Sturehof

Sturehof is a seafood and shellfish restaurant located on the Stureplan in central Stockholm, Sweden.

Sturehof in September 2019
Sturehof interior in September 2019

History

The origins of the restaurant are generally traced to 1897, when Ernst Marcus opened a beer bar called Malta in the building. However, another establishment had been located on the same premises since 1887, which explains why Sturehof celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2017. The name Sturehof was adopted in 1905, and the restaurant was run by the Marcus family until 1976.[1][2] It now belongs to Svenska Brasserier, a restaurant company that operates a few establishments on and around the Stureplan.[3]

Sturehof has always specialised in serving fish and shellfish, but its standards have fluctuated with times. Long considered a beer bar,[1] it is now praised for its wine list[2] and has welcomed such celebrities as Bill Clinton, John Bon Jovi and John Kerry.[4][5]

In 2017, a project of urban renewal of the Stureplan is threatening Sturehof. This project is opposed by the restaurant's owners, who have said they will not relocate if the building is torn down.[6][3]

It was at Sturehof the automobile company Volvo was "born" when, in August 1924, Assar Gabrielsson and Gustaf Larson made an agreement to try to start a new automotive company in Sweden.[7] The private agreement, handwritten by Assar Gabrielsson, was not finalized until more than a year later, 16 December 1925.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Sturehof 130 år: "Anonymitet gör att folk känner sig välkomna"". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 7 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "La brasserie du dimanche soir". Le Monde (in French). 19 January 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Striden om Stureplan trappas upp". Dagens Industri (in Swedish). 22 June 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. "Bon Jovis oväntade festsällskap: Clinton och Wallström". Expressen (in Swedish). 24 May 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. "John Kerrys festnatt ute i Stockholm". Expressen (in Swedish). 17 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. "Profilerna rasar mot rivning av Sturehof". Expressen (in Swedish). 7 December 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. John Tipler (1 August 1999). Trucks. Book Sales. ISBN 978-0-7858-1090-2. The company was founded by Assar Gabrielsson, and Gustaf Larson. The two men met up and elected to start their own automotive business over a crayfish dinner at Stockholm's Sturehof restaurant in 1924.
  8. Automobile Quarterly. 1. 35. Automobile Quarterly. 1996. pp. 72–. Gabrielsson and Larsson first put their joint venture on paper in December 1925 in a rather simple letter of agreement, which refers to a "verbal agreement between me. A. Gabrielsson, and me, Gustaf Larsson, of August 1924.

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