Berat
In the pretty village-like cobbled streets of the kalaja (fortress), Onufri is the closest you'll get to a homestyle Albanian feast without actually…
Must-see restaurants in Albania
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Tirana
With its lace window-curtains and tubs of flowering plants, this might look like a simple French bistrot and indeed, the food leans heavily on Gallic…
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Tirana
Uka Farm was founded in 1996 by former Minister of Agriculture Rexhep Uka, who started organic cultivation of agricultural products on a small plot of…
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Tirana
One of the great classics of Tirana dining. This tiny place which consists of nothing but a small smoky grill, does one thing and one thing only – qofta …
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Saranda
This sleek restaurant immediately feels different to the others along the seafront: here there's elegant decor that wouldn't look out of place in a major…
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Albania
Set on a sprawling farm in a remote village of the lush Lezhë District, 65km north of Tirana, this restaurant, which is owned by Altin and Anton Prenga,…
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Albania
Alfred Marku, chef and owner of Lezhë-based Rapsodia, is one of the founders of Albania’s Slow Food Chefs’ Alliance. He builds his daily ‘Kilometre Zero’…
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Tirana
This local institution serves traditional Albanian and Italian fare in the heart of Blloku. The inventive menu includes oven-baked veal and eggs, stuffed…
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Berat
This charming family home deep in the Mangalem Quarter below the castle is the setting for one of Berat's best restaurants. Lili speaks English and will…
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Shkodra
Respected and smart restaurant with an emphasis on imaginative recreations of classic Albanian and Italian dishes. The slow-cooked pork served in an…
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Shkodra
Casually dressed waiters with tattoos, dried tree-branches dressed with herbs, and artworks made from wine corks all help to make this one of the more…
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Gjirokastra
Cooking up a storm since 1937, Odaja is a small and cute 1st-floor restaurant serving good, honest home-cooked Albanian mountain dishes. Tuck into the oh…
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The Albanian Riviera
At the far southern end of Dhërmi beach, this offshoot of a well-loved Tirana restaurant is a hugely popular place come the summer months. Its dining room…
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Tirana
Around the corner from the chic cafes of the Blloku neighbourhood, chef Bledar Kola’s Albanian food metamorphosis is hidden behind a row of grain mills…
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Durrës
This standout restaurant serves playfully presented seafood with a modern Italian flourish. Think scallop compote served in the shell and slow-baked fish…
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Central Albania
Housed within the fancy Life Gallery Hotel, Avenue 55 is made up of a superpopular outdoor eating-and-drinking area, which is easily the most fashionable…
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Tirana
Despite its rather pretentious name, this place is all understatement, with a restrained decor and passionate staff who effortlessly translate the daily…
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Tirana
This beach-shack-like place on the edge of the New Market square looks decidedly out of place, but then the food it serves is also utterly different to…
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Central Albania
On a quiet side street, Korça's most consistently popular restaurant in almost no way resembles a tavern; instead it's housed in a local home, with a…
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Berat
The restaurant of the excellent Hotel Mangalemi is the most upmarket place in town for traditional Albanian cooking, and summer nights on its breezy…
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Gjirokastra
Authentic Albanian home cooking is served at this tiny place on the main street of the Old Town. Everything is cooked at the counter on a small gas stove…
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Central Albania
The town's best restaurant is well named. As you tuck into your meal, you can admire the stellar views over the city towards the castle. The food is a mix…
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Shkodra
This countryside cottage style place on a pleasant piazza in the centre of town is all white tablecloths, potted flowers, timber floors and smart design…
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Tirana
Enough Albanian traditional artefacts to shame an ethnographic museum bedeck the walls of this charming Blloku place. There's an excellent selection of…
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Tirana
A super popular seafood and sushi restaurant merged with a lounge bar that attracts all of Tirana's beautiful people. Service is on the mark and the food,…
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Tirana
Downstairs from the small eponymous hotel, the Green House boasts an enviable terrace and a classy atmosphere that hums with the buzz of the local Blloku…
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The Albanian Riviera
In a town that's rich in delicious seafood, Lefteri stands out for the care put into the presentation and the quality of the fish and shellfish served…
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The Albanian Riviera
With a winning view out over the vast Butrint lagoon and fronting the famed mussel beds, this laid-back, beach-shack-like restaurant a kilometre or so…
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Central Albania
Set on the beachfront promenade, with thick wooden tables and benches and a warm and inviting atmosphere, this is a lovely place to tuck into delicious…
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Tirana
The seafood is fresh here and forms the centre of the menu, but there's also a large range of pastas, risotti and grilled meats on offer, and all are…
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Gjirokastra
Despite existing for over a century, this friendly family-run restaurant just above the Old Town's main square has a surprisingly modern selection of…
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Gjirokastra
This laid-back outdoor restaurant, run by the Dumi family, is an excellent choice. Try the delicious trofte (fried trout; 400 lekë), the midhje (fried…
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Tirana
A mannequin in traditional Albanian dress will greet you with a stony smile as you enter this tourist favourite. The pantomime continues inside and the…
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Gjirokastra
Just beyond Gjirokastra's old mosque, this largely outdoor terrace restaurant has a wonderful location and a menu full of delicious Albanian cooking,…
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Saranda
One of Saranda's original restaurants, 'The Crab' is a long-standing taverna that only has fish and seafood on the menu, and locals will tell you with…
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Berat
This decent Gorica restaurant serves high-class versions of classic Albanian farmer dishes and is always crowded with locals. The food is really tasty,…
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Tirana
The Spanish owner here was a finalist on Masterchef Albania and he went on to found this restaurant as a hobby, and, as the name suggests, he'll normally…
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Tirana
This Tirana classic is where to come for a great burger, Tex-Mex and voluminous, great-value breakfasts. Run by Christian missionaries to Albania who do…
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Shkodra
Right in the middle of the busy petonalja (pedestrianised Rr Kolë Idromeno), with tables on the street as well as a cosy upstairs dining room, this…
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Tirana
This fairly unassuming Blloku establishment actually has a range of excellent traditional Albanian dishes on the menu, including veal escalope with wine…
