Ksamil is a beach village with turquoise water and four islets in the bay, and its cooking is Mediterranean in the simplest sense: the day's fish from the boats, meat over the fire, tomatoes and cucumbers from the gardens of Butrint, olive oil and cold wine. The restaurants are beach bars by day and tavernas by night, with tables on the sand or on terraces over the bay.
Ostro on Gjiri i Podës is the beach bar and restaurant on the sand with a bamboo terrace and fringe lamps, Grill Zone on Rruga Butrinti is the family grill house with thousands of reviews, Ujvara on Rruga Dea has a wooden room dressed with greenery and a stone waterfall, Monavie is the white-tablecloth dining room of the Camelot hotel, and Basilico cooks Italian and seafood under a wooden pergola.
A Mediterranean lunch or dinner costs 1,500 to 3,500 lek per person, more with fresh fish. In July and August Ksamil is full to the brim, so book your table one or two days ahead, especially for sunset.
Resto lists 9 Mediterranean restaurants in Ksamil, with prices from 1,500 to 3,000 lek to 3,000 to 5,000 lek per person. The highest rated on Google are Grill Zone, Ujvara and Monavie. 1 of them take free online bookings through Resto; for the others you will find the phone number and address on the restaurant's page.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.7 (1453 reviews)
Rruga Gjiri Poda, Ksamil, Albania
Ostro is a beach bar and restaurant on the sand in Ksamil, its bamboo-and-rattan terrace and fringe-lamp lounge looking out over the turquoise bay and its islands.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.5 (2010 reviews)
Rruga 4 Ishujt, Ksamil 9706, Albania
Abiori is a beach bar and seafood restaurant on the Ksamil bay, facing the islands, with a glass-fronted dining room, a cocktail bar and sunbeds and white cabanas set out over the water.
Burger & Grill, Steakhouse, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.9 (8790 reviews)
Rruga Butrinti, Ksamil 9706, Albania
Grill Zone is a casual family-run grill house on Rruga Butrinti in Ksamil, built around meat cooked over the flame.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Traditional · $$ · 4.8 (1335 reviews)
Rruga Riviera, Ksamil 9706, Albania
Beach Bar Restaurant Landi is a relaxed beachfront bar and restaurant on the Ksamil coast, with a bamboo-shaded terrace set right above the water and sunbeds on the sand below.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.7 (235 reviews)
Ksamil Shetitore, Ksamil, Albania
Nysa is a beach club and restaurant built onto the rocks in Ksamil, with wooden decks, white fringed umbrellas and sunbeds set right over clear turquoise water.
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.8 (2619 reviews)
Ksamil 9706, Albania
Basilico Restaurant is a family-run Italian and seafood restaurant in Ksamil, set under a wooden pergola a short walk from the beaches.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.7 (2301 reviews)
Rruga Riviera, Ksamil 9701, Albania
Ohana is a relaxed beach bar and restaurant on the Ksamil islands bay, with thatched umbrellas, sunbeds and decks reaching over crystal-clear turquoise water.
Seafood, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.9 (1754 reviews)
Rruga Dea, Ksamil, Albania
Ujvara is a welcoming seafood restaurant in Ksamil, its airy wooden dining room dressed with greenery and a stone waterfall feature that gives the place its name.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Fine Dining · $$$ · 4.9 (102 reviews)
Rruga, Ksamil 9999, Albania
Monavie is an upscale Mediterranean seafood restaurant on the seafront in Ksamil, the signature dining room of the Camelot Luxury Hotel, with white-clothed tables and floor-to-ceiling windows over the bay.
By Google rating, the best today are Grill Zone, Ujvara and Monavie. The full list on this page puts restaurants that take online bookings first, and every card shows the rating and review count.
Prices at the Mediterranean restaurants in Ksamil run from 1,500 to 3,000 lek to 3,000 to 5,000 lek per person, drinks included. Fresh fish is sold by the kilo and costs more than fixed dishes, so ask the price before ordering.
For weekends and the summer season, yes. 1 of the 9 restaurants on this page take free online bookings through Resto, with instant confirmation and no fees.