The best unusual restaurants Albania

The "Ali le cheval restaurant" is not well signposted, but it's famous all over the country. And with good reason: the owner, Ali, brings your orders to you on horseback, making his mount lie down to pour onto the table a whole host of grilled fish, shrimps, grilled meats, salads, homemade honey and other big, soggy reds. It's pretty good and fresh, and above all copious (fish and shrimp are unlimited). In winter, meals are served in a cosy dining room with a fireplace. And, all year round, you can go and stroke the horses.

Housed on the first floor of an unassuming modern building facing the harbor, this wine bistro hides its secrets well. It enjoys a superb setting, as it is located within the ancient walls of the city, where the via Egnatia left towards Thessalonica and Constantinople. In this elegant, well-exploited setting, you can sample some excellent Albanian wines made from local grape varieties, such as kallmet from around Lezha and shesh i zi from the Durrës-Fier region. To be enjoyed with plates of Albanian cheese or Balkan charcuterie.

For a gourmet or refreshing break, this place offers several ambiances and also a quality service with fresh fruit juices or cocktails with or without alcohol. You will find wines from the world as well as the famous kallmette, organic products, sandwiches from regional products. Jazz and French music.