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City and Food Tour of Tirana in one Day

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6 Hours
Tirana
Food Tour of Tirana
Love Local Food ? Join our City & Food tour of Tirana to taste the best of Albanian cuisine in some of the most interesting local hidden gems.
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Tour Details

This food tour will introduce you to Traditional Albanian and local Tirana cuisine. Tirana is an urban metropolis, full of contrasts, where the scars of the past and the present can easily be spotted. Above all, it is the crossway of different periods of Albanian Modern History.

It is a city where the fine delicate architecture of the beginning of the 20th century is mixed with the cold rectangular shapes of the communism period. In addition, the modern new buildings are blooming. Furthermore, in this food and city tour, we will discover some of the most interesting parts of the city. All combined with plenty of local flavors, interesting stories, and friendly locals.

Meeting point

Carousel at Skanderbeg Square

Departure Time

09:00

Price Includes

  • Traditional Breakfast (Drinks not Included)
  • Traditional Lunch (Drinks not Included)
  • Coffee
  • Raki Tasting (alcoholic drink)
  • Tour Guide

Price Excludes

  • Personal spending & Souvenirs

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  • Comfortable shoes and clothes
What to Expect - Food Tour of Tirana & Traditional Albanian Food
  • Walking city tour of Tirana. Visit of the "New Bazaar", City Centre, "Blloku" and the "Main Boulevard"
  • Trying "Pace", an authentic Albanian soup, mainly eaten for breakfast.
  • Traditional "Turkish Coffee" in a local "Starbucks"
  • Tasting a traditional desert from the communist days in a local pastry shop
  • Lunch at a grill restaurant . A mixed meal with grilled food.
  • Extra virgin olive oil tasting. Workshop how to professionally taste & valuate olive oil.
  • Visit of an "All Albanian Product Shop". Little more about Albanian food and beverages. Raki tasting
Itinerary

First StopTrying "Pace" an Albanian traditional soup

After the pickup, the first stop of the tour will be one of very few least typical breakfast restaurants, or “Mengjezore”. It is where we will have the chance to taste “Pace” a traditional thick, spicy soup made of cow head or bone marrow. Located at the “Bicycle Market”, a typical local neighborhood this restaurant has kept alive the tradition of “Breakfast Restaurant” and Pace since 2004.

Second Stop Trying "Paste", a typical Meringue Cake recipe coming from the communist period

After an energizing breakfast, passing by the “New Bazaar” we will get introduced to some of the most typical Albanian fruits, vegetables, and souvenirs. The area of the New Bazaar is one of the most vibrant in Tirana. Here, we make a short stop at a local pastry shop. Since 1998 they have been using the same recipe of the Merengue Cake. For the owner, it all started because of a good memory from their happy childhood days.

Third StopTrying traditional Turkish coffee

Leaving the older part of the city and getting closer to the city center we will spot the communist influence on the architecture. It is time for some coffee and we will stop by a local coffee shop. It will be hard to choose as they provide more than 25 different types of coffee from all over the world. Of course, if you would like to sound like a local go with the small espresso or Turkish coffee.

Fourth Stop Vist of "Blloku", Main Boulevard and trying some Albanian grilled food

The tour continues on the Main Boulevard of Tirana “Deshmoret e Kombit”. You will learn more about its Architecture and History. It is where the Pyramid of Tirana and other well-known buildings are situated. Next, we will walk along the former communist part of the city, Blloku. It used to be the residential area of the Former Communist dictator, Enver Hoxha.
At a traditional grill restaurant, we will have the chance to taste 2 of the most famous dishes of Tirana, “Fergese” and “Qofte” for lunch. Albanians and their traditional cuisine are famous for having plenty of meat on their menu and being vegetarian here is a hard job 🙂

Fifth Stop Visit of the Castle of Tirana and Olive Oil Tasting

After walking through the “Pedonale” the pedestrian artistic boulevard we will visit the Castle of Tirana. Situated in the city’s center it has been an administrative point in different ruling systems. Recently renovated, now it is one of the most interesting attractions with unique shops and bars.
We will visit a Specialised Olive Oil Shop, where we will get professionally introduced to the history of Olive trees and oil and how to taste olive oil.
You’ll have the opportunity to buy olive souvenirs.

Seventh Stop More about Albanian food, drinks and herbs

Next Stop will be a small 100 % Made In Albania Shop. All the products come from different regions of Albania offering us an Albanian Bouquet of flavors and tastes. You’ll be introduced to a variety of jams, cheese, and herbs. In addition, we’ll have a short tasting of Raki.
This is also where this tour ends.

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  • Skenderbeg Square
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Lamaree

Solo Traveller

Linda, my tour guide, was very knowledgeable & enthusiastic! We walked, explored & ate our way around the city trying everything from local byrek, a kind of spinach pie, to lamb stew, to mini lamb burgers, a drink w/ice cream & a pastry like baklava & even tasting Raki. Linda told me a lot about the culture of Albania & answered many of my questions too. My advice to you is to take this tour as a great introduction to Albania, but don’t eat breakfast before you join the tour!

November 13, 2019

MaríaInés

Solo Traveller

I did the food and city tour in Tirana with Go as Local and it was truly a wonderful experience. Andi was an amazing host, not only showing historic facts of his city but also sharing traditions and cultural heritage through food and visits to the most important sights. I learnt a huge deal of a country and society I knew nothing about before my trip, so I truly believe this is the best introduction you can get to the thriving and exciting things Albania has to offer. We tasted several dishes, being the most surprising one, the Albanian breakfast! Treat yourself with a completely local experience!! Thanks Andi!!

September 20, 2019

LeaTraveling

Couple Traveller

Tolles Essen, viele Infos, top Guide

Eine tolle Tour mit guter Mischung aus leckerem, traditionellem Essen und interessanter Stadtführung. Andi weiß alles über Kultur und Geschichte und nimmt dich Zeit für Fragen. Die Restaurants sind gut ausgesucht, kein Touri Mist und man wird mehr als satt. Wasser, Kaffee und auf Wunsch auch Bier ist inklusive. Kann man wirklich nur empfehlen. Die Tour geht von 9h (Abholung am Hotel) bis ca. 15h. Man sollte bequeme Schuhe anziehen, da schon viel gegangen wird.

September 11, 2019

thelastmanstanding

Couple Traveller

Knowledgeable and enthusiastic
Great service and day. Andi and his sister showed tremendous knowledge, engagement and enthusiasm both in advance of, and during, our tour.

We only had a few spare hours between arriving by bus in Tirani from the north and grabbing our hire car to move on to Ohrid. With my wife being vegetarian Andi also had to adjust his normal tour. He did this superbly by combining his food / walking tour with a nice cookery class, which worked really well and enabled us to sample his family made wine at 10.00am in the morning!

Very well organised, Andi met us punctually off our bus, adapted well at the last minute when I told him we had found 2 others who were keen to join the day, and made sure the whole day was adapted to us.

Tirana is never, frankly, going to be a tourist hotspot, but for those with time to spare and looking to use it interestingly in Tirana I would warmly recommend Andi. Good value and excellent service.

July 10, 2019

Rnnancy111

Couple Traveller

This was the first of our three days spent with Andi while in Albania. The City and Food tour was definitely worth our while. Andi has an amazing knowledge of Albania, both present and past. We were able to visit all of the highlights of the city and experience local food and drink throughout the day. Andi gave us time to stop and shop when we wanted and kept our energy up with frequent visits to eat and drink the local specialties. We had only planned this one day but, after spending the day with Andi, we decided to add the Berat Tour and Cooking class to our stay in Albania as well.

June 13, 2019
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