urban tempo
The coffee culture has adopted the ways of the 21st-century lifestyle
Mad & Kaffe, in the heart of Vesterbro, is famous for its brunches.
The kaffepause as seen by... Allan Torp, Danish design and lifestyle expert “I still enjoy drip coffee, but I learned to love espresso while traveling abroad – it became my morning beverage. I get up early, around 6 a.m., go down to the kitchen, have a Cosi or a Volluto, then go back upstairs to work in my office. And I make the most of having an espresso machine to take a few breaks over the course of the day.” Allan Torp, 39, is an eagle-eyed expert on Danish design and lifestyle. His book, Scandinavian Style at Home: A Room by Room Guide (2018) is translated into three languages (English, German and French), and tells us how and why his minimalist approach, based on simplicity and practicality, can be effectively applied to interiors worldwide. (bungalow5.com) You’ll find all his favourite places in the City Guide.