Clas på Hörnet

[1] The 18th-century inn is famous in history as it is frequently mentioned in the poetry of Carl Michael Bellman.

[2] In 1731, Clas Browall (d. 1742) and his spouse Annika Browall (d. 1749) bought the building called Hjärpes gård (Hjärpe farm) for their mutual savings from the inn Ingemarshof, where Clas had worked as a waiter and Annika as a manager.

[6] During the reign of Gustav III of Sweden, the inn was redecorated and expanded even further by its owner Petter Helin P:son, who took over in 1774 and made it renowned for its luxury with ten new ballrooms.

[7] In 1782, it was the stage of a scandal when the former courtier Carl Anders von Plommenfeldt mocked the monarch with negative remarks on a window (the window had a known inscription with the text "Gustav III, the first of citizens", to which Plommonfelt added "He used to be, but is now the first of fools") and was sentenced to death in his absence for Lèse-majesté.

[13] In 1984, the current restaurant Clas på Hörnet was opened by the restaurateur Christer von Arnold.