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The taste of Ærø
CAFÉ MARSTANG IN MARSTAL
LOCAL DELICACIES Ærø serves up a veritable cornucopia of local products . You can buy everything from honey, marmalade and fruit juice to chilli sauce and schnapps – all made of local ingredients . As you travel around the island, you are sure to encounter little roadside stalls selling fruit, vegetables and freshly laid eggs . You can also buy fresh fish directly from the fishing boat in Marstal, or from a fish van in Ærøskøbing .
GREAT PLACES TO EAT ALL YEAR ROUND Ærø is liberally sprinkled with great places to eat – everything from Italian and Chinese dishes, to traditional Danish fare and gourmet cuisine . To find out more about where and what to eat, see visitaeroe .com/eateries . It goes without saying that you can eat out all year round, although some eateries may operate limited opening hours outside the summer season . To ensure that you don’t head out in vain, we have prepared a list of bars and eateries that are also open in spring, autumn and winter . You can find the list at visitaeroe .com/eateries . It is always a good idea to call in advance to check the actual opening hours and to book a table . FOR HEDONISTS The village of Store Rise is home to the local brewery Ærø Bryggeri, which has become famous throughout Denmark for its fine, tasty beers – including organic brews . Right next door is Ærø Cigar,
RESTAURANT MUMM IN ÆRØSKØBING
a small tobacco plantation that makes hand-rolled Ærø cigars . Here, you can follow every link of the chain from tobacco seed to finished cigar, as almost the entire process is carried out by hand in Store Rise . Den Gamle Købmandsgaard (The Old Merchant’s Villa) in Ærøskøbing houses Ærø Whisky Distillery and Visitors’ Centre . Ærø Whisky is an authentic Ærø product, where the contents of each bottle can be traced back to the specific field where the barley malt was grown . Summer just isn’t summer without ice cream, and both Ærø Ismageri and Glasseriet in Ærøskøbing sell mouthwatering home-made flavours . Hattesens Konfektfabrik is enjoying formidable success for its hand-made liquorice confectionery, where the motto is: Less sugar, more taste! Ærø Whisky, Ærø Bryggeri, Ærø Cigar and Hattesens Konfektfabrik all organise guided tours, tasting sessions and other activities . For details, see visitaeroe .com/events .
TAKE A PIECE OF ÆRØ HOME WITH YOU There are many places on the island where you can stock up on delicious local products – Den Gamle Købmandsgård in Ærøskøbing, for example, or Ærøpigen i Marstal and Uldgården in Bregninge . PSST! DID YOU KNOW ...
that Hotel & Restaurant Arnfeldt in Ærøskøbing officially joined the elite when it was accepted into the Gastro Funen network in 2020?
