Restaurants, hotels, bars and wineries in Santorini from the En Primeur Club guide.
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These three restaurants share exceptional wine programmes, extensive lists and sommelier-led service.
Oia Oenosart, in Oia’s Argonauton area, is one of Santorini’s first dedicated wine bars. It opened in 2015, pairing the island’s volcanic-soil wines with local food. The wine programme is exceptional, with an extensive list and sommelier-led service, and the restaurant holds a Star Wine List for 2026. The cooking is modern Greek, using local Santorini ingredients, and the formats are a la carte and small plates.
Elements Restaurant at Canaves Oia Hotel sits within Canaves Oia Luxury Resorts and serves modern European cooking with Greek fusion under executive chef Tasos Stefatos. The formats are a tasting menu and prix fixe. The wine programme is exceptional and sommelier-led, with an extensive list. It holds a Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence and a Star Wine List, both for 2026.
Alati Restaurant in Megalochori serves modern Greek fine dining inside a preserved 400-year-old underground winery cave, with a terrace overlooking the village and vineyards. Volcanic agriculture is part of the cooking in that wine cave. The wine programme is exceptional: an extensive, sommelier-led list, craft cocktails and an a la carte format.
These restaurants serve a la carte menus with extensive wine lists, in rooms with caldera views.
Mia’s Restaurant in Oia serves contemporary Greek fine dining in a clifftop room overlooking the Aegean, with caldera views. Its a la carte menu follows Greek culinary tradition and uses seasonal Aegean produce and volcanic terroir. The wine programme has an extensive list, sommelier-led service and craft cocktails, and the restaurant holds a Star Wine List for 2026.
Charisma Restaurant is an open-air restaurant beside an infinity pool at Mystique, a Luxury Collection Hotel, with caldera and volcano views. The seasonal Greek menu is a la carte and uses Cycladic produce, volcanic-soil vegetables and seafood. The wine programme is exceptional, with an extensive list and craft cocktails.
Aurum Restaurant is a clifftop Mediterranean restaurant at Gold Suites, with outdoor dining, caldera views and hotel-side service. The menu is modern Mediterranean and Santorinian Greek, served a la carte and poolside. The list is extensive.
Feredini in Oia serves creative Greek-Mediterranean fine dining from an outdoor veranda with caldera views. The cooking uses local products, with the Aegean as backdrop and the island’s volcanic terroir in the ingredients. The format is a la carte. The wine programme has an extensive list.
These wineries hold Falstaff Winery recognition for 2026, and each works with Assyrtiko. Venetsanos Winery is on the caldera edge in Megalochori, while Estate Argyros, SantoWines (Santorini Coop) and Artemis Karamolegos Winery are in Episkopi Gonia, Pyrgos and Exo Gonia.
Estate Argyros in Episkopi Gonia works with some of Santorini’s oldest vines and a private vineyard estate exceeding 120 hectares, producing Assyrtiko and Vinsanto. It holds Falstaff Winery recognition for 2026 and a World’s 50 Best Vineyards award from 2022.
SantoWines (Santorini Coop) in Pyrgos is a cooperative winery with a panoramic caldera terrace used for sunset wine flights. It holds Falstaff Winery recognition for 2026. Grower-members work basket-trained vines, primarily Assyrtiko, and the cellar spans dry whites, Nykteri and Vinsanto.
Artemis Karamolegos Winery in Exo Gonia was founded in 1952 and specialises in indigenous Santorini varieties, including Assyrtiko from ancient vines. Guided tastings are held in the courtyard, with panoramic views. It holds Falstaff Winery recognition for 2026 and draws on the island’s volcanic soils.
Venetsanos Winery in Megalochori uses gravity in its historic winemaking process. It has sunset views from the terrace and volcanic-terroir Assyrtiko. It holds Falstaff Winery recognition for 2026.
