Eating Dinner at 4am in Mykonos
Mykonos and parties go hand-in-hand.
If you follow anything close to pop culture or celebrity life, you’ve most likely heard of Mykonos. (LiLo has a very well-known dancing video from this island) The nightlife, food, and atmosphere all 100% live up to the hype though!
This was our first true stop on our Greek vacation so we were eager to soak up the sun and explore a new country as soon as we landed. Jet lag had other plans, ha.
So a few hours and a nap later…
We all met at the hotel pool for drinks by the pool in a cabana and didn’t realize the show nature would put on this evening! The sunset was absolutely stunning as it fell behind the water and we kept the rounds coming knowing dinner wouldn’t be served for a while.
In Greece, especially on the islands, the day tends to start a little later than the rest of the world. We think it’s most likely due to the harsh heat during the day but for whatever the reason, lunch is usually served around 4-6pm and dinner hours start around 11pm. Yes, 11pm. At 24 though, these were fun hours and so after a few round of beverages, we headed into the main area of town to find some Greek food.
Mykonos is like a maze - the narrow alleyways are created in a way that forced you to get lost and as a result, stumble across cute shops tucked away into the corners. I love every single moment. The people were so friendly and the air smelled of fresh veggies and fish. We decided we would dine by the water - these were the days before TripAdvisor or Yelp, so when we sat down and were handed the menu, our joy stopped.
Mykonos is also expensive.
We knew it would pricey but in hindsight, I’m pretty sure we were given the super tourist menu. Our bill was over $200 USD for 2 half portions of fish (less than 1lb in total) and 5 side salads…to feed our group of 5, haha. We promptly paid and headed back into the maze to instead fill our bellies with crepes.
We also headed into a small club to check out the local scene. Since these were the days before we documented everything, we don’t have any pics other than the outside of the club.
After an hour or so had passed, we decided to walk back to our hotel and have a nightcap at the pool again. It was only after Curtis’s dad fell by the pool (uninjured - he was laughing the whole time) that we realized it was 5am so we all headed to bed way later than we anticipated to get a good night’s sleep.
Breakfast the next morning was served until 2pm - the sign of a high-quality island. We spent a few hours on the beach showing off our new bikinis (the future sister-in-law and myself) before heading back into the maze of Mykonos for more shopping - I mean, sightseeing. We ended up finding a cute little restaurant that, to this day, we still talk about all the time. Pita Pit! The gyros were stupid good and the crepes were made on-site, on-demand, and heaps of Nutella - the hallmarks of a perfect crepe.
The evening started to darken a bit so we walked over to the windmills again to watch the sunset. We knew it was our last night and were soaking up every minute of this beautiful little island as we could. Nightfall led to night shots and we ended up scoring some of our favorite pics ever taken, displayed in our house this very day.
We took it easier the second night knowing we were heading to Santorini the following day. Dinner was taken by the water over at the port and everyone’s Ouzo was handed to me when the chef sent out a round to our table complimentary. Details of the remainder of the evening are a mystery still. :)
The next morning, we hopped on board the speed ferry over to Santorini. Little did I know how much my life would be changing this day in all the most wonderful ways….
Our future sailing behind us…