Grillska huset, Baroque building in Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden

Grillska huset is a baroque building from the 17th century on Stortorget, the central square of Gamla Stan, Stockholm's old town. Its facade features curved gables and classical stone details that run across the full width of the front.

The house has medieval origins and was rebuilt in 1649, when it received the large, softly rounded baroque gables and some decoratively painted ceilings. Merchant Anthony Grill bought it in 1681, and it stayed in the Grill family until the trading house Carlos & Claes Grill went bankrupt in 1800. The Stadsmission took over the building in 1912.

The ground floor holds the Grillska Caféet, run by Stockholms Stadsmission, which took over the building in 1912. Its outdoor seating looks toward the courtyard of the Cepheus block. The name comes from the Grill family, who owned the house from 1681 until the trading firm Carlos & Claes Grill went bankrupt in 1800.

The building is right on Stortorget and easy to reach on foot from anywhere in the old town. Those wanting fresh baked goods from the ground floor bakery should come in the morning, as the selection runs out during the day.

Stortorget, the square that the building faces, was the site of the Stockholm Bloodbath in 1520, one of the most defining events in Swedish history. Today people sit at outdoor tables in summer with little to suggest what once happened there.