Café Santé: Coffee by Day, Ouzo by Night on Plateia Othonos

On the quiet Plateia Othonos, under the plane trees in central Kalamata, sits Café Santé — a hybrid coffee bar and ouzo/cocktail cafe that draws a full house both during the day and at night.

Coffee by day, ouzo by night

Café Santé is literally both: a coffee bar during the day (visitors specifically praise the freddo cappuccino caramel) and an ouzo/cocktail cafe once evening falls, with matching mezedes. Think grilled spicy cheese, vegetable pie, chickpea balls, and the local specialty gourounopoula (tender roasted pork).

A quiet square, a busy spot

The terrace under the plane trees on Plateia Othonos looks calm, but Café Santé itself is anything but: with a rating of 4.8 across dozens of reviews and a small kitchen that can occasionally struggle to keep up with demand, this is clearly one of the city’s more popular spots. Host Photis is known for his warm welcome and tips about the area.

Practical information

• Address: Plateia Othonos, Kalamata.
• Phone: +30 2721 402911.
• Price level: affordable, with generous portions.

Note: we could not confirm exact opening hours — check Google Maps or call ahead.

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