Traditional Kafeneio Megalochori — Restaurant in Municipality of Thira

Hands down the best kept secret in Santorini. Magda runs an amazing traditional Greek taverna in the ancient village of Magalochori. Lovely airy seating area in a quaint old backstreet. We ate here several times for breakfast with delicious coffee, omelettes and Greek yogurt with honey. For dinner the local white wine and traditional dishes home cooked and were to die for! The fava, the dakos, octopus salad, meatballs, local bread were all delicious and the price a fraction of anywhere else on the island. Words cannot describe how great the food was and the host made me feel like I was at home. Some evenings she has a lady singing traditional music which was icing...

If you have the opportunity to stay in Megalochori then please visit this restaurant by night. Around 8:00 they have live music every night and I’ve never seen more authentic and talented Greek performers. The men I saw perform played four different instruments in the two nights I saw them perform. One of which was an instrument I’ve never seen before, the bouzouki. Man that guy was hammering that thing like nothing I’d ever seen. Other than that the staff are friendly and the drinks are fairly priced. Very, very hospitable people in a very lovely town. I can’t recommend this enough for an...

This place was recommended to me by the owner of the rooms we rented in Santorini. We visited Megalochori and since it was a hot day, we stopped for a quick beverage. I didn't find the decoration interesting at all, in fact I found the whole vibe and ambience pretentious. The worst thing was when I went in to pay and I saw a mess. If the someone from the health department visited this place would most certainly close it down. There was a cat walking next to the glasses, a ton of packets here and there, a real mess. Too bad I didn't have the mobile phone with me to take some...