On a clear day you can see Italy from Vlorë, and Italian cooking is everywhere in the city. Chefs who worked in Puglia and Sicily make handmade pasta with Ionian fish, seafood risotto, wood-fired pizza and tiramisù. Many of Vlorë's Italian restaurants are seafood restaurants at the same time, so the menu changes with what the boat brings in.
Maison des Chefs on the beach cooks the day's catch Italian and Mediterranean style, Magjia by Enrik Rrapaj is the chef's restaurant with strong Italian roots, El Mar on the Lungomare pairs fish with pizza on a terrace above the promenade, D'Azur works from lunch until midnight, and Gjurma, chef Aldo Mehmeti's restaurant at Crystal Resort, has a poolside terrace looking out over the bay.
Seafood pasta and a glass of wine cost 1,500 to 2,500 lek, and a full Italian dinner 3,000 to 5,500 lek per person. In summer book a day ahead for the Lungomare terraces.
Resto lists 13 Italian restaurants in Vlorë, with prices from 1,500 to 3,000 lek to 3,000 to 5,000 lek per person. The highest rated on Google are Maison Des Chefs, Magjia by Enrik Rrapaj and El Mar Restaurant. 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, Italian, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.6 (83 reviews)
Qeparo Fushe, Himare 9416, Albania
Fish & Go Summer is the seaside outpost of the Fish & Go seafood restaurants, set on the Qeparo coast with a wood-shaded terrace of lemon-print cushions and banana palms looking out over the Ionian.
Seafood, Italian, Pizza · $$ · 4.7 (872 reviews)
Rruga Murat Tërbaçi, Vlora, Albania
El Mar is a seafood restaurant and pizzeria on the Vlorë seafront, with a terrace that opens onto the promenade and the bay.
Seafood, Italian, Sushi & Asian · $$$ · 4.4 (913 reviews)
Rr. Sazani, Vlorë 9401, Albania
Emiral by Soren is a beachfront restaurant on the Vlorë coast, the second location of the Soren kitchen from Himarë.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Italian · $$$ · 4.6 (1421 reviews)
SH8 56, Vlora, Albania
Gjurma is chef Aldo Mehmeti's seafood restaurant at Crystal Luxury Resort on the Vlorë coast, with a poolside terrace that looks straight out to the bay.
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.4 (407 reviews)
Rruga Çamëria, Vlora, Albania
Da Michele is an Italian restaurant on Rruga Çamëria in Vlorë, a short walk from the seafront.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Italian · $$$ · 4.7 (383 reviews)
Street : Murat Terbaçi, Vlora 9402, Albania
D'Azur is a contemporary Mediterranean restaurant on Vlorë's Lungomare, open from lunch until midnight.
Mediterranean, Seafood, Italian · $$$ · 4.7 (1868 reviews)
Rruga Murat Tërbaçi, Vlora 9401, Albania
Magjia by Enrik Rrapaj is a chef-led restaurant in Vlorë serving Mediterranean cooking with Italian roots, built on fresh fish and seafood from the display counter, handmade pasta and steaks.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Italian · $$$ · 4.8 (2636 reviews)
FF4C+8WV, Vlorë, Albania
Maison des Chefs is a beachfront seafood restaurant on the Vlorë waterfront, cooking the day's catch from the fish counter in a Mediterranean and Italian style.
Seafood, Italian, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.5 (725 reviews)
Rr. Hektor Shyti Skele, Vlora 9401, Albania
San Giorgio al Porto is an Italian seafood restaurant beside the harbour in Vlorë, a short walk from the promenade.
Italian, Seafood, Mediterranean · $$$ · 4.6 (650 reviews)
prane Pallatit te Sportit, Bulevardi Ismail Qemali, Vlora 9400, Albania
Tre Forchette is an Italian restaurant on Bulevardi Ismail Qemali in central Vlorë, led by Chef Ridi and a kitchen team with more than twenty years in Italian gastronomy.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Italian · $$$ · 4.7 (322 reviews)
Rruga Duro Shaska, Vlora, Albania
The Yacht Restaurant is the seafood and Mediterranean restaurant of The Yacht Hotel on the Uji i Ftohtë waterfront in Vlorë, with a glass-fronted dining room and a terrace looking straight onto the bay.
Seafood, Mediterranean, Italian · $$$ · 4.3 (643 reviews)
Rruga Dhimitër Konomi 105, Vlora 9401, Albania
Tiku & Mato is a seafood restaurant perched above the Uji i Ftohtë coast in Vlorë, with a glass-walled dining room and terrace facing the bay, plus The Moon lounge bar for drinks at sunset.
Seafood, Italian, Mediterranean · $$ · 4.1 (1029 reviews)
Vlorë, Albania
Titanic is a long-standing seafood and Italian restaurant on the Lungomare promenade in Vlorë, with a covered garden terrace facing the bay and an air-conditioned dining room inside.
By Google rating, the best today are Maison Des Chefs, Magjia by Enrik Rrapaj and El Mar 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 Italian restaurants in Vlorë 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 13 restaurants on this page take free online bookings through Resto, with instant confirmation and no fees.