Oktapodi Ouzeri
Char-grilled bites arranged on a plate, hot off the coals

Ouzeri · Old Harbour, Mykonos

Salt, smoke, octopus

An ouzeri on the Mykonos old harbour, where the octopus dries on the line before it meets the charcoal.

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The catch

Net. Line. Charcoal.

One rope runs through everything we serve.

  1. Into the net

    Caïques come alongside at first light; we take only what the sea offers that morning.

  2. Onto the line

    The octopus - το χταπόδι - hangs on the rope line to dry in sun and salt wind.

  3. Over the charcoal

    Στα κάρβουνα: a few minutes over live coals, olive oil, oregano, lemon. Done.

Fresh fish on ice at the morning market
First light, first crates

The deck ledger

Twelve lines, one sea

The whole kitchen fits on one page: seven plates off the coals, five off the ice, priced as chalked this morning.

Catch of the day

The coals are lit - four charcoal plates lead the ledger tonight.

From the charcoal

  • Grilled Octopus

    €18

    Sun-dried, charred

    today

  • Grilled Sea Bream

    €26

    Whole, herbs

    today

  • Charred Squid

    €16

    Lemon, oregano

    today

  • Grilled Sardines

    €12

    Vine leaf, coarse salt

    today

  • Fried Marides

    €11

    Small fish, crisp

  • Fried Calamari

    €14

    Cornflour, sea salt

  • Salt Cod Fritters

    €13

    Skordalia, garlic

From the cold counter

  • Marinated Anchovies

    €9

    Vinegar, garlic, parsley

  • Octopus in Vinegar

    €13

    Sun-dried, red onion

  • Marinated Sardines

    €10

    Lemon, olive oil

  • Sea Urchin Salad

    €22

    Fresh, lemon

  • Watermelon & Feta

    €7

    To finish

Ouzo comes by the carafe. Ask what the boats brought in today.

A steamed fish fillet plated with greens
The day's catch, kept simple

The harbour story

Raised by the harbour

Oktapodi Ouzeri sits where the caïques tie up on the Mykonos old harbour. The morning catch comes straight off the boats, and the octopus goes up on the rope line to dry in sun and salt wind.

By evening it meets the charcoal. Small plates, cold ouzo, tables close enough to the water to hear the ropes creak. From net to grill to plate - that has always been the whole idea.

χταπόδι
octopus
ούζο
ouzo
λιμάνι
harbour

Postcards

White walls, wine, weather

A soft pastel sky at dusk
A white cycladic-style building in bright light
Whitewash above the port
A vineyard with a glass of wine in the foreground
Island wine beside the ouzo
The sea sets the menu.

Reserve your harbour seat

Harbour-rail tables are few - book ahead for sunset.

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Find us

  • Address

    Old Harbour, Mykonos Town, Mykonos

  • Hours

    Daily 12:00-24:00

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Reviews

  • Found it by accident on a walk home and have been back twice since. Whatever they do to the Marinated Anchovies, they should keep doing it. No fuss, no theatre, just a very good dinner.

    Thomas E.6 weeks ago

  • We had ninety minutes before a train and said so at the door; they made it work. The Octopus in Vinegar came out hot, unhurried, and exactly as the menu described it. Best thing I have eaten in Mykonos this year, and I have been trying.

    Martina K.last month

  • First proper meal out since the baby arrived, so the bar was high. My wife ordered the Marinated Sardines and then would not let me try it. We left full, happy, and not out of pocket.

    Jonas B.7 weeks ago