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Author: Spyridon Filippou

Spyridon Filippou is a hospitality professional and General Manager with more than 20 years of active, hands-on experience across the food, beverage and hospitality industry. Currently General Manager of Santorini Sunsets in Oia, Santorini, he has built his career across bar management, beverage development, hospitality consulting, staff training and venue operations, working with high-end venues throughout Greece. His background also includes formal culinary studies, alongside hospitality and bar-management education, giving him a holistic understanding of the industry that extends from the kitchen and beverage program to operations, guest experience and commercial strategy. As a consultant, educator and operator, he combines practical experience with a strong focus on concept development, people, product and the overall guest experience.

Santorini in November: Weather, Sunset Times and What’s Still Open

Two walkers on the quiet caldera path in Oia, Santorini, on a sunny November afternoon

November is the month Santorini changes shape. The cruise ships thin out, the caldera paths empty, and the island settles into the pace the people who live here actually keep. It is also the month most of the big sunset terraces, ours included, close for the winter. So the honest answer to “is November worth […]

Santorini Honeymoon Dinners: Which Nights to Book and How Far Ahead

Honeymoon dessert with a candle, a handwritten card and two glasses of dessert wine on a terrace table in Oia at dusk

Most couples arrive in Santorini with the sunset dinner already imagined and none of the logistics decided. That is usually fine, except for two details that are difficult to fix once you are here: the caldera restaurants worth booking fill weeks ahead in season, and the night most people choose is the wrong one. This […]

How Much Does a Sunset Dinner in Oia Cost? Minimum Spends Explained

Couple toasting with wine at a sunset dinner table on the caldera terrace at Santorini Sunsets in Oia

Nobody is surprised that dinner on the edge of the Santorini caldera costs more than dinner somewhere without a view. What surprises people is the second number: the minimum spend attached to the table, which often does not appear on any menu and sometimes does not appear until the bill does. We seat guests for […]

Best Restaurants in Oia, Santorini: A Local’s Dining Guide (2026)

Diners at west-facing tables on a caldera-view terrace in Oia, Santorini, at sunset

You have one evening in Oia. Maybe two. And somewhere between the ferry, the caldera walk, and the moment you open Google Maps, you realise every restaurant in this village looks identical: white walls, blue cushions, a terrace pointed west, and a photo of the sun dropping into the Aegean. They are not identical. They […]

Can a Sunset Restaurant Run Zero Waste Without Losing Flavor?

Santorini volcanic-soil ingredients including cherry tomatoes, fava, and capers arranged on a rustic surface

Can zero waste fine dining in Santorini match the flavor of a traditional tasting menu? At Santorini Sunsets, the answer is yes, and the caldera view stays exactly as you imagined it. Quick Answer Zero waste fine dining in Santorini means a kitchen that designs menus around whole ingredients, local sourcing, composting, and smart prep […]

The Perfect Santorini Honeymoon Itinerary: 5 Days of Sunsets

A couple on an Oia clifftop terrace raising wine glasses toward the Santorini sunset, the ideal romantic honeymoon dinner setting.

You booked the trip of a lifetime. Now you are staring at a map, a hundred open browser tabs, and a quiet fear: that your honeymoon will feel like everyone else’s. That fear is reasonable. Santorini is one of the most photographed islands on earth, and the crowds can turn a dream evening into a […]

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