7 Best Restaurants in The Cyclades, Greece

Bill and Coo

$$$$ Fodor's choice

Alongside the infinity pool at the Bill and Coo Hotel, complete with shining stars that twinkle from the bottom, is served some of the finest food in Mykonos. A futuristic glass box or the outdoor terrace on balmier nights is the setting, for a master class in modern Mediterranean cooking. The ingredients are, of course, sublime but the seemingly unusual flavor combinations are applied to whimsical and off-beat presentations. Asian influences abound along with elements of molecular gastronomy but the cooking remains true to its island setting. It is cooking as theater—dramatic, emotional, and memorable.

M-eating

$$$$ Fodor's choice

A century old building on a tiny cobbled street hosts white linen tables on a candle-lit veranda. Chef and owner Panagiotis Menardos has worked in top kitchens across the Mediterranean, gathering techniques and ingredients to produce artful, contemporary interpretations of local dishes using the best produce from small suppliers. Comforting, sometimes surprising but always interesting and charming, M-eating is regularly regarded as one of the finest restaurants on the island.

Sigalas Winery

$$$$ Fodor's choice

Growing some of the best Greek grape varieties—since ancient times—has something to do with the land, and the enologists and sommeliers at Domaine Sigalas are ready to divulge every fascinating detail and present the Greek plates that perfectly accompany their best labels. Domaine Sigalas, a local, family-run winery, is a respected name in Greek wines and has opened up its lush island winery outside Ia for tastings and food pairing sessions. Get to know everything about the whites, reds and sweet wines that have made Santorini a wine connoisseur’s destination.

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Stou Fred

$$$$ Fodor's choice

Globe-trotting chef Fred Chesneau finally set down roots in Paros, bringing French-influenced dining to the island. A romantic flower-filled garden with white ironwork furniture is a pretty match for the weekly changing fixed menu that features the best locally sourced seasonal produce. Just twenty-two lucky diners each night get to experience a food journey that may take them from Paros to Paris via Bangkok and Tokyo.

La Maison de Katrin

$$$$ | Dilou

Hidden away in the Dilou quarter, this is one of the most reputable restaurants on the island, featuring the best of both French and Greek cuisine, which makes it well worth the search to find it. Once you're here you'll see a handful of linen-laden tables sit under a canopy of brilliant bougainvillea in an iconic Mykonos photo pose, while the lovely whitewashed candle-lit interior features Cycladic arches and a faded 16th-century tapestry from Constantinople. It is very elegant, very sophisticated and very expensive but the fine food and excellent, hospitable service keep people coming.

Nammos

$$$$

Legendary Psarou beach restaurant that is the place to go on the island for a healthy dose of excess—superbling, self-conscious, and selfie-central, Nammos is the spot for late lunches next to the sea with the jet set. The eye-poppingly expensive Mediterranean fusion cuisine is good, but it's not really about the food and drink: tables are for dancing on rather than eating at, and champagne is for spraying over your fellow diners, racing-driver style. Depending on your sensibilities, you will either love it or hate it.

Sea Satin Market

$$$$ | Little Venice

If the wind is up, the waves sing at this magical and lively spot, set on a far tip of land below the famous windmills of Mykonos. The preferred place for Greek shipowners, Sea Satin Market's fine seafood dishes are enjoyed on a beautiful seaside terrace, and even onto the sand of the beach bordering Little Venice. When it comes to fish, prices vary according to weight. Shellfish is a specialty, and everything is beautifully presented.

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