The best meals in Santorini are rarely the ones with the caldera view. Three restaurants. Three corners of Santorini. Ea...

The best meals in Santorini are rarely the ones with the caldera view. Three restaurants. Three corners of Santorini. Each one worth rearranging your day to reach. At Amoudi Bay, the fish tavernas at the base of Oia's 300-step descent have one rule: what the boats brought in that morning is what you eat. The grilled octopus, dried on the line outside before it hits the grill, is the reason to make the climb down. In Megalochori, the island's quietest caldera-ridge village, a family-run mezedhopoleio serves small plates from a recipe book that hasn't changed in decades. Fava with capers, slow-braised lamb, a glass of Assyrtiko. No sunset terrace required. In Emporio, the medieval village at the island's southern tip, locals from Fira and Oia make the drive specifically for the stifado, a slow-cooked beef and pearl onion braise that has kept this taverna full long before Santorini became a bucket-list destination. Three very different spots, one thing in common: none of them are on the main tourist drag. Follow @santorini.explore for the Santorini most visitors never find.