Run your own restaurant at a lighthouse in Arctic Norway

Position: Executive Chef

Littleisland Lighthouse is a lighthouse station on Litløya, off Bø in Vesterålen, reached by the station's own boat. There are no roads, no cars and no shops. Its five suites take at most ten guests, and every table in the restaurant, Havets Nabo, faces the Norwegian Sea.

We are looking for a chef who wants to farm and forage as well as cook, and who is open for a long term collaboration.

Season: March - November 2027

  • • You plan each day's menu around the season, the catch and the weather

    • You cook the main meals and talk dinner through with the guests

    • You forage the island and its shore, and maybe you go out fishing when the sea allows it

    • You take the harvest further by preserving, curing, air-drying and smoking it

    • Fish comes from local fishermen, cheese from Lofoten and lamb from wild sheep, and you build your own relationships with farmers on the surrounding islands

    • In the first year you run the kitchen alone, with days off planned around the guests

    • A start date no later than 1 March 2027, so you have time to meet suppliers and build the menu before the first guests arrive in April

  • • Broad experience with cooking at a high level

    • Preferably knowledge with Nordic cuisine

    • Cook at a steady, high level, with taste and consistency counting for more than titles

    • Comfortable cooking in front of guests in an open kitchen and telling them about the local produce

    • Are self-reliant and keep the kitchen supplied

    • A well-organized person who keeps the kitchen clean

    • A person who enjoys friluftsliv

  • • A season from March to end of November, reopening on 1 April 2027

    • Pay set close to a full annual salary for the season, so the winter closure becomes a long break of your own (negotiated based on experience)

    • Board and lodging provided on Litløya, allowing you to save most of your income

    • Life on a beautiful, quiet island with panoramic views of Lofoten, with full access to use the island and enjoy outdoor activities in your free time

    • Accommodation on the mainland as well, for days off and rest away from the island

Applying as a couple

If your partner would also like to work on the island, we could potentially facilitate for a couple. Your partner would be assessed separately and get their own contract.

How to apply

Please send an email containing a motivational letter with your background and interests as well as your CV to Elena at contact@littleislandlighthouse.com. We will invite shortlisted candidates to a video interview in December and a paid stay of two to three days on Litløya in January 2027.

Apply here