For a night of creative Kimolian cuisine head over to the Meltemi Restaurant, set inside the Chorio (opposite the Post Office) offering breathtaking views of the settlement, especially during sunset. The space mixes wood panelling with stone walls and creative farming tools such as ploughs used to decorate the restaurant exteriors — highlighting the island’s rich agricultural past. As soon as the night falls the whole restaurant is

Kimolos is petite; there’s no room for error. They’ve got just the one main town – Horio (not “Hora” like on other islands), and there’s no anonymity; everyone knows what everyone else is cooking, and reputation matters. In fact, restaurants sometimes go by two names – the official name, and the name everyone calls it, which is usually the name of the owner. The people here are proud