Oia, Episkopi Gonia, Pyrgos, Exo Gonia and Megalochori are the neighbourhoods for serious wine in our guide. Mia’s Restaurant and Feredini, both in Oia, have extensive wine lists, and Mia’s Restaurant has sommelier-led service. Estate Argyros, SantoWines (Santorini Coop), Artemis Karamolegos Winery and Venetsanos Winery are in Episkopi Gonia, Pyrgos, Exo Gonia and Megalochori.
Santorini has no Michelin-starred restaurants in our guide. Elements Restaurant at Canaves Oia Hotel serves tasting menus and holds the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026, with an extensive wine list and sommelier-led service.
Elements Restaurant at Canaves Oia Hotel serves a tasting menu in our Santorini guide. The formats there are a tasting menu and prix fixe, and the restaurant sits in Canaves Oia Luxury Resorts. Canaves Oia Suites has a six-course degustation menu at Petra restaurant.
Elements Restaurant at Canaves Oia Hotel is the only place in our Santorini guide with a Wine Spectator award. The award is the Wine Spectator Best of Award of Excellence for 2026. The restaurant sits in Canaves Oia Luxury Resorts, and the wine programme there is exceptional and sommelier-led, with an extensive list.
By Emmett Haley · Updated October 8, 2026 · Editorial standards
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One of Santorini's most enduring fine dining addresses, Selene has operated for 36 years and now occupies the Katikies Garden Hotel in Fira, housed in a former monastery. Chef Ettore Botrini leads a contemporary Greek kitchen backed by a 3,000-bottle cellar under Wine Director Yiannis Karakasis. Ranked #494 in the 2025 Opinionated About Dining Europe list, it sits at the sharper end of the island's dining tier.
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Set within Canaves Oia Luxury Resorts, Elements Restaurant positions itself at the intersection of Aegean produce and international technique under executive chef Tasos Stefatos. The à la carte menu runs alongside additional tasting formats, with caldera views framing nearly every seat. For dining in Oia that moves beyond direct Greek taverna cooking, Elements belongs in the conversation.
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Positioned on the northwestern edge of Santorini in the village of Oia, Mia's Restaurant operates within the fine dining tier that defines the island's premium food scene. Executive chef Avgeria Stapaki leads a menu grounded in Greek culinary tradition, with a composition that draws on the Aegean's seasonal produce and the island's distinct volcanic terroir. Oia's concentration of serious dining rooms makes advance planning essential.
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One of Santorini's first dedicated wine bars, Oia Oenosart opened in 2015 with a clear proposition: pair the island's distinctive volcanic-soil wines with local food, served at the pace the wines deserve. Positioned in Oia's Argonauton area, it sits at the intersection of wine education and the unhurried ritual that defines drinking seriously on this island.
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Adami Restaurant fits Oía’s dining rhythm: a caldera village where meals are shaped as much by light, wind and island produce as by formal culinary labels. The appeal is less about trophy signals than setting, timing and the Santorini habit of letting tomatoes, capers, fava, seafood and volcanic-grown wines carry the table.
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Alati Restaurant belongs to Santorini’s cave-dining tradition rather than its cliff-edge sunset circuit. Set inside a 400-year-old winery cave in Megalohori, it frames island cooking through volcanic agriculture, wine-cave architecture, and the slower village rhythm that separates the interior from the caldera-facing restaurant strip.
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Aurum Restaurant sits poolside in Imerovigli, where Santorini dining is shaped as much by timing and terrace ritual as by the plate. The appeal is less about spectacle than the island’s slower evening cadence: caldera light, hotel-side service, and a meal that fits the quieter end of Santorini’s restaurant circuit.
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Beefbar Santorini brings the international steakhouse grammar to Oía, where cliffside resort dining often leans toward seafood, sunset rituals, and polished hotel restaurants. Its setting at Andronis Arcadia places it in Santorini’s luxury-hospitality circuit rather than the island’s taverna tradition, making it a choice for travellers who want meat-led dining inside the Oía resort orbit.
