Vrettos
At 41 kydathineon, plaka is a very atmospheric 100 year old distillery which makes its own ouzo, brandy, and liqueurs, and sets up a bar at night where you can order them by the glass. they also offer wine tastings selected from 100s of greek wines between 1000-1600.
Oréa Ellás
"beautiful greece" with two entrances 59 mitropã³leos and 36 pandhrã³ssou, monastirã¡ki but just a minute's walk from plaka; the cafe is upstairs is a combination cafe and gift shop, both of which ought to be better known than they are. the cafe, open all day but not after 6:00 pm, offers coffees and alcoholic drinks and a limited range of snacks and sweets, in a wonderful old fashioned setting with stunning views of the acropolis out the windows. the shop, which has its own name of kendro ellinikis paradosis center of greek tradition is an excellent place to buy souvenirs, which are more expensive but vastly better than the tourist knick-knacks offered by the cheek-by-jowl tourist shops lining the street outside.
Ydria
This sprawling cafe-restaurant that takes up a large part of PlatÃa Paliás Agorás along Adhrianoú St. at the western end of Plaka, is a good place for daytime coffee or a before or after dinner drink. They also serve food, though if you're there for a meal you'll be directed to a different seating area, so tell the waiter when you arrive if you just want a drink. This is the most pleasant cafe in a square packed with them; despite the Plaka location it's relatively quiet, with snatches of views of antiquity from the mostly outdoor seating. Particularly popular with younger Greeks, though all ages and nationalities will feel comfortable. Prices average or slightly below for Plaka, which still means not cheap, though the ouzo comes in hefty shots, and if you order the giant "ouzo platter" €25 of appetizers with them, it will easily suffice for three people.