La Banchina
A dry electric sauna for eight on the dock of a harbourside cafe at Refshalevej 141 in Copenhagen, booked as a private 1 h 45 session with a dip in the marked swim zone off the jetty and an outdoor shower to rinse. Swimwear is optional, and from October to April Sundays are given over to a soup and sauna club with no bookings.
Getting in
- Parking
- Paid parking on Refshaleøen; the operator asks you to come by bike
- Public transport
- Bus 2A or harbour bus 991 or 992
- Address
- Refshalevej 141, 1432 København
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Private Sauna Session, Monday to Thursday (1 hour 45 minutes for the whole sauna, up to 8 people, same price for one person or eight)DKK 800about €107
- Private Sauna Session, Friday to Sunday (1 hour 45 minutes for the whole sauna, up to 8 people, same price for one person or eight)DKK 950about €127
- Soup & Sauna (Sundays only, 18 October to the end of March: one hour in the shared sauna, tickets at the bar on the day, no booking; soup extra)DKK 120about €16
- Sauna towel hire (Or buy one at the bar)DKK 35about €4.5
- Hours
- Mon08:00-21:00
- Tue08:00-19:00
- Wed08:00-21:00
- Thu08:00-21:00
- Fri08:00-21:00
- Sat08:00-21:00
- Sun08:00-21:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Swimwear optional in the sauna and the harbour; the operator's sauna law says 'Naked or not, whatever feels right'. Mixed. No private changing facilities: you change in the sauna's front room and keep belongings there at your own risk. Sit on a towel in the sauna at all times.
- Minimum age
- Not known yet. Official site · Know it? Tell us
- Tickets
- Timed entry slots, book ahead
- Official site
- labanchina.dk
- Facilities
- SaunaShowersRestaurantCaféTowel hire
About La Banchina
La Banchina is Italian for "the little quay". The building was the main guardhouse and waiting room for workers at the Burmeister & Wain shipyard, and founder Christer Bredgaard turned the abandoned building into a restaurant and wine bar in 2015 and 2016, keeping its raw, weathered character. In summer the kitchen moves into a greenhouse in the garden; in the colder months the place shrinks to a 16-seat wine bar. The stove is dry and guests may not pour water on it.