"Christian Puglisi's Sicilian osteria in the old Relæ-group bakery — go for handmade pasta and natural wine on an easy first date."
Christian Puglisi turned his shuttered Nørrebro bakery into a Sicilian osteria in 2023, two years after he closed his Michelin-starred Relæ. Mirabelle sits on Guldbergsgade in Indre Nørrebro, next door to his organic pizzeria Bæst, and runs all day as an eatery and wine bar. The kitchen leans on handmade pasta and Puglisi's Sicilian heritage, with the bakery's old strengths in bread, charcuterie and cheese still showing.
Christian Puglisi built his reputation at Relæ, which held a Michelin star and a sustainability award until it closed in 2020. At Mirabelle he cooks looser, cheaper and Italian: fresh pasta such as an octopus ragù and spaghetti with anchovies, alongside housemade charcuterie and cheeses that trace back to the building's bakery years. Breakfast pastries start around 170 DKK, and a relaxed dinner of pasta and small plates lands far below the old Relæ tasting prices.
The wine list is natural and Italian-leaning, poured by the glass for solo diners at the bar. Puglisi's group reshaped how Copenhagen cooks Italian, and Mirabelle is the casual heart of it. See the Copenhagen dining guide and our Italian guide; next door, Bæst handles the wood-fired pizza side of the same kitchen.
The room keeps the bakery's bones: tiled, bright by day, candle-low by night, and loud once it fills. There is a proper bar for walk-ins and a counter for solo diners, with closely set tables that suit a casual date more than a quiet anniversary. Dress is whatever you wore that day. It is a neighbourhood room first, run at conversational volume rather than hushed.
Book Mirabelle for a first date because it is warm, unfussy and easy to talk in once you have a glass of natural wine and a plate of pasta between you. Nothing on the menu demands ceremony, so the evening stays light. See the best for a first date guide for more, or step next door to Bæst if you would rather share a pizza.
Not for anyone chasing the old Relæ tasting menu — Puglisi closed that in 2020, and Mirabelle is a loud, casual pasta-and-wine room instead.
Yes, for casual cooking from a serious chef. Mirabelle is Christian Puglisi's Sicilian osteria, opened in 2023 in his old Nørrebro bakery two years after his Michelin-starred Relæ closed. The handmade pasta, charcuterie and natural wine deliver real quality at neighbourhood prices, which is the whole appeal.
Easier than most Copenhagen names. Mirabelle takes walk-ins at the bar and runs all day, so a solo diner or a pair can often slip in, though weekend dinner tables are worth booking online ahead. It is far less of a scramble than the city's tasting-menu rooms.
Casual. This is a neighbourhood osteria and wine bar with the old bakery's relaxed feel, so everyday clothes are right. There is no jacket rule and no dressing up; come as you are for lunch, an after-work glass of wine, or a low-key dinner.
Mirabelle is mid-range for Copenhagen and a la carte. Breakfast pastries start around 170 DKK, and a casual dinner of pasta and a few small plates with wine stays well below the prices Puglisi charged at Relæ. It is built to be an everyday room, not a special-occasion blowout.
Order the handmade pasta first, such as the octopus ragù or spaghetti with anchovies, and add the housemade charcuterie and cheeses that survive from the bakery days. Ask for a natural wine by the glass to match. The menu shifts with the season and what the kitchen is baking.
Walk-ins welcome at the bar. Book online for dinner tables, especially on weekends.
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Mirabelle is where Christian Puglisi's group set Copenhagen's Italian cooking loose, from handmade pasta to natural wine.
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