Fish is the reason many people return to Ksamil every summer. Small boats bring bream, sea bass, red mullet and squid from the Corfu channel, mussels come from Butrint lake ten minutes away, and the restaurants cook all of it simply, grilled with olive oil and lemon. Tables sit on the sand, on the rocks or on wooden terraces over the water.
Ostro on Gjiri i Podës serves fish and seafood on the sand with a view of the bay, Ujvara on Rruga Dea is the welcoming seafood restaurant with a stone waterfall in the dining room, The Smoke House on Ismail Qemali grills fish from an open kitchen under a giant rubber fig, Monavie is the elegant seafood restaurant on the seafront, and Basilico and Landi remain the family choices a short walk from the beach.
Fish is sold by the kilo and a dinner for two with fish, starters and wine costs 4,500 to 8,000 lek. Butrint mussels are the classic start. In July and August book a day ahead, especially for the tables over the water.
Resto lists 9 seafood 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 Ujvara, The Smoke House 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.
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.
Burger & Grill, Traditional, Seafood · $$ · 4.9 (1061 reviews)
Ismail Qemali, Ksamil 9706, Albania
The Smoke House is a laid-back, family-run grill restaurant in Ksamil, built around a wood-clad open kitchen and a garden terrace shaded by a huge rubber tree.
By Google rating, the best today are Ujvara, The Smoke House 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 seafood 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.