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Eating & Drinking
Perhaps a dozen seafood shacks line the harbour, selling fresh seafood. Prawns/shrimp
(re-
jer)
are the favourite order, costing around Dkr100 for a generous helping.
Havnevej, the road connecting the harbour and the town centre, has a cluster of eateries
and bars. At Havneplads things get a little seedier (well, as seedy as Denmark gets), with
some late-opening summertime nightclubs.
It's a good idea to make dinner reservations in summer, when the town is heaving.
Skagens Museum Cafe
CAFE
For lunch or a cuppa in a magical setting, head to the Garden House cafe at Skagens Mu-
seum, serving lunchtime dishes plus a super spread of homebaked cakes and tarts. Note:
you don't need to pay the museum's admission if you're just visiting the cafe.
Pakhuset
SEAFOOD
mains Dkr170-240; 11am-late)
Seafood is the star at Pakhuset, from simple fishcakes with remoulade to swoon-inducing
flambéed Norwegian lobster tails. It has long hours and superb ambience both outdoors
(slap bang on the harbour) and indoors (think wooden beams and cheerful ship
mastheads). Fine-dine in the restaurant upstairs (from 6pm), or keep it cheaper in the
downstairs cafe.
Keep an eye out for live music, too.
Skagen Fiskerestaurant
SEAFOOD
dinner Dkr120-259; 10am-late Apr-mid-Oct, shorter hrs rest of yr)
This dockside place has the same approach as nearby Pakhuset - casual cafe fare at lunch
and dinner (
fiskefrikadeller
, or fresh
-
off-the-boat prawns you peel yourself), an in-demand
outdoor terrace, and a smarter upstairs area for fancy-pants evening dining. Downstairs is
