An evening in Tirana starts with a cocktail. Blloku, the Pyramid and the Murat Toptani promenade are lined with bars where you can eat well and drink better: wine bars with hundreds of labels, speakeasies hidden down a stairway, steakhouses with a lounge attached and restaurants that bring in a DJ after 10pm. This page gathers the places where the kitchen and the bar carry equal weight.
Soma Vinyl Station by the Pyramid pairs fusion cooking with music on vinyl, Omen Speakeasy on Rruga Perlat Rexhepi is the bar hidden behind a discreet stairway, Cuvée Vinoteka on Liman Kaba is wine bar, shop and restaurant from morning until midnight, and n'Mes on Murat Toptani serves Albanian meze and beer in a room that is always lively.
A cocktail costs 800 to 1,400 lek and dinner with drinks about 2,500 to 4,000 lek per person. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday after 9pm the best tables are reserved, especially the ones outside.
Resto lists 19 cocktail bar restaurants in Tirana, with prices from 1,500 to 3,000 lek to 3,000 to 5,000 lek per person. The highest rated on Google are Bev's, Omen Speakeasy and Cuvée Vinoteka. 3 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, Bar & Cocktails, Traditional · $$ · 4.6 (223 reviews)
Piramida, Rruga Papa Gjon Pali II, Tiranë 1001, Albania
Soma Vinyl Station is a unique restaurant-bar tucked by the Pyramid in Tirana that blends delicious fusion cuisine (including sushi, tempura, and other international favorites) with a vibrant music-lo…
Steakhouse, Italian, Fine Dining, Bar & Cocktails · $$$ · 4.7 (184 reviews)
8RC8+VV3, Rruga Brigada VIII, Tiranë, Albania
MDB is a contemporary steakhouse in Tirana focused on premium cuts of meat, quality ingredients, and a dining experience built around great food, wine, and hospitality.
Steakhouse, Bar & Cocktails, Fine Dining, Burger & Grill · $$$ · 4.7 (888 reviews)
Rruga Mustafa Qosja, Tiranë, Albania
El Gaucho is the first Argentinian steakhouse in Tirana, bringing the traditions of Argentine cuisine to Albania through premium Black Angus beef, authentic grill techniques, and a carefully curated s…
Mediterranean, Sushi & Asian, Bar & Cocktails · $$$ · 3.6 (249 reviews)
Rruga Dervish Hima, Arena Center, Entrance BC, Tiranë 1010, Albania
Amazonic Tirana is a fun dining restaurant and cocktail bar inside the Arena Center at the Air Albania stadium.
Bar & Cocktails, Steakhouse, Seafood · $$$ · 4.9 (113 reviews)
Rruga Liman Kaba, Tiranë 1006, Albania
Cuvée Vinoteka is a wine bar, wine shop and restaurant in one on Rruga Liman Kaba in Tirana, open from early morning until midnight.
Casual Dining, Pizza, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.9 (505 reviews)
Rruga Mihal Duri, Tiranë, Albania
Bev's is a bright all-day bistro on Rruga Mihal Duri in Tirana, at once restaurant, pizzeria and cocktail bar, set in an airy terracotta room with terrazzo floors, tall windows and a leafy street terrace.
Sushi & Asian, Steakhouse, Bar & Cocktails · $$$ · 4.7 (684 reviews)
Rruga Dritan Mezini Rruga Faik Konica Rruga Gjeneral Nikols, Tiranë 1001, Tiranë 1010, Albania
Folium is a restaurant and cocktail lounge on Rruga Dritan Mezini in Tirana, styled as a tropical garden with rattan lanterns, dense greenery and a glass roof over the terrace.
Casual Dining, Bar & Cocktails, Burger & Grill · $$ · 4.8 (1532 reviews)
Bulevardi Zogu I, Godina 13, Zona Kadastrale 8350, Nr. Pasurie 6/470+1-1, Tiranë 1001, Albania
Bitter Bistro Bar & Restaurant is an American-style bistro and cocktail bar on Bulevardi Zogu I in Tirana, open daily from early breakfast to late drinks with a leafy courtyard terrace and a green-leather lounge inside.
