It’s now official: the Léa Linster restaurant will change its name to Louis Linster. A long-awaited decision, sometimes scrutinised from the outside, but one that has been taken at its own pace. “We were put under pressure to change”, admits the young chef. If the time for rebranding came, it was because several stages naturally followed one another – a house to evolve, a second Michelin star, a child, and all that a name change represents in concrete terms after 40 years of history.

Since 2017, Louis Linster has officially been head chef. And since then, his cuisine has asserted itself with precision: a solid French base, enriched by influences from Asia, noble products, a vision of luxury that is demanding but never demonstrative. Before him, there was his mother, Léa Linster. In 1982, she transformed the family home into a gourmet restaurant, following in the footsteps of her own father’s bistro. She went on to become the only woman in Luxembourg to win the Bocuse d’Or, making a lasting mark on the Linster name in the country’s culinary history. A strong heritage, but never a burdensome one.

We were pressured to change.

Louis Linster, chef and manager of the eponymous restaurant

Today, transmission is lived in the present. With his wife Njomza, Louis watches their son Léon grow up in this demanding world... while, like many children, going through an exclusive phase of French fries. It’s a contrast that makes them laugh, and reminds us that behind the world of luxury, the house remains a deeply family affair. Léa Linster puts it simply: after Louis, “it will be Léon”. Grandfather, mother, son and perhaps one day grandson.

Restaurant Louis Linster – 17, Letzebuergerstrooss, Frisange, T. 23 66 84 11

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