Location: Elbasan
Top Restaurants in Elbasan
Top Things to do in Elbasan
Where to Eat in Elbasan: The Best Restaurants and Bars
Elbasan (Albanian: Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city and a municipality in Elbasan County, central Albania. The third largest city in Albania, it is located on the Shkumbin River in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan. The present municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Bradashesh, Elbasan, Funarë, Gjergjan, Gjinar, Gracen, Labinot-Fushë, Labinot-Mal, Papër, Shirgjan, Shushicë, Tregan and Zavalinë, that became municipal units. The seat of the municipality is the city Elbasan. The total population is 141,714 (2011 census), in a total area of 872.03 km. The population of the former municipality at the 2011 census was 78,703.
Things to do in Elbasan
1. Ura E Lizes
Overall Ratings
5 based on 1 reviews
Nice restaurant serving traditional Albanian food. Inexpensive, family friendly, spacious with ample parking, friendly staff, and warm atmosphere. English/Greek/Italian spoken here.
Reviewed By saimir80 - Elbasan
is very good place very good coffes amaising place the staf is very frendly them is talkin diferend language if u past from this plase dont forget to stot. in second floor u gone find the best coffes u never had and coocteil best drink ever(2 klm out from Elbasan the stret to librazhd.
2. Restaurant - Hostel Edlido
Overall Ratings
5 based on 6 reviews
Hostel service with competitive prices !!! At Bar-Restaurant-Hostel "EDLIDO" you will find the best traditional Albanian & Elbasan food !!! Try it once ... Satisfaction is our goal !!!
Reviewed By Julien M
Arrived in Elbasan hitchhiking from Istanbul, was early evening, desperately looking for a place to sleep and shower after few days of intense hitchhiking and being in nature spots haha.
After couple of hours of wandering, walking random streets, asking around : everyone told me there's no hostel in Elbasan.
That's just a tourist trick for hotel lobbying my mind says, so being persistent I still walk around take other streets and tada !
Here's the Edlido hostel : held by a very nice family, I was very welcome, they are kind and smiling (not like few hotels in this city I just visited before, that see travelers as tramps or whatever, didn't smile and were not helpful), they even gave me some fruits as I arrived and was looking quite exhausted !
The hostel is clean, 2 bed dorms are quite big so you feel at home, separate showers and toilets, wifi, and rate is 8€ for the night or 10 with breakfast.
So to sum up : nice and smiling people, cheap and clean hostel with all you need, not far by walk from the center, what more to ask?
Definitely would go back there next time in Elbasan, and I recommend you to do so as well!
Big thanks to all the staff again for being so welcoming :)
Cheers,
Julien
4. REAL SCAMPIS
Overall Ratings
4 based on 41 reviews
Reviewed By Thomas S
It took the staff a little bit to realize that i was sitting outside. But they where very friendly and fast. The garden is beautiful, inside the old Fortress of Elbasan. I had the soup of the day and something local (Chicken in a Bowl filled with hot cheese).
I highly recommend this restaurant.
6. Taverna Attika
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 43 reviews
Reviewed By Deptforder - London, United Kingdom
A delightful, delicious alternative to pizza/pasta. Every dish was slightly unusual and unusually tasty, even the green salad, and veggies like me are well served. Menu is currently in Albanian only so bring your dictionary app (there is of course wifi).
7. Coffee House Elbasan
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 20 reviews
Reviewed By Citrus-Farmer - Turkey
After driving from Macedonia, we arrived in Elbasan at midday and it was 41 Celsius. In need of a coffee we looked around, and spotted this Coffee House, on the wide dual-lane main thoroughfare (Bulevardi Qemal Stafa). İnside was astonishing. It was a coffee shop to rival Starbucks, Coffee Dunya, Coffee World, Lavazzo etc. Staff spoke excellent English, and they served up a spot-on espresso and latte, plus delicious sandwiches. Prices were expensive for Albania (trendy place no less), but cheaper than most international counterparts.
8. Pasticeri Disha
Overall Ratings
5 based on 5 reviews
Reviewed By CharlieM8
Ottima pasticceria dove si possono trovare tanti dolci sia di tradizione albanese che dei Paesi vicini. Dal baklava ai llukum di vario sapore, è difficile non farsi tentare... ed io l'ho fatto molto piacevolmente!!!
9. Il Marchese
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By John B - Toronto, Canada
We stopped in Elbasan for lunch and enjoyed a very good meal at Il Marchese. You'll only find Italian dishes here including great pastas (the tortellini with prosciutto was particularly good) and large, tasty pizzas (I particularly enjoyed the prosciutto with mushrooms though it was too big for me to eat alone!). Service was excellent, English definitely spoken and understood and the prices very cheap (our meal for three including a large bottle of mineral water came to the equivalent of $12US).
10. Don Camillo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By 655ERMES - Durres, Albania
I always stop with pleasure at Don Camillo, near the Stadium in Elbasan, because I love the Italian food and want to try new things. The menu is rich with a large variety of Italian dishes, pizza, pasta and seeafood. The staff is very friendly and are happy to suggest you what is best. The interior has been designed to feel warm and welcome.