Sushi & Asian, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.4 (469 reviews)
Arena Kombëtare, Sheshi Italia, Tiranë, Albania
Monk Premium is an Asian restaurant and cocktail bar at the Air Albania Stadium in Tirana, open from early morning until midnight.
Sushi & Asian, Bar & Cocktails · $$$ · 4.4 (283 reviews)
Rruga Dervish Hima 6, Tiranë, Albania
Mado is a fusion sushi restaurant and lounge on Rruga Dervish Hima in Tirana, pairing fresh sushi and Asian-inspired plates with a well-stocked bar.
Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.9 (116 reviews)
Rruga Perlat Rexhepi, Tiranë 1051, Albania
Omen is a hidden, speakeasy-style cocktail bar in central Tirana, reached down a discreet stairway and wrapped in red velvet, patterned walls and a watchful eye motif.
Café & Bakery, Casual Dining, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.3 (501 reviews)
Rruga Ibrahim Rugova, Tiranë 1001, Albania
Mulliri Gourmet is the specialty coffee house of the Mulliri Vjetër roastery, set in Blloku in Tirana with a plant-filled garden terrace and a glass-walled interior.
Sushi & Asian, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.0 (248 reviews)
Rruga Murat Toptani, Tiranë, Albania
Opium is a lush, botanical sushi restaurant and bar off the Murat Toptani walking street in central Tirana, open since 2014, where a hand-painted floral ceiling, terracotta velvet sofas and garden-fac…
Traditional, Burger & Grill, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.8 (1976 reviews)
Rruga Murat Toptani, Tiranë, Albania
n’Mes is a lively traditional restaurant and beer pub on the Murat Toptani promenade in central Tirana, open from morning until late.
Italian, Mediterranean, Bar & Cocktails · $$$ · 4.6 (519 reviews)
Rruga Hajdar Hidi 5-8, Tiranë 1001, Albania
Painted Black is an Italian gastro bar in central Tirana, opened in autumn 2023 by a group of Italians with backgrounds in top restaurants and members' clubs at home, and named after the Rolling Stones song.
Casual Dining, Burger & Grill, Bar & Cocktails · $$ · 4.5 (84 reviews)
Rruga Sotir Caci, Tiranë 1007, Albania
Selita is an all-day neighbourhood resto bar in Tirana's Selitë area, open since 2006 and fully refreshed in 2025.
Mediterranean, Bar & Cocktails, Casual Dining · $$$ · 4.4 (2281 reviews)
Rruga Ibrahim Rugova, Tiranë 1001, Albania
Sky Club is a rotating restaurant and bar on the 18th floor of Sky Tower on Rruga Ibrahim Rugova, first opened in 2001 and rebuilt in 2023 as the largest revolving bar in the Balkans.
Mediterranean, Steakhouse, Bar & Cocktails · $$$ · 4.7 (143 reviews)
Bulevardi Zhan D Ark, Tiranë 1010, Albania
Sodah is an all-day restaurant and bar on Bulevardi Zhan D'Ark in central Tirana, pairing a Mediterranean menu with steakhouse cuts in a contemporary room of curved banquettes, warm timber and a glass…
Sushi & Asian, Bar & Cocktails, Fine Dining · $$$ · 4.1 (122 reviews)
Rruga E Kavajës 1001, Tiranë 1001, Albania
Van Gogh is a restaurant and cocktail bar at Square 21 on Rruga e Kavajës in Tirana, designed around Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night, with exposed brick, velvet banquettes and the painter's work on the walls.
By Google rating, the best today are Bev's, Omen Speakeasy and Cuvée Vinoteka. 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 cocktail bar restaurants in Tirana 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. 3 of the 19 restaurants on this page take free online bookings through Resto, with instant confirmation and no fees.