Saranda Mediterranean
Mediterranean restaurants in Saranda and Ksamil with raw bars and sea views
The Mediterranean kitchens listed here mix Albanian recipes with seafood, pasta and grills, and most pair the dining room with a cocktail bar. In Saranda town, one restaurant and lounge keeps a display case of fresh fish, lobster and prawns for its crudo and grill plates, and its menu moves from eggs Benedict and Albanian breakfasts through risotto, pinsa and sushi rolls to cheesecake. A gastro bar opened by two friends from Saranda reworks traditional recipes with the day's catch and seasonal vegetables, and hosts private events.
Elsewhere in Saranda, a poolside restaurant that grew out of a family project runs a raw bar of carpaccio and crudo, serves a southern Albanian feta with sesame and honey, pours local wines and looks over both the town and the bay. In Ksamil, a coastal kitchen on Rruga Riviera sets out more than fifty dishes, from marinated anchovies and salmon tartare to grilled gilthead, pasta and risotto.