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Cacio e Pepe is an Italian Trattoria at 25is Martiou, Thira 847 00, Greece, set up for dinner with smart-casual, conversational service.
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Charisma Restaurant belongs to Santorini’s caldera-facing dining culture, where the view can dominate unless the kitchen keeps the island in frame. Its Oia setting suits travellers who want a poolside meal shaped by Cycladic produce, volcanic-soil vegetables, seafood traditions, and the slower rhythm of sunset dining rather than a formal tasting-menu performance.
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Fusionnelle occupies a position on Agiou Athanasiou in Thira Municipality, Santorini, where the island's fusion-leaning dining scene meets the broader Greek culinary tradition. Set against the caldera's volcanic context, the restaurant draws on a cross-cultural approach to Mediterranean ingredients. Advance reservations are advisable given the area's compressed summer season and high demand across comparable Santorini addresses.
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On Mitropoleos Street in Fira, Ifestioni sits within a dining district shaped by the island's volcanic soil and centuries of Aegean culinary habit. The restaurant draws on the produce and seafood traditions that define serious Santorini cooking, positioning itself among the Thira addresses worth planning around rather than stumbling upon. For the full picture of what the island offers, see our Thira Municipality restaurants guide.
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Koukoumavlos occupies a caldera-edge position in Fira that places it among Santorini's most seriously regarded dinner addresses. The kitchen works within a modern Greek idiom that draws on the island's own agricultural and maritime supply chain, from Aegean seafood to Santorinian cherry tomatoes and capers. For visitors comparing upper-tier dining options across the island, it belongs in the same conversation as Selene and Lycabettus.
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Mylos Restaurant sits in Fira, the caldera-edge capital of Santorini, where the volcanic island's tradition of Greek dining meets one of the Mediterranean's most theatrical settings. Located in the heart of Thira Municipality, it draws visitors seeking a table that connects the island's culinary identity to its landscape. Check current availability directly, as Santorini's high season compresses bookings across the island's dining tier.
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Positioned on the caldera edge in Imerovigli, Bony Fish Santorini brings a seafood-forward approach to one of the island's most architecturally dramatic villages. The setting places it in a cohort of caldera-facing restaurants where the sourcing story matters as much as the view. For visitors exploring the quieter northern stretch of Santorini's clifftop path, it warrants a place in the itinerary alongside neighbours like Varoulko and The Athenian House.
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Rizes Gastro Taverna sits in the heart of Fira, where the gastro-taverna format has reshaped how visitors and locals engage with Santorini's culinary traditions.
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Ammoudi Bay sits at the base of Oia's cliffs, and Sunset Ammoudi by Paraskevas occupies one of its most direct waterfront positions. The setting frames Aegean seafood dining against working fishing boats and open water, placing it in a category of Greek taverna experience where the sourcing story and the view are inseparable. Visitors making the descent from Oia arrive at a spot that earns its reputation through location and catch quality rather than formal credentials.
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The all-suite property sits within the Andronis group's Santorini portfolio and anchors its dining programme around a Beefbar franchise and an alfresco sunset restaurant with Aegean views.
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Katikies Santorini sits on the caldera cliffs of Oia, scoring 97.5 points on the 2026 La Liste Top Hotels ranking and holding membership in Leading Hotels of the World. The property operates seasonally from April to November, with three infinity pools, cliff-spilling architecture, and a restaurant drawing from Anatolian culinary tradition.
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Perched on the caldera edge in Oia, Katikies Kirini Suites & Spa holds a Michelin Key recognition for 2025, placing it among a small cohort of Greek island properties where accommodation quality is assessed by the same standards applied to fine dining. The spa and suite format positions it firmly in the retreat tier of Santorini's crowded luxury market.
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Carved into Oia's volcanic cliffside, Canaves Ena offers 18 suites renovated in 2024 around a Cycladic minimalism that prioritises caldera views and retreat-style quiet. Awarded 95.5 points by La Liste Top Hotels 2026, it sits within the Canaves Oia Hotels group alongside sister property Canaves Oia Suites. The all-day pool restaurant, infinity swim bar, and private motor yacht define its proposition for guests seeking stillness with access.
