It might be unusual, but on closer inspection the concept of Tjoget at Hornstull is both beguiling and brilliant in its simplicity. Consisting of a restaurant, a patisserie and a barbershop, the owners refer to the concept as a marketplace, inspired by a train station. And sure enough, the name of the restaurant, Linje 10, comes from the old tram line that used to traffic between Hornstull and Värtahamnen before Stockholm abandoned much of its tram traffic in the 1960’s.
“Our metaphor has been an old stationhouse,” says creative director Mathias Krigh. “If you think of Grand Central station in New York, for instance, you’ve got the ticket desk and around it, the news agent, a shoe shop, coffee shop, a restaurant. Tjoget is like a hub, where Linje 10 is the heart.”
The surrounding shops include the barbershop Roy & Son and the patisserie Bisou Bisou. Roy & Son focusses on haircuts and traditional shaves for men. A classic shave with a knife, including warm and cold towels, shaving oil, shaving cream and after balm, costs 750 kronor when performed by a master barber. A beard cut, where the beard is sculpted into the desired form, is yours for 350 kronor. The patisserie, which allows patrons to enjoy coffee, champagne and pastries, has been created by Yukiko Koide.
Linje 10 has several parts, a bar where you can eat, a quieter sit-down restaurant section and a chambre separée where cocktails and other drinks are the main focus. The restaurant serves food with influences from Spain, Italy and Southern France. With checked black-and-white floors, exposed ceiling pipes and a handsome tin tile bar, the interior, designed by Solid Air Design, is a mix of 1920’s Paris and modern industrial chic.
Hornstull is not spoiled for choice when it comes to high- class restaurants and cafés. Krigh, who operates Tjoget together with his companions – Joel Söderbeck and Andreas Bergman at the restaurant and Peter Mannerstål at the barbershop – hopes that Tjoget can contribute to a vitalization of the area.
“Naturally, we want to be an active part in developing Hornstull and creating a wider range of services,” he says.
