsmørrebrød†is now longer and has reached 250 pieces of â€Âsmørrebrødâ€Â, by now.
The Restaurant is cosy, the waiters are talking menus and there are plenty of regulars. Especially very famous people who, if they have earned it, have a piece of â€Âsmørrebrød†named after them. For example, you may set your teeth into Uffe Ellemann (worth considering!) or Victor Borge. The old showman is a piece with salmon, freshly marinated lumpfish caviar, crayfish tails, Greenland shrimp, lime and dill mayonnaise.