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Positioned above Ammoudi Bay on Oia's northern edge, Canaves Epitome operates as an all-villa resort where privacy and caldera views take precedence over scale. Recognised by La Liste's Top Hotels ranking with 91.5 points in 2026, the property sits at a quieter remove from Oia's main thoroughfare, offering a counterpoint to the island's more trafficked luxury addresses.
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On the caldera rim in Oia, Canaves Oia Suites occupies among the more photographed positions in the Aegean, translating that geography into a suite-only property with Cycladic architecture, two pools, and the Petra restaurant's six-course degustation menu. A La Liste Top Hotels 2026 rating of 90 points and Small Luxury Hotels of the World membership place it firmly in the upper tier of Santorini's cliff-side accommodation.
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A Leading Hotels of the World member in Fira, Katikies Garden offers 40 suites across a property shaped by Santorini's volcanic town architecture and a programme of wellness and leisure experiences. The hotel positions itself within the island's five-star tier, drawing on Fira's central location and the broader Katikies Group's footprint across the island.
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Bellonias Villas holds a Michelin Key distinction in the 2025 guide, placing it among a small cohort of Santorini properties recognised for consistent hospitality quality at Kamari Beach. The villa format suits travellers who want structured privacy away from the caldera-facing cliff hotels that dominate the island's premium tier.
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Canaves Sunday holds a Michelin Key distinction for 2025, placing it among a select tier of recognised properties in Oia. Positioned on Santorini's caldera rim, the hotel draws guests who come for considered service and the particular quality of light that falls across the volcanic landscape at dusk. It reads as a counterpoint to the island's larger resort operations.
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Istoria occupies a 12-suite position on Perivolos Beach, where black volcanic sand meets the Aegean. Unlike the caldera-facing properties that define Santorini's dominant luxury tier, this is a beach-side social property that trades sunset-view prestige for direct access to the island's southern shore and a format built around gathering rather than seclusion.
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Perched above the caldera at Imerovigli, Kivotos Santorini is a boutique property of ten rooms where the vertical drama of the island's cliff edge is the primary amenity.
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Limestone Santorini holds a 2025 Michelin Key, placing it among a small tier of Aegean properties where the physical fabric of the building, volcanic stone, caldera position, and Cycladic restraint, does the work that amenities alone cannot.
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Perched on the caldera cliffs of Oia, Santorini Secret Suites & Spa occupies a position that few properties on the island can match for raw drama. All 17 suites include a private pool or hot tub on a terrace facing the Aegean, while the Black Rock Restaurant and a dedicated spa round out a property calibrated for guests who treat the view as a primary amenity.
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A cave-house hotel carved into the caldera cliffs of Oia, Perivolas earns its place on La Liste's 2026 Top Hotels ranking with 90 points through architectural restraint rather than resort-scale amenity. The property occupies a row of restored Cycladic dwellings above the volcanic sea, where whitewashed curves and minimal intervention define the guest experience. For those choosing between Santorini's small design-led properties and its larger resort tier, Perivolas sits firmly in the former camp.
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Carved into the volcanic caldera cliff at Imerovigli, Divine Cave Experience is a Michelin Selected property that occupies one of Santorini's most architecturally arresting positions. The cave-suite format places guests inside the island's ancient pumice geology rather than simply above it, offering a fundamentally different spatial relationship to the caldera than conventional terrace properties. It sits in the upper tier of the island's design-led accommodation scene.
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Set in Mesariá rather than the caldera cliffs, Noūs Santorini occupies a different register from the island's more theatrical hotel tier. Vegetation-dense gardens, private pools, Jacuzzis, and a meditative fire pit orient the property around slowness and recovery rather than spectacle. For travellers who find Oia's panorama hotels exhausting rather than restorative, this is a considered alternative.
