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Restaurant · Santorini

Koukoumavlos

A storied creative-Greek fine-dining name, closed in 2019 and revived in 2023 inside Katikies Chromata in Imerovigli — high above the caldera, not in Fira.

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The verdict

Worth the table for…

Great for
  • If you've only got a day
  • Couples
  • Solo travellers
  • Foodies
  • Photographers
Depends
  • Travellers on a budget
  • Romantics
  • History & culture buffs
Not for
  • Families with kids

Worth it for if you've only got a day, couples and solo travellers; not for families with kids.

What to order

The plates that decide it

  • The chef's creative tasting selectionthe fullest read on the kitchen
  • Modern takes on Greek seafoodreliably inventive
  • Ordering timidly à la cartelean into the creative menu — it's why you're here
Why we say this

Insider secrets & local vibes

A revived, technique-driven creative-Greek kitchen inside Katikies Chromata, high on the Imerovigli rim with a sweeping caldera view attached.
Not independently verified — estimated
It is now a hotel fine-dining room at a genuine splurge price, and the inventive style won't suit diners who want straightforward taverna fare.
Not independently verified — estimated
What it feels like

Reading the room, traveller by traveller

  • Couples

    A view-plus-ambition special-occasion dinner from the highest stretch of the rim — both plate and panorama earn their keep.

  • Food-led

    A rare Cycladic table where the cooking is genuinely the destination, not the backdrop.

Good to know

Before you go

Cost
Top tier — degustation-level pricing
Time
2–2.5 hours
Last verified
2026-06-17
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