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A sprawling club spanning three floors, Rust is a dark, murky play-den for the young and trendy.
Copenhagen's signature black and red colour combo is present and correct throughout, encouraging a deliciously sinful, seedy atmosphere. Narrow black tables for beer-resting and black leather booths for bum-resting provide welcome relief for the dance-tired. Red lighting at the bar cast devilish shades over the barmen's faces and illuminates the rows and rows of gleaming liquor bottles.
There is something very theatrical about Rust. Live bands play on the top floor to an appreciative audience of pixie-cropped lovelies and boys in check shirts, skinny jeans and brogues. Our style spies jived along to the indie and ska sounds pumped out by a dapper band bedecked in waistcoats and pork pie hats, tearing up the joint with manic screams and throbbing guitar riffs. If the music gets a little too crazy, wander past the bar and into the back room, where you can sink into squashy sofas and eye up the posse opposite you.
Style tip: Revive the good old days of relaxed smoking laws in Blighty and head to the smoking room - puff away with beautiful blondes and achingly hip boys in spectacles.
Style spy
- Think upmarket, top notch cocktails. A place to impress the lady. You'll feel more comfortable smartening up.
- Photographer, 33
Good for
- Having a relaxed night, live music, dancing, meeting new people
Insider recommendations
Our Verdict
- Main attraction
- Something for everyone
+++++
For the mellow at heart, there is a more chilled out room upstairs, with table football for the nimble fingered, low-hanging lights with mirrored surfaces and big wooden tables arranged canteen style in close rows.
- Crowd gauge
- Young, free & happy
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A mix of fresh-faced young 'uns out for a beer and a good time and the slightly older, more stylish crew keen to see and be seen. Our style spies chatted to some locals and discovered that the reason they love this place is because everyone is relaxed and laid back, stylish but unpretentious. It's a great place to have a sociable night, meet new people, or bop to some live music before settling down for a good chin-wag with mates.
- Pulling power
- Sweet spot
+++++
Pull up a pew in the table-footie room and just watch the constant stream of cool kids filter past. For talent spotting, this beats Oxford Circus or the Manchester Quays by a mile.
- What to wear
- Anything
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Our style spies rocked up in jeans and t-shirts and felt very comfy but should you want to wear your most fashionable garms, you’re also bound to fit in. This is typical of Copenhagen's inclusive and very mixed scene, where anything goes, as long as it's cool and, preferably, good-looking in a fresh-faced, effortless kinda way!
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- Sarah Jappy,
- March 24 ‘09
Elsewhere
Bars/Clubs
- Rust
- Nørrebro's finest dance
den with room for 670
- Honey Ryder
- Hotel 27's cocktail lounge
in the city centre