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Set directly opposite the caldera in Thira, Aressana Spa Hotel and Suites delivers a central Santorini experience with contemporary interiors, a pool terrace geared for long afternoons, and a spa operation built into the property's core offer. For travellers who want the island's defining view without sacrificing access to Fira's streets, this address resolves that tension cleanly.
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Set on a cliff edge in the heart of Fira, Cosmopolitan Suites occupies one of Santorini's more immediate vantage points, with the caldera and volcano spread across its sightlines. The all-suite format places it in the boutique tier of the island's accommodation market, close enough to Fira's bars and restaurants to make evening plans effortless, while the cliff-edge position keeps the volcanic drama in constant view.
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Positioned at the highest point of Imerovigli on Santorini's caldera rim, Gold Suites occupies one of the island's most commanding vantage points. Private balcony suites, a pool bar, and outdoor dining frame views across the deep blue Aegean toward the volcano. The property sits in the quieter, slower-paced northern arc of Santorini's clifftop village chain, away from Fira's crowds.
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Carved into the caldera cliffs above Imerovigli, On The Rocks occupies one of Santorini's more withdrawn positions on the island's northwestern ridge. The property sits high above the volcanic basin, where the westward orientation produces the sustained sunset views that draw repeat visitors back to this corner of the Cyclades season after season.
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San Antonio Hotel occupies a position carved directly into the volcanic cliffs of Imerovigli, 100 metres above the Santorini caldera. Cave rooms hewn from the island's distinctive pumice rock and unobstructed caldera views place it among the more architecturally committed boutique properties on the island, sitting between the villages of Oia and Imerovigli with an infinity pool that aligns precisely with the western horizon.
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Athina Luxury Suites sits in Fira, Santorini's caldera-edge capital, where the island's most concentrated stretch of cliff-top views meets direct access to the main town's restaurants, galleries, and cable car. A 2025 World Travel Awards winner for both Greece's Leading Boutique Hotel and Country Winner for Luxury Honeymoon Hotel, the property competes in a tier defined by intimate scale and caldera-facing positioning rather than resort amenity volume.
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Four suites carved into the clifftop village of Oia, 1864 The Sea Captain's House sits in a category where scale itself becomes the design statement. Antique woodwork, gilded mirrors, and jacuzzis in every suite push the interiors well beyond Santorini's stripped-down norm, while the absence of reception or common areas keeps the experience deliberately intimate. Open March through mid-December, this is Oia village life rendered in its most considered form.
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Perched on the caldera rim at Imerovigli, Aeifos Boutique Hotel Santorini has earned both a Country Winner award for Luxury Service Boutique Hotel and a Continent Winner designation as a Luxury Boutique Sanctuary. The property sits within Santorini's most concentrated stretch of clifftop architecture, where the caldera drop is at its most pronounced and the light shifts from white to amber without warning.
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Among Santorini's organic producers, Estate Argyros earns its place at the summit of the conversation through vines that in some cases predate the modern Greek state.
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The winery draws from the island's ancient Assyrtiko vines and volcanic soils to produce wines that reflect the particular character of this terrain rather than international stylistic templates.
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Operating from volcanic soils planted primarily with Assyrtiko, the cooperative brings together hundreds of grower-members whose basket-trained vines feed a cellar programme spanning dry whites, Nykteri, and Vinsanto.
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Venetsanos Winery occupies a dramatic caldera-facing position on the Megalochori road, placing it among Santorini's most scenically positioned wine estates. Visitors come for the combination of volcanic-terroir Assyrtiko and a setting that makes the geology of the wine legible from the terrace.
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Gavalas Winery is a heritage-led Santorini producer in Megalochori, shaped by an old stone canava, indigenous grapes, and a tasting format that favors scale over spectacle. The draw is not caldera theater but a grounded view of Assyrtiko, Katsano, Voudomato, Mavrotragano, and Aidani within the island’s volcanic wine culture.
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