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Alfa Club
A hip young crowd, smoke, drinks and mixed music styles - all you need for a good night out. Bottle of wine or whisky for 7,500 lek. [...]



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Rr. Barrikadave 14

tel. +355 4 224 03 66

Open 23:00-03:00,
Mon Closed,
Tue Closed.
Bon Bon
A bar on Tirana's most fashionable nightlife street serving the city's best Mojitos. [...]



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Rr. Pjetër Bogdani

tel. +355 69 337 00 01

Open 08:30-02:00,
Fri 08:30-04:00,
Sat 08:30-04:00.
Buda Bar
Although there are enough Buddha Bars in the world to start a religion, this is certainly a nice addition to Tirana's nightlife scene; a dimly lit lounge with ottomans and couches to flop around on. There's good ventilation, Indian wooden screens, chilled-out music, and attentive staff. [...]



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Rr. Ismail Qemali

tel. +355 69 202 70 42

Open 09:00-01:00,
Fri 09:00-03:00,
Sat 09:00-03:00.
Bulevard Café
Inspired by Tirana and the letter B (note the shape of the café), the Bulevard is a great night option serving drinks to a thirtyish crowd on the third floor of the twin towers. Sit at the bar under a ceiling with photos of Old Tirana, or hang out in the curious booths lining the walls. Try to [...]



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Blv. Dëshmorët e Kombit, Twin Towers

tel. +355 4 228 03 34

Open 07:30-02:00,
Sun 18:00-02:00.
Cameleon
A compact and modern bar in a riot of bright primary colours, Cameleon's novelty is the everchanging display of multi-coloured lights throughout the evening. It's a little hard to tell what's in your glass when everything shifts from blue to orange, but its less annoying than you might think. [...]



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Rr. Dervish Hima

tel. +355 69 205 13 78

Open 07-00-23:00
Canon
Let’s rock! In chilled style, in a narrow dog’s leg room painted bright orange you will find Tirana’s indie-rock youth packed in tighter than the socks in Lenny Kravitz’s flared rock star trousers. [...]



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Rr. Pjetër Bogdani

Open 08:00-23:00,
Fri 08:00-03:00,
Sat 08:00-03:00.
Caramel Lounge
A lounge bar set on the second floor of the Twin Towers, with cracking 500 lek cocktails, loungy music and views over to the Pyramid. [...]



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Rr. Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit, Twin Towers

tel. +355 68 328 66 66

Open 07:00-03:00
Charl's Bistro
An eclectic, fashionable thirtyish crowd populates this fantastic lounge bar with 1960s-80s inspired music in the bllok area. The somewhat oddly spelt Charl's regularly puts on live music acts from across the region and various other events from Thursday to Saturday, but the cocktail bar in the lush small garden spits out great drinks all week. [...]



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Rr. Pjeter Bogdani 36

tel. +355 69 202 29 01

Open 24 hrs
Converse
The students, artists and intellectuals that visit this tiny basement 'social club' to sip coffee and play chess seem the exact opposites of the loud hairy men slamming down shots at Steelwings next door. A good place to pick up conversation with young Tiranians, recite poetry or pin your own home- [...]



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Rr. Vaso Pasha

Open 09:00-03:00
Davidoff Club
To the young students at the Davidoff, it's all about seeing or being seen. The large bar on the first floor of the building has big windows for watching the crowded streets and terraces below. [...]



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Blv. Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit

tel. +355 69 204 27 00

Open 07:00-24:00
Flares
Squeeze yourself into this bar at the weekend and be prepared for a singalong or even a star turn. When the karaoke is turned off, just relax and enjoy the modern Albanian art on display. Owners Denis and Nardi work hard to make this a welcoming spot and Flares is justifiably popular with locals an [...]



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Rr. Brigada VIII

tel. +355 69 209 99 10

Open 07:00-01:00,
Thu 07:00 -03:00,
Fri 07:00- 03:00,
Sat 07:00- 03:00.
Flex
A pleasant enough bar, but if you go right to the back, following the corridor on your right, you're in a different place. This part is bathed in a relaxing creamy yellow glow from the overhead canopy – you're out in the open here. This helps keep the air moving when the place fills up on Wednesday and Saturday for live performances by local bands. Near the Sky Tower. [...]



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Rr. Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit, 56

tel. +355 68 222 07 00

Open 07:00-03:00
Iguana II
Pictures of lizards appropriately adorn the walls of this youthful first-floor bar, and the cornershop location means you have views over late night pedestrians on two streets. [...]



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Rr. Brigada e VIII

tel. +355 69 207 20 71

Open 07:00-24:00
Infinity
The Sheraton's elegant piano bar and lounge is a peaceful place for a beer, or something stronger, sometimes accompanied by live music. [...]



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Sheshi Italia, Sheraton Hotel

tel. +355 4 227 47 07

Open 08:00-24:00
Kuki
Get a shot of culture in this well-hidden artist's café. The grey walls are hung with Albanian modern art, while minimal and modern music is played on the stereo. On Friday evenings the café hosts video sessions of live concerts and documentaries, followed by DJ music. Beside the car park [...]



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Blv. Gjergj Fishta, Pall. Italiane 4

Open 08:00-24:00,
Sun 17:00- 24:00.
Living Room
Literally a cool bar, as after a hot summer's day the large rooftop lounge area catches the evening breeze. That's when the pretty people dress up and come out in force to cram themselves on the multilevel decks overlooking the city. In winter, retreat to the first floor of the building with its li [...]



