When we were last in Santorini in 2010, we went swimming in Ammoudi Bay, but in the boat docking area. That was where other people (including older Greek people) were swimming. I don't know why we weren't told about the swimming area around the corner that opens up brilliantly into the caldera while you are in the sea.
In any case after that (probably best sea scenery of my life) swim, it was a choice of where to eat. Ammoudi Fish Tavern is new (since my last visit) and some suggestions online the best of the otherwise similar seafood lot. They did have their octopus drying on display too.
As expected for Oia and this bottom section of the seafront, the prices are relatively high. The fresh fish is enticing although the prices definitely on the high side. The draw is the octopus as per the display.
- Cretan dakos (Cretan rusk, peeled tomato, goat feta, olives, capers, caper leaves, oregano, olive oil) €7.8 - rusk was a crisp base bread and soggy on top with firm cherry tomatoes, oddly squishy structureless olives, capers and even stronger flavour caper leaves. Feta made it overall a nice combination.
- Sundried grilled octopus €17.8 - a little chewy but grilled to a crisp and therefore really intense flavour. I was a bit disappointed over the serving size (as the lady told us it was a serve for 2);
- Seafood quartetto €26 - salmon and white fish were very soft and juicy, the prawns were ok with one very squishy, and clams very small amounts of meat. Saffron sauce a little sweet and served with rice with raisins. May have been better just to pay that money and get something on charcoal.
Overall the food was quality which lessened the blow a little, but still expensive overall for the servings. Once every 10 years here isn't so bad I guess.