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Where to eat

First impressions when scouring Pristina for something to nibble can make you wish you'd brought sandwiches. However, like so many other things in the city, don't let appearances fool you. A largish Balkan city populated by Albanians and rich Westerners ensures that eating out in Pristina is deliciously varied, and more than often excellent. Eating out is cheap too in Prishtina, with main courses often under €10. You'll soon be endlessly dazzled by superb salads, lashings of lamb, fabulous white cheese, the very best of Turkish food, passable pizza and much more besides. Ignore the battalions of beleaguered expats who tell you what a dreadful experience Pristina is, and simply tuck in. Who cares if the waiter has a cigarette in his mouth? He really is genuinely pleased to serve you.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

  • Aroma Bistro

    Aroma Bistro
    Featuring a fascinating array of youngsters who gradually get older as the day progresses, this is an intriguing female-friendly chain bistro with good
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  • Odyssea Bakery

    Odyssea Bakery
    A fantastic little French-style bakery café with a varied selection of cakes, tarts, sandwiches and pastries. Sit down and have them with a coffee or
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  • Tiffany's

    Tiffany's
    Astonishing. A restaurant any city would give its right arm for, Tiffany’s is a wonderfully laid-back canteen-like affair, brimming with
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  • Hani i 2 Robertëve

    Hani i 2 Robertëve
    The 'two Roberts' have found an unusual setting for their excellent restaurant (behind the Pallati i Rinisë, beyond the car park), and it's a
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  • Café e Vogel

    Café e Vogel
    Run by a friendly local who spent years in the UK, the 'small café' is a very relaxed place for a coffee, beer and chat. It's visited by an
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Latest Comments

  • Restaurants & Cafés
    If you wanna save money and have a good lunch or dinner, go to the low-price canteen in Ben-af supermarket near KEK. I highly recommend it: 3-4 menues (2 Euro), fresh salad (1 euro), sweet desserts, good bread. Walk 100 m in Bulevardi i deshmoreve, [...]
  • Elzar
    Tim, I think you didn't eat at Elzar, maybe at the qebaptore nearby... there's only fresh food at Elzar.[...]
  • Proper Pizza
    They have the HUGEST pizzas ever! I have never seen a pizza this big and it was tasty too. If you are with a group of people call Proper Pizza and ask for the biggest one they have. You will be pleasantly surprised.[...]
  • Chinese Restaurant
    Very nice place. The staff is friendly and the food is lovely. The menu has pictures which makes it easier to order and the prices are very reasonable as well. In case the portion is too large for one time (which is the case with me) - they will wra[...]
  • Tiffany's
    Great food, but like all Kosovo restaurants the evening was spoilt by the cigarette smoking.[...]
  • XIX
    Best pizza place; I have eaten there numerous times and the food has always been fantastic.
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  • Tiffany's
    Great atmosphere and food. I warmly recommend a dish called Tave Elbasan - the best dish I have ever had. I am not sure how to explain what is that...beef meat in some sauce.[...]
  • Sushi Bar
    Great sushi![...]
  • Route 66
    Last year we visited the Ferizaj Route 66 restaurant - the burger was so good I still dream about it. Thanks for the good time in Kosovo ;)[...]
  • Gizzi Grill
    Gizzi is a great place to go eat and have a good laugh.. the food is brilliant and the service is great too... I love the place, so who wants to have good food and good time go there ....and u can go shopping in the shops next to it too...have fun p[...]
  • Sushi Bar
    I'm a regular guest at Sushi Bar and I have to disagree with you, because the sushi, miso soup and everything on their menu is fantastic and always fresh. I eat at Sushi Bar every second day if not every day and I always leave that place happy. The [...]
  • Tiffany's
    Great food. Lively atmosphere. It's a shame the staff smoke while on duty.[...]
  • Gagi Café
    Dear Tim, from our family-wise professional view, if a customer is not happy with our service, then he/she is not required to pay – this is the rule number one that we have always used. We are happy that you took the time to criticize us and we will try to work to improve based on your comments. Other than other places, we learn from criticism. We do hope you will come back as our family would like to invite you for a free dinner. Regards, Gagi Café.
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  • Gagi Café
    I was very disappointed by my experience at Gagi Cafe. The venue looks promising, everything looks modern, well maintained and well-thought out. But despite the fact that there are three floors, they put dinner guests and bar goers together and the lay-out has the tables so close that even the waiters struggle to get to certain tables. The menu is about 10 pages but ask a waiter for advice and you'll get the answer "Everything is our best". I settled on a small meze starter, followed by a risotto with mozzarella, Gorgonzola and cherry tomatoes. The uninspiring meze was an  mountain of mediocre dried sausage, ham, two types of boring cheese and no bread. The waiter was rude when I didn't finish it. The risotto main course was rice (Indian rice, not risotto!) boiled in water rather than in stock, with chunks of mozzarella and Gorgonzola and cherry tomatoes on top. Regarding service, the waiters had somehow perfected the undesirable combination of inattentiveness and hovering. Acknowledgement of your order comes in the form of brusque repetition of anything you say. I found this place an utter disaster and won't be back.

    EDITOR: We revisited Gagi Cafe to see for ourselves and had a good experience, a very nice meal (well-prepared medium steak with a nice sauce) and a tasty dessert. We fully agree the smoking near diners is very annoying - but that's why the cafe is not awarded a 'non-smoking' symbol.[...]
  • Elzar
    I've been here twice and the atmosphere is lovely, especially in summer in the garden around the back. The staff is attentive.The menu is a fairly typical lunchtime menu, nothing special. Food is quite tasty, but the second time I came here, the foo[...]
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