Water damage and home visit: Santorini in Westerland remains tight!

Water damage and home visit: Santorini in Westerland remains tight!

Westerland, Deutschland - The popular "Santorini" restaurant in Westerland, on Sylt, remains closed for the time being. Operator Dimitri Doshi announced that water damage is the reason for the closure. This has led to rumors about the permanent closure of the restaurant. However, Doshi assured that the closure is temporary to fix the damage. In addition, his absence in home is mentioned as part of the reasons for the closure for a longer period of time.
The reopening of the restaurant is planned for the summer, with a desired date on June 1st.

The situation of "Santorini" is not the only one that affects the gastronomic landscape on Sylt. In 2022, at least eleven Restaurants had to close, including traditional restaurants. The reasons for this wave of closure are diverse: expiring lease contracts and the advanced age of the operators play a crucial role. So the "the small restaurant" closed its business after 43 years because the operator Franz Ganser is at an advanced age and it was not a successor in sight.

Reasons for closures on Sylt

The "eighth dune", a respected three-star hotel in Westerland, is also closed for reasons of age. The new owners will take over the hotel from 2023. Likewise, Olaf Jaschinski had to close "Zur Eiche" in Tinnum after the property was sold and the building was torn down. Pius Regli also saw himself forced to conclude the "Pius Weinbar" in Keitum on the basis of a expiring rental agreement. Further closures also result from expiring lease contracts.

Another example is "Sünhair by Klaus" in Keitum, which closed in mid -October, but is to be reopened in 2023 among new tenants. On the other hand, Bastian Falkenroth fights with his "Goldgelb" restaurant, which he had to close for economic reasons, lack of staff and water damage, similar to "Santorini". In addition, Jürgen Gosch limited the operation of his "Jünne" restaurant to companies of 80 to 100 people, which illustrates the effects of personnel lack of personnel on the catering trade.

While the closures represent serious challenges, Raphael Ipsen, the second chairman of the Hotel and Restaurant Association Dehoga on Sylt, sees no factual restaurant heirs. Rather, many new businesses opened, so that there was hope for a change in the gastronomic scene.
moin.de reports on the closure of "Santorini", while t-online.de The reasons for the closures on the island illuminated.