Spand & Stilk

A small green kiosk on the Østerbro side of the lakes, with zinc buckets crowding the pavement and a chalkboard that changes with the weather. Everything comes from growers on Zealand, so what you find depends on the month: tulips and ranunculus, then peonies, sweet peas and dahlias, and finally bare branches and dried grasses.

I only sell what is growing near here right now. If you want roses in the wrong month, there are other shops.

Bunches are wrapped in brown paper and tied with cotton string, never plastic, and you can ask for a single stem without any fuss. On Fridays the buckets fill early for weekend dinners, so come before noon for the best choice.

Bring your own vase on a bike and you will not be the first.