Selene Sunset - Our Best Dinner in Santorini

And we finally caught that dramatic sunset dinner in Santorini the night before we left.

We trusted another local's recommendation and made reservations at Selene, a highly recommended restaurant with a gorgeous rooftop view.

In the day's anticipation of the sunset, and the scorching heat gives way to cool evening breeze. A neatly set table in front of us, the archaeological sight before us, the serene sight of ships sailing quietly away.. it certainly doesn't get more tranquil and perfect than this.

Our gourmet experience at Selene was exceptional. The authentic fava bean dips and the yummy dessert, was true testament of an established restaurant, rooted in their natural cuisine heritage and confident of their culinary capability.

The grilled lamb was some parts soft and chewy, some parts a little dry, but the yogurt was nice and tart.

The fish was a delight. Literally a skip and a hop from the ocean, fish is a dead-given to be fresh. But lightly penfriend, the cod fish with the eggplant dip was gastronomical. Everything from the Santorini pistachios, peppers and accompanying tomato salsa, is indigenously grown on the fertile volcanic soil of Santorini and Selene's dishes captures that "homely" essence.

The Vinsanto laced pigeon was perfectly done. The meat was juicy and bursting with flavour.
Served whole on a stick visually provided the rustic homely feeling and just invites you to gamely get down, dirty and yummy with your hands.

Soon we find ourselves nursing swelling stomachs and as we picked incessantly on the remaining pieces of meat left on the bones or on the plates, the sun starts to set.

Cue for the camera comes as diners start to leave their seats to capture the breath-taking sunset in timeless memories. Just for that moment, Santorini is etched in our memories for eternity.

And then we move on to dessert. A smiley man with a pleasant disposition about him came over to make several recommendations just couldn't refuse. I would later come to know that he is George Hatziyiannakis, the creator in the Selene's Kitchen, and the incredible genius responsible for the dessert of the trip I will never forget.

On the menu, it's described as something I would probably never touch with a ten-foot pole.
But when we sink our spoons in for the first bite, we couldn't get enough.
It's a light cheese dessert with a sweet tomato compote. The cheese is light and fluffy, and the sugary rich tomato sauce adds just the perfect amount of sweetness to end the heavy meal.

Eating into the sunset, this was the loveliest meal we had in Santorini and probably the only one I will recommend. It gets all the checks on my list.

Selene Restaurant
Fira - Santorini