![]() The name of this still near-secret taverna is passed on in whispers by its regular clientele who would hate for it to become fashionable. Forget caviar, lobster, T-bone and Champagne – this is a place for grilled fish alongside a mezze of lentil salad, tabouleh, smoked aubergine dip, meatballs and other small-plate Greek dishes, plus a large selection of local wines and a complimentary Mastika to wash it all down. Offbeat Fokos is a simple but excellent beachside tavern, uncommon enough on today's glittering, crowded Mykonos scene to be noteworthy. Those who visit after 4pm during high season will also find a DJ playing inside the cave itself. Ask owner Manos Chaniotis what his favourite dish is and he will reply without hesitation: fresh-grilled fish with olive oil and sea salt. In the madness of the 2010s, it became a gourmet restaurant, popular with those who appreciated the unusual location, as well as the brilliant service and quality of food. Spilia opened 36 years ago and was, until recently, a traditional fish tavern. Between two rows of tables in a tiny natural pool, a waiter is opening a dozen sea urchins, while another is preparing a lobster with a dexterity that would make a Parisian maître d' go green with envy. After your eyes have adjusted to the penumbra, a den of happy people and a bar stocked with Jeroboams and Mathusalems of Dom Pérignon await. ![]() Imagine a restaurant tucked into a small, rocky crevice, reached either by sea in an inflatable boat or on foot over a hidden wooden footbridge. Rumour has it that in 2022 the dream team will be redesigning both the restaurant and the Bill & Coo Coast Suites to offer 20 cabanas, but we wouldn’t wait until then to try it out.Īddress: Beefbar, Agios Ioannis, Mykonos, Greece ![]() Sandwiched between the restaurant and the beach, this sunny spot – decked out with sun-loungers – is the perfect spot to spend the afternoon relaxing and soaking up the view. The toes-in-the-sand space extends out to a cosy lower mezzanine. On the menu is freshly caught fish and the best cuts of meat, transformed into tiraditos, carpaccios and street-food-style dishes such as the signature kobe beef gyros. Facing the beautiful bay of Agios Ioannis and its pretty little church, the restaurant is accessible by boat via a private jetty, and the crowd includes hotel guests, Mykonos’s most elegant visitors and those who moor their yachts out front. Just next door to the Bill & Coo Coast Suites, Beefbar on the Coast shares the same high standards of service, and the same components of simple, barefoot luxury. Theodosis Kakoutis, the founder of Bill & Coo hotels, brought the Beefbar concept to Mykonos from Monte Carlo in 2017. The waitresses’ sophisticated black dresses and feathered headdresses complete the vibe that this is one of the smartest places to see and to be seen.Ĭhristos Drazos Photography Beefbar on the Coast, Agios Ioannis Beach This club is a haven for international jet-setters in search of spirituality meditative rituals take place at sunset mindfulness experts practise through the Inner Gardens programme and the DJs, as if modern-day shamans, bewitch ears and bodies with a fresh mix of electro and local beats. At the canopied Scorpios Bazaar boutique, you’ll find hand-loomed dresses from Mexico’s Yucatán peninsula among other treasures. The latter serves fusion comfort food and locally sourced produce such as lobster and sun-ripened tomatoes with goat’s cheese and thyme. ![]() Everything is honed to perfection, from the polished Annabel Kutucu and Lambs & Lions Studio interiors invoking a sense of laidback luxe to Alexis Zopas’s rustic restaurant. Set on the secluded Paraga peninsula, Scorpios – Soho House’s holistic hangout – offers an exquisite backdrop for soaking up island life day and night.
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