History

The idea of restaurant Esperanto was born on a deep-sea fishing boat just off the Cuban coast. We had been rewarded the trip to Cuba after taking home the gold in the Olympics with the Swedish Chef team. While enjoying what our efforts had brought us, it became evident, that we had to open a restaurant together.

We wanted to create a restaurant with no compromises, where gastronomy, service and environment acted as the foundation.

The name Esperanto was adopted from the book “The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho, wherein the language Esperanto is described as the language of universe. This is also the aim of our gastronomy; international, without boundaries, vivid and with meticulous precision upon execution. We got in contact with Alf Sollevi, the entrepreneur who transformed the Old Jarla theatre into a Mecca of health and well-being in the middle of the city. He offered us the opportunity to let the idea of Esperanto become reality.

The dining room, formerly the foyer behind balcony seating, is influenced by both modern and classic interior. That feeling of timelessness goes well in hand with our food, which may be best described as romantic, surreal and with touches of nature’s elements. We put great care into selecting the finest food and beverages, and we love to surprise our guests with unexpected and finely composed flavours as well as presentations.

Esperanto is constantly evolving without moving too fast; our main aim is always refinement, refinement, refinement. We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of our guests and co-workers for helping us making a vision come true.

 

Sayan Isaksson
Restaurateur Esperanto