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About hard drugs: For the first few years, junkies were tolerated. But that
led to violence and polluted the mellow ambience residents envisioned. In
1979, the junkies were expelled—an epic confrontation in the community's
folk history now—and since then the symbol of a fist breaking a syringe is as
prevalent as the leafy marijuana icon. Hard drugs are emphatically forbidden
in Christiania.
EatinginChristiania:
ThepeopleofChristianiaappreciategoodfoodand
countontourismasabigpartoftheireconomy.Consequently,thereareplenty
of decent eateries. Most of the restaurants are closed on Monday (the com-
munity's weekly holiday).
Pusher Street
has a few grungy but tasty falafel
stands, as well as a popular burger bar.
Nemoland
is the hangout zone—a
fun collection of stands peddling Thai food, burgers,
shawarma
, and other
fast hippie food with great, tented outdoor seating (30-110-kr meals). Its stay-
a-while atmosphere comes with backgammon, foosball, bakery goods, and
fine views from the ramparts.
Månefiskeren
(“Moonfisher Bar”) looks like a
modern-day Brueghel painting, with billiards, chess, snacks, and drinks (Tue-
Sun 10:00-23:00, closed Mon).
Morgenstedet
(“Morning Place”) is a good,
cheap vegetarian café with a mellow, woody interior and a rustic patio out-
side (75-100-kr meals, Tue-Sun 12:00-21:00, closed Mon, left after Pusher
