Tirana's best - by Ina

Ina
Tirana's best - by Ina

Drinks 🍹

Komiteti offers specialty drinks like rakia, ponç (punch) and a variety of likers. The interiors include Communist era relics and furniture.
19 locals recommend
Komiteti - Kafe Muzeum
Rruga Papa Gjon Pali II
19 locals recommend
Komiteti offers specialty drinks like rakia, ponç (punch) and a variety of likers. The interiors include Communist era relics and furniture.
cocktail bar, albanian beers on tap, balkan inspired mezze platters
Rehat(mezze&drinks)
Rruga Andon Zako Çajupi
cocktail bar, albanian beers on tap, balkan inspired mezze platters
Cool bar in Blloku area for cocktails, wine, and finger food options.
14 locals recommend
Kino
14 locals recommend
Cool bar in Blloku area for cocktails, wine, and finger food options.
Cocktails bar in Blloku
61 locals recommend
Radio Bar Tirana
Rruga Ismail Qemali
61 locals recommend
Cocktails bar in Blloku
BUFE is a small and cozy winery in the heart of Tirana with a vast variety of wines and Mediterranean appetizers.
14 locals recommend
Bufe Wine Bar
Rruga Reshit Çollaku
14 locals recommend
BUFE is a small and cozy winery in the heart of Tirana with a vast variety of wines and Mediterranean appetizers.

Food scene 🥘

The Rooms is rated #5 on TripAdvisor list of restaurants in Tirana. Great venue, variety of dishes and sweets. Location is perfect, right in the heart of Blloku.
6 locals recommend
The Rooms Restaurant
Rruga Sami Frashëri
6 locals recommend
The Rooms is rated #5 on TripAdvisor list of restaurants in Tirana. Great venue, variety of dishes and sweets. Location is perfect, right in the heart of Blloku.
One of the best sushi places in Tirana. Reservation needed Meal for two around 80€ Specialized in Japanese cuisine
11 locals recommend
Yamato
13 Rruga Ibrahim Rugova
11 locals recommend
One of the best sushi places in Tirana. Reservation needed Meal for two around 80€ Specialized in Japanese cuisine
Reservation needed Meal for two around 80€ Specialized in Japanese cuisine
Vila Yamato
13 Rruga Papa Gjon Pali II
Reservation needed Meal for two around 80€ Specialized in Japanese cuisine
Reservation needed Meal for two around 100€ Specialized in meat
11 locals recommend
LIFT Steak & Rooftop Bar
11 locals recommend
Reservation needed Meal for two around 100€ Specialized in meat
Reservation needed, Meal for two around 50-60€ Traditional but with a modern twist dishes
47 locals recommend
Mullixhiu
47 locals recommend
Reservation needed, Meal for two around 50-60€ Traditional but with a modern twist dishes
Steak house, grill place No reservation needed Meal for two around 30€ Meat based menu
Restaurant Gjakova
9 Rruga Emin Duraku
Steak house, grill place No reservation needed Meal for two around 30€ Meat based menu
Great place for Italian style ice cream (gelato) and chocolate themed desserts.
29 locals recommend
Cioccolatitaliani Blloku
Rruga Ibrahim Rugova
29 locals recommend
Great place for Italian style ice cream (gelato) and chocolate themed desserts.
Breakfast options are really interesting
28 locals recommend
Çoko Bistro & Bar
Nr 7 Rruga Pjetër Bogdani
28 locals recommend
Breakfast options are really interesting

Shops

Italian and Swiss brand chocolates, sweets, ice cream and others
Dyqani Walkers Tirana
Rruga Abdyl Frashëri
Italian and Swiss brand chocolates, sweets, ice cream and others
Official shop in Tirana for the French brand L'Occitane en Provence
L' Occitane En Provence
17 Rruga Sami Frashëri
Official shop in Tirana for the French brand L'Occitane en Provence
Albanian skincare and hair care company. Products are made in France
ADA HERBS
Rruga Janos Hunyadi
Albanian skincare and hair care company. Products are made in France
Organic market - dried fruits, Asian cuisine ingredients, corn flakes, spices, specialty chocolates
Neranxi
40 Rruga Sami Frashëri
Organic market - dried fruits, Asian cuisine ingredients, corn flakes, spices, specialty chocolates
Wine & Spirits Shop
Napoleon Wine & Spirits Shop
Sheshi Karl Topia
Wine & Spirits Shop
Wine shop, offers also alcoholic drinks, specialty sweets - Mozart chocolate, Italian panettones, and much more.
Santa Margherita
Rruga Islam Alla
Wine shop, offers also alcoholic drinks, specialty sweets - Mozart chocolate, Italian panettones, and much more.

