Admiralgade was created in the middle of the 16th century and was home to several residences for naval officers.

Admiralgården, the Admiral's official residence, was built at the southern corner of Admiralgade with Dybensgade in 1565.

[1] Skipperboderne, a development of row houses for naval personnel, was built in the area between and Bremerholm between 1614 and 1622.

[6] A bird's eye view drawing down Admiralgade is seen on the cover of the 1889 edition of Johan Krohn's classic Danish Christmas story Peters Jul, created by Frants Henningsen who also created the other illustrations for the book.

Admiralgade is only open to one-way traffic in the direction from Nikolaj Plads to Holmens Kanal.