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Main attractions in Tirana
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Where to eat in Tirana
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Where to drink in Tirana + pastry bakeries
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What to see
Food
Tips
Pyramid of Tirana
120 steps to get to the top
Free entry
Pizzarte
Local favorite
Hemingway Tirana
Cash only
$3.00 – $9.00
Live Jazz music
Krujë
Dajti Express cable car
14 euros round trip
15 minute ride
Tuesday off
$4.00 – $13.00
Must try: qofte (similar to meatballs)
and tavë dheu (Albanian baked lamb with rice)
Mulliri i vjetër
(Multiple locations
across Tirana)
$1.00 – $5.00
Good coffee
Reasonable prices
Where everybody goes after ministry
Durrës
Gelateria Çela (pastry shop) - best ice-cream
Kodra e Kuajve
Restorant 4 Stinët
Gusto di Mare & Sushi Time
The Grillfather
Money:
Recommended currency exchange office - Iliria98
The euro is accepted in many places.
Always keep some cash on hand
Bunk'Art 2
Standard ticket: 900 lekë
Avoid if you get claustrophobic
House of leaves is a great alternative
Balbi 35
Pizza restaurant
Pasticeri Nela
Multiple locations across Tirana
Fresh pastries
A must-try: Trilece and pistachio brioche
Side note: Order trileçe any chance you get
Berat
Try traditional dishes like tave kosi (baked lamb with yogurt), qifqi (rice balls with herbs), or tabosh (egg, lemon and walnut cake)
Handy apps:
Tirana Ime 2.0
WIA - What in Albania
Maps.me (for offline maps)
Patoko - taxi app
House of Leaves
700 ALL for adults
For groups +12: 500 ALL
For seniors and students 210 ALL
For children under 12, a free ticket
Admission may be free on the last Sunday of the month
Mrizi i Zanave
(not to be confused with Mrizi i Zanave near Lezhë, often considered the best restaurant in Albania)
Great traditional Albanian food
Hana Corner Café
Delicious cakes and cookies
Shkodër
Enjoy the carp (krap) casserole, the local lake fish
Agroturizëm Faqedol €5 per person for a fixed menu
Emergency numbers:
Ambulance - 127
Police - 129
Fire Department - 128
Road Police - 126
All Emergencies - 112
Skanderbeg Square
Free
Era Blloku
$3.00 – $14.00
Local favorite
Great traditional food
Rubi Coffee
$1.00 – $9.00
Delicious cakes and cookies
Theth National Park
(amazing views and a great hiking experience)
Tipping culture:
Generally, the tip is not included in the bill.
Add an extra 5-10%.
Palace of Brigades
Free entry
Open only on the weekend
EJA RESTAURANT
Mulliri Gourmet
Sarandë
Haxhi Restaurant
Public transportation:
Buy the ticket after you get on the bus from the ticket collector (fatorino). It costs 40 ALL within city limits and it’s only for one ride. It expires after you get off the bus.
Grand Park (Parku i Madh)
Free
Bella Napoli
Great pizza
Mulliri Gourmet
(by Air Albania stadium)
$1.00 – $5.00
Korçë
Panda Brewery
Taverna Vasili
Bujtina Sidheri Restaurant
Find Four Restaurant - light lunch or dinner
If you're planning to take a bus from Tirana to another city, check the schedules in advance.
New Bazaar
Free
Ejona
Try Albanian Doughnuts - petulla (flavoured dough balls with different savoury dips)
Si Dielli
Try Puka beer, an Albanian brew.
I’d recommend the dark beer.
Pogradec
Try the Koran fish and Lakror.
Always review your bill carefully before paying at a restaurant :)
Clock Tower
Admission: 200 ALL
90 steps to get to the top
Tek Zgara Tirones
Grilled meat options
Lebon Tirana
Multiple locations across the city
Divjakë
Karavasta Lagoon- you might even spot flamingos
Karavasta National Park
Enjoy the fish and blue crab from Divjaka Lagoons. Sea bass, mullet, eel.
More details and plenty of recommendations:
Murat Toptani street
Free
Freskia e Detit 1
Seafood restaurant
Pragu
Cocktails
$2.00 – $9.00
Vlora
Bars and restaurants
Tanners' Bridge
Free
Hops Bar Tirana
American food
Great beer
The Tea Room
$2.00 – $9.00
Përmet
Benja Thermal Baths
Fortress of Justinian
Bars, restaurants and souvenirs are overpriced
OPA - Greek Street Food
(Multiple locations across Tirana)
Souvlaki
Sophie caffe
(Multiple locations across Tirana)
Osum Canyon (Kanioni i Osumit)
Reja "The Cloud"
Free
Ballkoni Dajti
Great view.
Located just outside Tirana, on Mount Dajti.
Accessible by car or cable car
Antigua Specialty Coffee
Best coffee!!!
Monday- Friday 7:30 AM–6 PM
Saturday 7:30 AM–4:30 PM
Closed on Sunday
Fier
Apollonia
Kapllan Pasha’s Tomb
Free
Komiteti
Best raki
Looks like a museum
They serve "Karamele Zana", traditional Albanian candy
$2.00 – $9.00
Gjirokastër
The old town of Gjirokastra
The Castle of Argjiro
Antigonea 2000 - pastry shop
Sali Shijaku Villa
Admission: 300 ALL
Hops Bar Tirana
American food
Great beer
Mosaic of Tirana
temporarily closed
505 café
National Archaeological Museum
Monday-Sunday 9:00-14:00
0 – 11: Free
12 – 18: ALL 150
Normal rate: ALL 500
Students: ALL 150
Group of 12 or more: 400 Lek
Frutza
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