Jim Löfdahl Has Found His Own Nordic Path in Hong Kong

Linda Iliste, 30.03.2026

At Embla, Swedish chef Jim Löfdahl is defining his own version of Nordic fine dining in Hong Kong, shaped by Asian produce and a city
that keeps pushing him forward.

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Jim Löfdahl has spent close to a decade in Hong Kong, long enough to watch one chapter of Nordic fine dining in the city establish itself and another begin to unfold. “The idea was to turn a new page,” Löfdahl says of opening Embla at the same address where he helped launch Frantzén’s Kitchen in 2016. “I wanted to create a contemporary Nordic fine-dining restaurant with a clear, focused philosophy.”

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