There are more than 260 photos in the album, Mykonos 2012: Restaurants & Bars, which I have posted on the mygreecetravelblog.com Facebook page.
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Seaside tables at Alefkandra Taverna in Mykonos Town’s Little Venice district
Restaurant roundup: Last month, I posted an extensive report about restaurants in the TripAdvisor.com Mykonos forum. What follows below is a slightly edited version of the same report, with photos.
This is a description of restaurants that I personally dined at, took a look at, or heard about while visiting Mykonos for 8 days in May. My list isn’t intended to be exhaustive by any means; in fact, there are dozens of additional restaurants on the island that I didn’t get the opportunity to visit, so there are plenty of places popular with other Mykonos regulars that aren’t even mentioned in my remarks. If I’d had a longer holiday (and more money), I would have been able to review more restaurants!
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Oregano Cook & Grill menu cover
Get outta Town! What follows is an account of restaurants located outside of Mykonos Town that I dined at, saw, or heard people talking about last month.
On the peripheral road around the town center
Gola, which was extremely popular the past several years, has closed. Word about town is that the Belvedere Hotel, which owns the property, will be opening an Asian restaurant in its place. Locals didn’t know if the new place will be as expensive as Gola (they’re hoping it will be more affordable) or when it will officially open.
Blue Ginger serves Thai and Chinese cuisine on a hilltop location with wonderful views of Mykonos Town and the sunset. Friends who dined there last year say the food is as good as the amazing views. (One of these friends used to live in Thailand, so if she recommends the food at Blue Ginger, then it has to be first-rate.)
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Mykonos sunset on May 18 2012. Photo by Juan Carlos Serna of Woburn, England.
Fresh perspective: With this post, I’m proud to add a new feature to my blog — photographs taken in Greece by travellers other than me and my partner. “Through another lens” will take you to places we haven’t yet had the chance to visit in Greece, as well as bring you back to some familiar and favourite locations that I have profiled in previous posts.
I’m launching “Through another lens” with these Mykonos photos by Juan Carlos Serna of Woburn, England, whom I had the pleasure of meeting last month while he and his family were vacationing on the island. Hope you enjoy his photos!
Feel free to contact me if you have Greek holiday pics of your own that you’d be happy to share on MyGreeceTravelBlog.com.
Little Venice Mykonos on May 21 2012. Photo by Juan Carlos Serna of Woburn, England.
Mykonos sunset view on May 21 2012. Photo by Juan Carlos Serna of Woburn, England.
A view of Paraga beach in the foreground and Psarou beach in the distance at rear right. Not visible in between are Agia Anna and Platis Gialos beaches.
20 beaches: Locals tell me there are more than 60 beaches on Mykonos, some of which are situated in remote areas of the island that few tourists ever get to see. In all my visits to Mykonos to date, I have seen less than 30 beaches, which means there are still plenty more for me to discover on future holidays.
Last month, I got to see more than 20 different beaches, and actually spent awhile enjoying 17 of them. I visited Kapari and Lia for the first time ever, and made return trips to several beaches I had not seen in a few years: Kalafatis, Elia, Super Paradise, Psarou and Agios Stefanos.
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