Catellin was a landmark restaurant in Stockholm , Sweden. It was situated at Storkyrkobrinken 9 in the old, original part of the city, Gamla stan . It closed in 2011. ^[1]

History [ edit ]

Catellin was founded in 1922 by Franco-Belgian chef Jules Claude Catellin, although according to other sources the restaurant opened in 1924. ^{[2] [3] [4]} The walls of the restaurant were decorated by artist Axel Horlin in 1926. ^[5] The restaurant was popular among artists, writers and politicians, some of them were Isaac Grunewald , Lennart Jirlow , Einar Jolin , Olle Olsson-Hagalund, and Stig Dagerman . ^{[5] [6]} 20 years after opening the restaurant, Catellin decided to sell it to Harry Uhr and Kjell Blekenberg. ^[5] The new owners changed the classic French cuisine approach of the restaurant and brought new preparations and flavors to the menu. ^[4]

The restaurant closed in 2011. The lease for the restaurant was terminated since the whole block was going to be renovated and used for other functions. ^{[1] [7]} As of 2019 ^[update] , the premises and most of the block are used by Sveriges Riksdag .

Legacy [ edit ]

In 1978, a book with recipes from the restaurant was published. ^[3] Many of the dishes are based on meat or fish. The most noted dishes are the garlic-flavored squid salad and the Oxfile Provencale  [ sv ] . ^{[4] [6]}

In popular culture [ edit ]

The restaurant appears in Stieg Trenter 's 1944 novel Dangerous Vanity . ^[8]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official site

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