An island of beach clubs, harbour tavernas, and sunset terraces — where the right table is a question of beach, hour, and wind
The best restaurants in Mykonos are spread across an island that welcomes at least 1.5 million visitors a year. They sit in the white lanes of Chora, along the waterfront of Little Venice, and on the beaches of the southern coast, each with a distinct atmosphere and a distinct way of taking bookings.
Mykonos restaurants are shaped by the season. In the busiest weeks of summer, the island’s best tables are decided early, and the meltemi wind can change the plans for an evening. The planning is the difficult part, not the eating.
Dining in Mykonos follows the day. Lunch happens on the beach, often long and unhurried. The late afternoon moves to the water at Little Venice, where old merchant houses lean over the sea and the sunset is the main course. Dinner moves to Chora or to a garden restaurant, and the night ends elsewhere.
The island’s own produce deserves attention. Mykonos has local specialities such as kopanisti cheese and louza, a cured meat, and the better restaurants treat them as ingredients rather than curiosities.
Tell us the days you will be on the island, and we will secure the tables
The top restaurants in Mykonos are easiest to choose by what the day is for. For a long lunch, the beach restaurants on the south coast. For a sunset aperitif and early dinner, Little Venice. For a late dinner, Chora. For a group celebration, a private villa dinner is often the most successful format on the island.
Where to eat in Mykonos on a given night also depends on the wind. The meltemi can make exposed terraces uncomfortable, and an experienced concierge always has a sheltered alternative in reserve.
The restaurant and the hotel are best planned together, because the distance between them decides how the evening ends. Our guide to luxury hotels in Mykonos covers the stay, and the same logic of early decision applies in other seasonal destinations, as our guide to the best restaurants in Monte Carlo shows.
We choose the table for the evening, then secure it, including the beach restaurants that fill first and the tables that are not bookable through a public channel. We arrange transport between the hotel, the beach, and the old town, and an alternative for windy evenings. Within our fine dining and nightlife service, we also hold late tables for guests who prefer to decide on the day. For groups and corporate stays, our business concierge team orchestrates the programme.
It depends on the occasion. The beach restaurants suit long lunches, Little Venice suits sunset, and Chora suits dinner
Little Venice, where restaurants sit on the waterfront beneath historic merchant houses. The sunset hour is the one to reserve first
In the high summer season, yes, particularly for beach restaurants and sunset tables. Some places take no reservations and rely on queues
Kopanisti Mykonou cheese and louza, a cured meat, are two local specialities worth asking for
Yes. We can arrange private dinners at a villa, on a terrace, or on a yacht, with the chef, service, and transport