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Rr. Presidenti George W. Bush 16

tel. +355 4 226 51 30

Open 19:00-03:00
Lizard
A bog-standard bar with live rock music played from Wednesday to Saturday. [...]



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Rr. Pjetër Bogdani

tel. +355 69 202 27 92

Meduza
A large bar in the wacky pallati me birila building. English and Australian beers are on tap, there's a good-value lunch menu and in the evening a selection of Italian, Lebanese and international dishes is served, followed by cocktails. There's live music on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday with Salsa dancing, DJs and bands. The Prime Minister lives upstairs, which explains the nervous guards telling you not to take pictures on the street, and when he has a headache the volume gets turned down.
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Rr. Mustafa Mahotiti

tel. +355 4 222 35 98

Open 06:00-01:00
MonarC Bar
The bar on the top floor of the hotel is worth mentioning for the dazzling views across town from its wrap-around terrace, and the waterfall that cools drinkers in summer. [...]



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tel. +355 4 227 45 11

Open 08:00-24:00
Music Box
A spacious, upmarket bar on the first floor of the Taiwan complex, with a nice terrace overlooking the fountain. Leave your coat at the garderobe and sag in a couch to listen to DJ music. [...]



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Rr. Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit, Rinia Park

tel. +355 4 225 11 75

Open 07:00- 02:00
Noel
A film lover's den of delights, Noel is appropriately owned by the director of the local film institute, and is set in a basement opposite the Millennium 2 cinema. A mature crowd of culture vultures can be found sitting eating and drinking at tables amidst hundreds of magazine photos of movie icons and scenes. Food on offer includes traditional tava and qofte meatballs. [...]



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Rr. Murat Toptani

tel. +355 4 224 36 38

Open 10:00-17:00, 19:00-24:00,
Sun Closed.
Odin
A modest bar on the third floor of the Twin Towers, with parties and dancing planned on most Saturdays. [...]



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Blv. Dëshmorët e Kombit, Twin Towers 2

tel. +355 4 228 03 20

Open 07:30-03:00
Papafingo
This student bar runs on love and dedication rather than on permits, but it's a fun place to share dirt-cheap drinks (Birra Korça 150 lek) with the studying masses. Papafingo is Albanian for attic, and it's indeed found hidden, unmarked, on the top floor of a nondescript building; enter at the [...]



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Rr. Gjin Bue Shpata

tel. +355 67 210 43 57

Radio
One of Tirana's cooler bars, covered in old radio station logos, a Guernica painting, a typewriter on a stool and a few antique radios scattered around. Filled with students and others on most nights, it's a relaxed place to listen to chilled music and chat. Find it in an apartment building set bac [...]



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Rr. Ismail Qemali 29/1

tel. +355 69 28 44 24

Rock 'n Roll
A small bar with classic green and red wallpaper and a great atmosphere, very popular with locals and foreigners alike. Mercifully, no house music is played here, just honest blues, country and the odd rock 'n roll song, with DJs sometimes dropping by to spin their discs. The usual drinks are serve [...]



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Rr. Dervish Hima

Open 08:00-02:00
Rockwood
A small and friendly bar on the ground floor of a tall office building (also conveniently housing the IYP offices), serving endless coffees by day and playing rock and other music styles at night. [...]



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Rr. Papa Gjon Pali II, N°11/1

tel. +355 68 401 78 15

Open 07:00-02:00
Steelwings
Official home of the Steelwings Albania Motorcycle Club and easily located by the multitude of cool rides parked outside, this rocking bar full of leather-clad motorbike enthusiasts is decorated  with all the usual Americana. It's a very friendly place, and the owners Tani and Dani stress that [...]



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Rr. Vaso Pasha

tel. +355 69 202 23 31

Open 08:00-02:00
Stylus Club Marriott
A café and bar behind Enver Hoxha's old villa that really comes alive during the Friday and Saturday night karaoke sessions – warble along to your favourite Albanian or foreign song together with the Magic 4 group (www.magic4.4mg.com). The karaoke starts at 22:30. [...]



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Rr. Ismail Qemali

tel. +355 4 226 54 42


Tiki
Surf's up at the tropical-style Tiki Bar, where surfboards stand in the sand, a ropey ship-theme dominates the two-storey interior, and palm leaf parasols shade the cocktail-sipping patrons from the Albanian sun. Wednesdays sees bands play live ere, while house and R&B DJs take over on Friday a [...]



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Rr. Perlat Rexhepi

Open 08:00-02:00,
Fri 08:30-04:00,
Sat 08:30-04:00.
Tirana Rock
One of Tirana's best bars has a lot of wood, wild parties and loud rock music played every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Their classic Tirana Rock Café T-shirts sold out in no time, ask to see if they're available again. Admission is free, though beer costs more when bands play. [...]



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Rr. Abdyl Frashëri

tel. +355 69 260 06 57

Open 17:00-01:00,
Fri 17:00-05:00,
Sat 17:00-05:00.
Zanzibar
Despite the name there is nothing very African about this place apart from the mural of the Sahel plain that runs the length of one wall and a few random elephant carvings. One of six bars in a row in a crazy building, it's fun to sit outside and compare your waiter's performance with the rest. [...]



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Rr. Mustafa Matohiti

Open 07:00-23:00
Zero 42
A popular and very sleek black-and-white lounge bar decorated with photos of blond beauties. Join the in-crowd to sip wine, down cocktails and talk the talk, or dance the dance to the live music occasionally planned on Saturdays. [...]



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Rr. Pjetër Bogdani

Open 08:00-24:00,
Fri 08:00-03:00,
Sat 08:00-03:00.