The property is separated from Kongens Nytorv by a small building that now houses the Copenhagen Amber Museum.

A house built at the site in the 17th century was for a time the residence of Bernardino de Rebolledo, the Spanish ambassador to Denmark.

86 in St. Ann's East Quarter (Sankt Annæ Øster Kvarter) owned by assessor Johan Pedersen Klein.

The building was in 1733 acquired by Tønnes Becker, a wealthy timber merchant and one of the City's 32 Men.

[4] Thiel Erich Stibolt, a naval officer with rank of commander-captain, resided in the building with his wife Chatrina Bille, their two daughters (aged 23 and 28), one male servant, two maids and one lodger (a cadet).

[7] Jacob Buntzen, a customs officer, resided in the building with his wife Elisabeth (née Rothe), their two children (aged 11 and 22) and one maid.

[12] Clausine Henne, the widow of a commander captain, resided on the first floor with three of her children (aged 16 to 30) and one maid.

Jonas Collin sold the property at Store Strandstræde to the pastry chef Christian Frederik Bredo Grandjean, who was already operating a konditori from a pavilion in the courtyard behind the main house.

Christian Grandjean (1811-1877) resided in the building with his wife Caroline Toxværd (1810-1899), their two sons (aged four and 12) and six servants.

[16] Wilkens Lind, a senior clerk and auditor, resided in the building with his wife Louise Collin, their two daughters (aged two and four) and two maids.

It was frequented by many actors and artists, most notably Hans Christian Andersen, who was a private friend of the Grandjeans.

Karen Caroline Granjean, who now owned the building, resided on the second floor with her 34-year-old relative Hendrikgine Toxværd and one maid.

The large, arched windows in the ground floor, a typical feature of commercial properties from the Late Neoclassical period (1830–1855), were a novelty in Denmark at the time.

It serves seasonal cuisine and the décor includes tables that were specially manufactured for the restaurant by Royal Copenhagen.