Museums and landmarks

167 locals recommend
National History Museum
7 Sheshi Skënderbej
167 locals recommend
Old bazaar built in the walls of the Tirana Castle, in the shape of a pedestrian street full of modern bars, restaurants and shops.
49 locals recommend
Kalaja e Tiranës
Shëtitorja Murat Toptani
49 locals recommend
Old bazaar built in the walls of the Tirana Castle, in the shape of a pedestrian street full of modern bars, restaurants and shops.
MUST SEE - The Museum of Secret Surveillance, also known as House of Leaves is a historical museum in Tirana, Albania. It opened on 23 May 2017 in the building that served as the Sigurimi's headquarter during the communist era.
52 locals recommend
House of Leaves
52 locals recommend
MUST SEE - The Museum of Secret Surveillance, also known as House of Leaves is a historical museum in Tirana, Albania. It opened on 23 May 2017 in the building that served as the Sigurimi's headquarter during the communist era.
BUNK'ART 2 reconstructs the history of the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1912 to 1991 and reveals the secrets of “Sigurimi”, the political police that was the harsh persecution weapon used by the regime of Enver Hoxha. BUNK'ART 2 is the first major video museum exhibition dedicated to the victims of communist terror.
195 locals recommend
Bunk'Art 1
Rruga Fadil Deliu
195 locals recommend
BUNK'ART 2 reconstructs the history of the Albanian Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1912 to 1991 and reveals the secrets of “Sigurimi”, the political police that was the harsh persecution weapon used by the regime of Enver Hoxha. BUNK'ART 2 is the first major video museum exhibition dedicated to the victims of communist terror.
One of the two Bunk'Art museums, located close to Dajti mountain.
195 locals recommend
Bunk'Art 1
Rruga Fadil Deliu
195 locals recommend
One of the two Bunk'Art museums, located close to Dajti mountain.

Coffee shops

The name explains it, specialty coffee is their forte! Antigua also offers matcha drinks, and special sweets too.
Antigua Specialty Coffee
1001 Rruga Perlat Rexhepi
The name explains it, specialty coffee is their forte! Antigua also offers matcha drinks, and special sweets too.
Just across the bridge from the apartment, one of the very few coffee chains in Albania, and the best one - Mulliri offers a variety of coffees, de/caffeinated drinks and others. Highly suggest their brioche/croissant in the morning.
Mulliri Vjeter - Selite
1022 Rruga Isuf Elezi
Just across the bridge from the apartment, one of the very few coffee chains in Albania, and the best one - Mulliri offers a variety of coffees, de/caffeinated drinks and others. Highly suggest their brioche/croissant in the morning.
Located in a prime spot in the heart of Blloku, Mulliri Gourmet offers specialty coffees and more.
Mulliri Gourmet
Rruga Pjetër Bogdani
Located in a prime spot in the heart of Blloku, Mulliri Gourmet offers specialty coffees and more.

Neighborhoods

Vibrant area of Tirana, full of options for eating, drinking and partying
132 locals recommend
Blloku
132 locals recommend
Vibrant area of Tirana, full of options for eating, drinking and partying
Pazari i Ri (New Bazaar) offers an array of shops, coffee places and restaurant/winery venues. Explore the area in the afternoon, close to sunset time, for a nicer ambience.
110 locals recommend
Pazari i Ri
110 locals recommend
Pazari i Ri (New Bazaar) offers an array of shops, coffee places and restaurant/winery venues. Explore the area in the afternoon, close to sunset time, for a nicer ambience.