Where to Eat

Shkodra lacks the variety of restaurants that worldly Tirana has to offer, but it's not bad at all, with some very good options for local and international food. A nice twist to the Shkodran menu is the 'Malazeze' cuisine – if you spot that on the menu, don't expect to find Malaysian items like chicken saté; Malezi is the Albanian word for black mountains, and the former refers to dishes from the mountain regions to the north of town and in Montenegro which usually consist of grilled meat and fish. Restaurant prices are pretty similar everywhere, from 150-600 lek for a main dish and 100 lek for a drink – count on paying around 1000 lek per person for a good dinner. If you have the time, try visiting one of the lakeside restaurants in Shiroke, just west of Shkodra, for the best fish dishes.