Sarandë's fish comes from the Corfu channel and from Butrint lake, home of Albania's best-known mussels. Seafood restaurants run from the harbour along the promenade and on into Ksamil, with terraces over the water where the day's catch is grilled and served with olive oil, garlic and lemon. Lobster, crab and sun-dried octopus are the local specialities.
Sole Mare in Ksamil cooks Mediterranean with a clear seafood accent, Eagle Nest serves fresh fish alongside its char-grilled meats, Taverna Afa is the family seafood taverna on the Ksamil hillside with a sunset view, Nautical in the heart of Ksamil is the modern seafood restaurant with tables spilling outside, and Black Marlin in Sarandë has grilled wild Ionian fish since 2022.
Fish is sold by the kilo and a dinner for two with fish, starters and wine costs 5,000 to 9,000 lek. Butrint mussels are the cheapest and best way to start. In season book a day ahead.
Resto lists 12 seafood restaurants in Sarandë, with prices from 1,500 to 3,000 lek to 3,000 to 5,000 lek per person. The highest rated on Google are Restaurant Sole Mare, Haxhi Restaurant and Eagle Nest Grill&Restaurant. 5 of them take free online bookings through Resto; for the others you will find the phone number and address on the restaurant's page.
Sushi & Asian, Seafood · $$$ · 4.8 (346 reviews)
SH81, Saranda 9701, Albania
Attiko Restaurant & Sushi is an upscale sushi and seafood restaurant in Sarandë, plating modern Japanese-leaning fusion — signature maki and uramaki, tartare and nigiri alongside seafood pasta and grilled mains.
Mediterranean, Seafood · $$ · 5.0 (1281 reviews)
Rruga Isadora, Ksamil 9706, Albania
Restaurant Sole Mare is the dining room of the Sole Mare hotel in Ksamil, serving Mediterranean cooking with a clear seafood accent.
Burger & Grill, Seafood, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.9 (1637 reviews)
Street Fontana, Ksamil 9706, Albania
Eagle Nest Grill&Restaurant is a lively grill house in Ksamil, serving char-grilled meats and fresh seafood on a lantern-lit terrace framed by flowers and olive trees.
Seafood, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.9 (1418 reviews)
Ksamil 9706, Albania
Taverna Hotel Afa is a family-run seafood taverna on the Ksamil hillside, open through the day for long lunches and sunset dinners overlooking the bay and its islands.
Seafood, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.9 (854 reviews)
Road Baba Sherifi no.3 Ksamil, Ksamil 9706, Albania
Nautical is a modern seafood restaurant in the heart of Ksamil, with a bright, minimalist dining room under woven rattan lamps and tables spilling onto the terrace.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Italian · $$$ · 4.8 (4542 reviews)
Rruga Mitat Hoxha, Saranda 9701, Albania
Black Marlin is a fish restaurant in Sarandë, open since 2022 and known for wild-caught Ionian seafood.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Fine Dining · $$$ · 4.8 (332 reviews)
Kl.3, Rr. Butrinti, Sarandë, All, Albania
Harmony is a chef-owned contemporary restaurant at the quiet southern end of Sarandë, set in a whitewashed, Cycladic-style house with a plant-filled terrace.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Traditional · $$ · 4.9 (9495 reviews)
V2F6+FW2, Rruga 40 Shenjtorët, Saranda, Albania
Haxhi is a family-run seafood restaurant on the hillside above Sarandë, with a terrace that looks straight out over the Ionian.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Italian · $$ · 4.3 (3441 reviews)
Rruga Jonianet 3, Saranda 9701, Albania
Limani is a family-run waterfront bar and restaurant on the harbour promenade in Sarandë, started in 1998 as a small cafe by the port.
Seafood, Mediterranean · $$$ · 4.8 (379 reviews)
Rruga Idriz Alidhima 72, Saranda 9701, Albania
Markata Don Peshk is a seafood restaurant in Sarandë built around a family fishing tradition that dates back to 1974 and its own adjoining fish market.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Café & Bakery · $$ · 4.8 (1200 reviews)
Nene Tereza no.2, Sarandë 9701, Albania
Mesdheu is a Mediterranean restaurant and lounge in the heart of Sarandë, built around a lush, plant-filled garden terrace with a bright coastal look.
Italian, Seafood, Pizza · $$ · 4.4 (397 reviews)
Boulevardi Naim Frasheri, Saranda 9701, Albania
Pontil is an Italian and seafood restaurant on the Sarandë promenade, open from breakfast until late with a covered terrace facing the bay.
By Google rating, the best today are Restaurant Sole Mare, Haxhi Restaurant and Eagle Nest Grill&Restaurant. 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 Sarandë 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. 5 of the 12 restaurants on this page take free online bookings through Resto, with instant confirmation and no fees.