Traditional Albanian meal on a checked-cloth taverna table — fërgesë in clay pots, tave kosi with rice, byrek and a village salad with feta
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Mrizi i Zanave

Fishtë, Lezhë

Wed–Sun · 12:00–22:00

The slow-food farm that put Albanian cuisine on the map. Long lunches, pastures out the window, raki at the end.

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Traditional Albanian meal on a checked-cloth taverna table — fërgesë in clay pots, tave kosi with rice, byrek and a village salad with feta
Traditional Albanian table — fërgesë, tave kosi, byrek and village salad

Menu highlights

Farm tasting menuSmoked troutHouse-aged cheese

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