This page gathers the traditional Albanian restaurants in Sarandë that are open today, with their Google ratings, prices, opening hours and menus in one place. The list updates whenever a new restaurant opens or an old one closes, so what you see here is the city as it stands today.
Traditional cooking in Sarandë is home cooking: tavë kosi, byrek, qofte, slow-roasted lamb and cheese from local farmers, served with rakia and local wine. Portions are large and the pace is slow.
How to choose: look at the rating and the number of reviews to separate proven places from new ones, check the price shown as dollar signs, and read the short description for the atmosphere. Restaurants that take online bookings through Resto appear first, and booking is free and confirmed instantly.
Resto lists 4 traditional Albanian restaurants in Sarandë, with prices 1,500 to 3,000 lek. The highest rated on Google are Haxhi Restaurant, Oda e Babes and Manxurane Restaurant & Wines. For these restaurants you will find the phone number and address on each page and can book directly.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Traditional · $$ · 4.9 (9495 reviews)
V2F6+FW2, Rruga 40 Shenjtorët, Saranda, Albania
Haxhi is a family-run seafood restaurant on the hillside above Sarandë, with a terrace that looks straight out over the Ionian.
Mediterranean, Traditional, Italian · $$ · 4.6 (1693 reviews)
Rruga Butrinti 9701, Saranda, Albania
Manxurane Restaurant & Wines is a family-style restaurant and wine bar on Rruga Butrinti in Sarandë, open from breakfast through late evening.
Traditional · $$ · 4.7 (2634 reviews)
Rruga Skënderbeu, Saranda 9701, Albania
Oda e Babes is a traditional Albanian restaurant in the centre of Sarandë, run alongside a small family guesthouse.
Italian, Traditional, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.6 (1693 reviews)
Rruga Butrinti 9701, Saranda, Albania
Manxurane is an all-day restaurant and wine bar on Rruga Butrinti in Sarandë, moving from Albanian breakfasts of petulla and farm eggs to Italian pasta, meat and seafood dishes and sharing boards of l…
By Google rating, the best today are Haxhi Restaurant, Oda e Babes and Manxurane Restaurant & Wines. 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 traditional Albanian restaurants in Sarandë run 1,500 to 3,000 lek, 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. The restaurants on this page cannot be booked through Resto yet, but each page lists the phone number and address.