Tysta Mari

This article is about famous historic café in Stockholm, Sweden. For Swedish music group, see Tysta Mari (band).

Tysta Mari café location in Tegelbacken in 1950 before its demolition

Tysta Mari was a famous coffee shop and restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden very popular with artists, intellectuals and journalists. It was established in 1834 by Maria Christina Lindström (1806–1895) on the intersection of Jakobsgatan and Drottninggatan.

Overview

It got its name meaning "Silent Mary" as a description the café's unobtrusive way of doing business and serving. Tysta Mari later moved to a location on Tegelbacken. The business continued even after its founder's death and closed its doors finally in 1954 when the locale Tegelbacken was demolished for renovations and building of a more modern edifice.

In Sweden, the description 'Tysta Mari cafes' are given to cafés with a good range, solid service and quiet and decent customers.

In popular culture

Tysta Marigången

Tysta Marigången walkway in Stockholm

The café gave its name to Tysta Marigången, the walkway and shopping arcade between Tegelbacken (the café's famous location) and Klara Västra Church. Around the middle of the tunnel is a staircase that leads up to Herkulesgatan and in the north a staircase leading up to Vattugatan. It was named Tysta Marigången in 1970.

Others

Writer Claës Lundin dedicated a chapter in his 1890 book Nya Stockholm to the coffee shop.
The name Tysta Mari was adopted by a restaurant establishment that opened with independent management in 1974 in Östermalmshallen. It is part of the retail and restaurant group "Melanders fisk".
Its name was used by a Swedish musical group Tysta Mari.

Coordinates: 59°19′44″N 18°03′42″E / 59.32889°N 18.06167°E / 59.32889; 18.06167

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