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Urban Italian Group is launching something special.

In May 2026, we will open Villa Valentina in Slussen, a modern Spanish farmhouse restaurant with Mediterranean influences. A place built around sharing, energy, and genuine hospitality, designed to bring people together around food, laughter, and experience.

This is one of Scandinavia’s most ambitious restaurant openings:

• Up to 350 seats

• Up to 800 guests per day

• A kitchen team of 20+ people

• A high-volume, high-exposure concept

We are now looking for a Head Chef to take full ownership of the kitchen.

We’re looking for someone who can build structure, drive consistency, and lead a large team in a fast-paced environment, without compromising quality. Someone who knows how to set strong standards, develop people, and deliver results day after day.

With concepts like Basta, Florentine, Trattoria Giorgio’s, and Lola Maria, we are one of the fastest-growing hospitality groups in Scandinavia and Villa Valentina is our next big step.

• Leading and developing a 20+ person kitchen team

• Securing consistent food quality and execution at high volume

• Building and maintaining kitchen structure, routines, and standards

• Driving kitchen performance across service, prep, and planning

• Managing food cost, margins, and stock control

• Ensuring compliance with hygiene, food safety, and internal standards

• Planning staffing, schedules, and daily operations

• Training and developing Sous Chefs and future leaders

• Working closely with Operations to deliver business targets

• Being present in service and stepping into the kitchen when needed

As Head Chef, you will run a kitchen designed to deliver up to 800 guests per day, with full responsibility for performance, quality, culture, and long-term results.

• Salary range: 4100-5000€/month depending on experience

• Bonus potential + tips

• Average of 40 hours per week

• Housing support (T&Cs apply)

• 500 EUR referral bonus for successful hires

• Strong growth and internal career opportunities

• Regular performance reviews and salary evaluations

• Structured onboarding, and development plan

• International opportunities and possibility to work abroad

• Annual UIG Gala and team events

• A team environment built on support, energy and long-term relationships

• Be part of one of Scandinavia’s fastest-growing hospitality groups

• Take ownership in a high-impact, high-visibility opening

• Work in a structure where performance and development go hand in hand

• Build, lead and shape a kitchen at serious scale