In 1925, Hans Schrøder took over Elise Pettersens café which had been operating in the corner building of Torggata/Hammersborggata since 1912, one block north of Youngstorget, with a view towards Arbeidersamfunnets plass.

Schrøder had live music, including Martin Bækkelunds accordion, and his sons Kjell and Rolf who debuted here on the piano and violin respectively.

Paintings from 1926 by Sigurd Fosnes hang on the walls,[2] depicting Bergfjerdingen (the stairs up to Damstredet), Torggata with the first Torggata Bad and from the corner of the building where the restaurant was located, the wooden house district in Telthusbakken, the former wooden house district at Enerhaugen and a several meter wide picture from Youngstorget.

There was live music at Schrøder in 1960s, and doorman Holm sung with the accompaniment of Sigurd Dahl on the piano and waiter Trygve Nilsen on the violin.

In November and December, the traditional Christmas dishes pinnekjøtt and lutefisk, are served in the evenings and Schrøder generally has full occupancy during this time.

With the increasing popularity of the novels, citywalks "In Harry Hole's footsteps" were instituted, including of course visits to the restaurant.

[8] The author Bjørg Viks father worked at Schrøder, and the restaurant in Torggata is an important place in the novel Små nøkler, store rom from 1988.