Den Gyldene Freden, Restaurant in Gamla stan, Stockholm, Sweden.

Den Gyldene Freden occupies a pale tan plastered building at Österlånggatan 51 in Gamla stan, with tall dark-framed windows on the upper floors and grey-green shutters on the ground floor. A white pennant flag with a green emblem and the text "DEN GYLDENE FREDEN" above "1720" projects from the facade, and a circular wreath sign hangs from an iron bracket.

The present tavern opened at Österlånggatan 51 in 1722 under the cellar master Petter Hellberg, who took over the name from an older cellar; the first Golden Peace had opened on Stora Nygatan in 1572. In 1891 it closed, but Sofia Eklund moved her Källaren Remmaren across the street in 1895 and kept the name. Anders Zorn bought the property in 1919 and left it to the Swedish Academy.

The restaurant's name refers to a peace, though which one is uncertain: founder Petter Hellberg took it from an older cellar, and the Peace of Nystad (1721) is the explanation given on the house's own sign. The Swedish Academy, which owns the building, dines in the Bellmanvåning upstairs on Thursdays, with pea soup at least once a year. Regulars included Evert Taube, who had his own table, and Cornelis Vreeswijk, who sang about the place.

The restaurant opens Monday through Thursday from midday to 11 PM, and Friday through Saturday until 1 AM. Lunch and dinner menus offer different options depending on when you visit.

The white pennant flag above the entrance reads "DEN GYLDENE FREDEN" over "1720", though the restaurant opened at Österlånggatan 51 in 1722. In 1895 the sign nearly passed to a rival: Sofia Eklund moved her Källaren Remmaren across the street, took over the Freden name, and gave her own sign to the Nordic Museum.