Dinner Reservations
The tables that make the trip — held before you land
Booked · 3–6 Weeks Ahead In High Season
Mykonos has quietly become one of the best dining islands in the Mediterranean — a mix of world-class hotel restaurants, glamorous beachfront institutions, and one perfect old taverna. The catch: everyone knows it. From late June through early September the tables worth having are reserved weeks ahead, and the sunset seatings go first. Send me your dates and I'll hold the nights that matter — including the ones that are already tight by the time most people start looking.
ZUMA at Fouquet's. One of the strongest dining experiences on Mykonos and worth planning an evening around, even if you're staying elsewhere. I'd book this one before anything else on the island.
Pere Ubu at Kalesma. One of the best places on the island to watch the sun disappear into the Aegean — the kind of table I reserve the moment a trip is confirmed rather than the month before.
Interni or M-Eating, Mykonos Town. My picks for a first-night dinner in town — wander the whitewashed maze first, then settle in late, the way the island does it.
Kiki's Tavern, Agios Sostis. The famous no-reservations, no-electricity grill house. Go at opening or embrace the wait — and let me put it on a day where waiting doesn't cost you anything.
Scorpios at sunset. As much a ritual as a restaurant. The sunset seating books out weeks in advance, so it's a hard reservation rather than a walk-in — and it's the single most common way a Mykonos evening goes wrong.
One rule for Mykonos: book dinner late. The island doesn't sit down before nine, and the best atmosphere starts after that. Send me your dates and I'll tell you which of these nights are already tight and what I can still get.
Your Day On The Water
The best day on Mykonos happens off it
Best For · Couples, Groups, Anyone Escaping The Scene
A private boat turns the island's biggest weakness — summer crowds — into a non-issue: swim stops at coves you can't reach by road, lunch on deck, and an arrival at the beach club by sea while everyone else sits in traffic. I charter these with the crews I use myself and build the route around what your day actually needs.
Delos & Rhenia. The classic day: morning wandering the ancient ruins of Delos — one of Greece's great archaeological sites — then an afternoon swimming off Rhenia's empty beaches.
Day trip to Tinos. My sleeper pick: a private boat to the villages of nearby Tinos, a completely different Greece thirty minutes away. Almost nobody asks for this one, and everybody who does comes back talking about it.
Arrive at Scorpios by boat. Skip the summer traffic entirely and pull up to the island's most famous beach club from the water — which only works if the boat and the club booking are timed together.
Book the boat before you land. Good crews and good weather windows both sell out, and the Meltemi is strongest in this part of the Cyclades. I arrange the charter, the route, and the beach club timing as one plan, placed early in your stay so there's room to move it.
If you do one splurge on Mykonos, make it this — not a bigger room. Send me your dates and I'll price the right boat for the right morning.
Beach Clubs & Day Plans
Match the club to the day — and book the beds
Best For · Long Lunches, People-Watching, A Proper Beach Day
Beach clubs are Mykonos' native art form, and they range from bohemian-calm to full festival. Picking wrong costs you a day: the design crowd's beach and the full-production beach are twenty minutes and an entirely different mood apart. I match the club to the day you want and reserve the beds, because by late morning in August walk-ins are choosing between the back row and going home.
Scorpios, Paraga. The icon — seafood lunch, sunset ritual, and a slow build into the island's best-dressed party. Book weeks out for sunset, which in practice means having someone on it early.
Alemagou, Ftelia. My pick for the design crowd — bamboo, dry-stone, and a windward beach that stays cooler and calmer in spirit than the south coast.
Nammos, Psarou. The most famous beach lunch in Greece — glamorous, expensive, and exactly what it promises. Go for lunch, not for quiet.
SantAnna, Paraga. Seawater pools, cabanas, and an events calendar that rivals a boutique festival — the pick when you want the full production. Beds here are a booking, not a hope.
Or just stay at your hotel. If you're at Bill & Coo Coast or Cali you already have a private beach, and some of the best days on the island are the ones where you never leave. I'll tell you which days those are.
Boat taxis are the island's best-kept secret — most south coast clubs are a short hop by water, no parking involved. Tell me what kind of day you want and I'll pick the club, hold the beds, and get you there by sea.
