Eat· Milos· Greece — Cyclades

O! Hamos Taverna (Papikinou)

36° 43.3′ N · 24° 27.5′ E

The island's best-known traditional taverna, in a shady garden on Papikinou beach just east of Adamas, cooking Milos dishes with meat and cheese from the owners' own farm.

Practical

Greeka: menus handwritten in individual notebooks, printed recipes to take home; garden with playground, sun loungers on the beach; lunch and dinner; price range $$. Wikivoyage highlights fritters and slow-roasted suckling pig. Tel +30 22870 21672 (Greeka, Wikivoyage, OSM). Expect queues at peak times in July–August. About 1.2 km (15 minutes) on foot east along the bay road from the yacht quay; dinghy landing off Papikinou beach is possible in calm water.

Best for

Long traditional lunch after a morning provisioning in Adamas